I have an old IBM ThinkPad from about 2000 (Its hardware seems older, but all the manufacturing dates on it state 2000) with pretty weak hardware, even for its time.
I'm looking for a Linux or Unix based distro for this old laptop. It needs to be lightweight. I tried Puppy Linux, but odd things happen. It does run quite quickly, but there are lines all over the screen. I think it's a driver issue but I don't know how to solve it.
These are the specifications of the laptop:
500MHz Celeron
5.5GB hard drive
192MB RAM (It can't be expanded any further)
Either Trident CyberBlade or SMI Lynx graphics (I think it may be SMI, but I'm not 100% sure)
The specific model I find is: IBM ThinkPad i Series 1171. It is either a 1200 or a 1300 (I'm not sure what that means but it's mentioned on the Lenovo website)
What is the best Linux distribution for this laptop? It does have USB ports but I do not believe that it supports booting from USB.
I'm looking for a Linux or Unix based distro for this old laptop. It needs to be lightweight. I tried Puppy Linux, but odd things happen. It does run quite quickly, but there are lines all over the screen. I think it's a driver issue but I don't know how to solve it.
These are the specifications of the laptop:
500MHz Celeron
5.5GB hard drive
192MB RAM (It can't be expanded any further)
Either Trident CyberBlade or SMI Lynx graphics (I think it may be SMI, but I'm not 100% sure)
The specific model I find is: IBM ThinkPad i Series 1171. It is either a 1200 or a 1300 (I'm not sure what that means but it's mentioned on the Lenovo website)
What is the best Linux distribution for this laptop? It does have USB ports but I do not believe that it supports booting from USB.