Quote: Original post by Strife
VectorLinux is Slackware-based. Really the only difference is that it just doesn't have packages that would be resource-heavy, as far as I know. At least in terms of it being "designed for" low-end machines. You can essentially do this with any of the aforementioned distros, just maybe by selectively installing certain components.

Oh, of course; my point is that VectorLinux is well suited for older computers out of the box with default settings; less hassle.

I just looked,I have a 260mhz with a little over a meg of ram. I may have to put it on my current comp.

Isn't the kernel loaded into RAM and kept there? In that case you'll have to make a pretty small kernel. My kernel for my P2 is 1.5MB (some unneeded features I'm sure)... ah, go with a 2.2 or 2.4 kernel, they are smaller than the 2.6 series.