Linux OS help

[Arkoprovo1996]

I have a pc with a pentium 4 processor, 2 * 512mb ddr 2 rams, an 80 gb hdd, and no graphics card. Can someone tell me a good, practically stable linux distro for this configuration?
I'd be using bluej, programming in c, and surfing the net in chrome/chromium.
P.S.: I've already tried Ubuntu and some of its derivatives, but couldn't get convinced with its stability; Mint is not working either.
Thanks in Advance.

 

[skittle]

Look no further than Debian "stable".
http://www.debian.org/

For old computer consider using LXDE or straight openbox like Crunchbang.
http://crunchbang.org/

 

[000file]

These distros come to mind:
absolute Slackware-based
antiX Debian-derived