Dsl or Puppy Linux?

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I really need to decide what linux to use on two very old pcs. I personaly perfer puppy linux but belive it may be to "heavy" The first pc is a 133mhz pentium 1 with 70-79mb ram not sure how much I know its in the 70's. It has a 1gb hard disk. The third is a 140mhz pentium 1 with 32mb ram and 2gb hardisk.. All have a bootable cdrom and the pentium 1(140mhz) can be bootaded off usb with plop(tested and confirmed). I belive dsl is the best bet but I find it annoying to use. I belive an older puppy version may work but what one and were do I get it? Would puppy 2.16 work(I have the iso) Windows 95 is good and all but is terrible for anything these days. I just really just want to "show" people what use you can get from such an old machine while makingbit look "modern" compared to win 9x and dos Besides that they wont be used for much just go back to sitting maybe if I get a good os pop in the ethernet card into the better one.
 
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I wouldn't use old versions of Linux since they'll likely update their software anyway through the internet so probably you're wasting your time doing that versus just getting an updated ISO.

Anyway, no point in installing a distro that is "annoying to use".

Having said all that, back in 2013 this is what the Pupply Linux at the time said:

"Puppy Linux has very low minimum system requirements and requires only 128 MB of RAM, although at least 256 MB of RAM is recommended."
 
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"Puppy Linux has very low minimum system requirements and requires only 128 MB of RAM, although at least 256 MB of RAM is recommended."
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yea to resource heavy I thought it was meant for less. I'm just not a dsl fan. Mayve if I tweak it alot id like it. Well what's a good updated os that would work?
 
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You should probably use an older version of Puppy Linux if it's too much hassle. If you didn't have to choose between the two, I'd recommend using an older version of Slackware, preferably 7.0, 7.1, 8.0, or 8.1.
 
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I'd recommend using an older version of Slackware, preferably 7.0, 7.1, 8.0, or 8.1.
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It doesn't have to be either it can really be any that will run. I just thought those because iv heard they are lightweight. Ill look at slackware and see
 
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TinyCore Linux is a great way to start. Sure, it's not as complete of a distribution as Ubuntu and the billion (yes, it's a hyperbole) other Debian-based flavors out there, but it's excellent for someone who's really interested in learning Linux. This distribution and similar ones, too, act as a kind of "accelerated bootcamp" for people. You'll learn more in a few hours than any introduction course can do in a semester's worth of instruction. After a week of using these "hard-core" distributions, you can probably even teach an introduction class.
 
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Linux, and even VirtualBox, requires a lot of self investigation. It's not as easy as point and click Windows.
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Yes I have learned that. Expecialy linux! I thought it was more point and click. I have been uaing vbox for over a year and have learned alot about it so I know it can be tricky
 
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