in reply to (Very OT): Good Linux distro for very old machines

On that system, you can probably get X running quite fine, as long as you use a minimalist window manager. You won't be able to run the latest-and-greatest KDE/GNOME apps, but you should be able to start a browser.

Debian and Slackware are good choices here.

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