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

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>> At Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:37:07 +0200 "Matthew Camilleri"
>> <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?

  [Snippitty doo-dah.]

>    Original IBM-PCs ... ummmmmm ...... probably better
>    with 386's on up.

  Yes, indeed; especially since Linux has never run at all on lower than
a 386. It was originally designed for that very architecture.

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What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 21:37 +0200
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-06-19 22:47 +0200
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-19 21:14 +0000
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-20 03:28 +0000
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 01:06 -0400
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2025-06-23 10:38 +1000
        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-23 14:35 +0000
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-23 12:02 -0400
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-23 16:43 +0000
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-23 17:00 +0000
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 07:03 +0000
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 18:56 +0100
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-23 19:42 +0000
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-23 21:38 -0400
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 19:10 +0100
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-24 09:18 +1000
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-24 09:13 +1000
        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
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-23 11:29 -0700
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:25 +0200
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-19 21:18 +0000
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-06-19 22:21 +0000
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 01:11 -0400
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:26 +0200
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-20 08:47 +1000
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:31 +0200
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-21 21:56 +0000
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-20 10:04 +0100
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:30 +0200
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-20 16:25 +0100
        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-21 09:54 +1000
        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-21 01:31 -0400
        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-21 21:55 +0000
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-06-23 07:56 -0700
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 18:58 +0100
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-24 09:03 +1000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-24 07:44 -0700
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-25 01:41 -0400
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-25 09:34 -0700
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-25 18:57 -0400
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-07-05 09:26 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-05 18:29 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-07-06 07:20 +1000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-05 22:22 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-07-05 15:31 -0700
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-06 04:34 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-07-06 01:51 -0400
                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
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-07-06 03:19 +0000
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-07-05 09:21 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-05 18:23 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-07-07 09:26 -0700
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Harold Stevens <wookie@aspen.localdomain> - 2025-07-07 12:37 -0500
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.nospam> - 2025-06-20 09:43 +0000
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-06-23 16:39 +0200
  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-07-05 16:12 -0700

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