Best Linux for old laptop?

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Hi all,

I have recently acquired an old Panasonic laptop from a relative, which was freshly formatted. I will not be installing Windows on it and as such, require another alternative. Due to the age of the machine, I am struggling to find a suitable operating system and would appreciate any suggestions.

The specifications are as follows:

266 MHZ Pentium 2 MMX Processor
96 MB (approx.) RAM
4 GB HDD

Many thanks.
 
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Something like TinyCore Linux would be best suited since you have minimal RAM. Puppy Linux may also be a ok choice.
http://tinycorelinux.net/welcome.html
http://puppylinux.org

The biggest issue you will have is running a browser. You will not be able to run a modern browser like Chrome or Firefox or any other browser that has a javascript engine really. I suggest using something like netsurf:
http://www.netsurf-browser.org/
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Something like TinyCore Linux would be best suited since you have minimal RAM. Puppy Linux may also be a ok choice.
http://tinycorelinux.net/welcome.html
http://puppylinux.org

The biggest issue you will have is running a browser. You will not be able to run a modern browser like Chrome or Firefox or any other browser that has a javascript engine really. I suggest using something like netsurf:
http://www.netsurf-browser.org/
 
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Thanks for your help. I will certainly look into these. :)

 
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