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Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC?

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From not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC?
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
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Date 2025-06-24 09:13 +1000
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Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> wrote:
> I don't know if the software floating point code is still in the kernel, so 
> likely at least a '486 might be needed for "modern" kernels.  

It still supports 486SX CPUs without floating point, but not
earlier x86.

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  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-19 21:14 +0000
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        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 18:53 +0100
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                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-07-06 09:07 +0100
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