It is called planned obsolescence. The computer you bought yesterday will be obsolete tomorrow.
At least there are some linux distros that are designed for older computers. If Microsoft cared about people with older computers, they would still support Windows 98.
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Since Lubuntu is not finalized yet, I think the discussion should go on. Meanwhile, I have given Slitaz a try and also the latest edition of Puppy available to me (4.3.1), and they do look promising for the older machines that I have targetted. But doesn't Lubuntu promise to open more doors?
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Lubuntu 10.04 is finalized now:
http://lubuntu.net/
As far as opening more doors, since Lubuntu uses the vast Ubuntu repos, there will likely be more software available for Lubuntu than some of the other mini distros. You should stick with the lightweight apps though. But you should be able to do just as much with Slitaz as you could do with Lubuntu I would think. Slitaz's documentation is pretty good. Check it out if you have not already.
The article on Tux Radar that I linked to in post #7 covered the most popular mini distros quite well.
So how well did Slitaz run on the Windows 98 machine?
That machine would benefit from some more memory. If you plan on using it a while, it would be a cost effective upgrade.
