Take what you read there with a pinch of salt. It was a wonderful site once, but no one seems to be keeping it up to date any longer. In particular, anything hardware-oriented is likely to be way out of date (but for you that might not be a problem).

Here's the 'nox' download page link of Sourceforge, hopefully something to interest you.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxbbq/files/noX/

Yes, will try the next one rapemyx and see how it goes. Usually I have very bad luck with the latest distros and get kernel panic like severe issues. Hopefully the next one must be ok. It doesn't have as much as the latest one but if it works then it will be good.

The second ISO also failed with error messages. I didn't setup grub to boot the ISO properly.

So decided to burn this ISO to CD the adipostas and try, it worked perfectly well.
It is certainly a challenge to learn but seems worth it, as close to a CLI distro as it gets. Thanks all for the encouragement and patience with me in this regard.

It's good to know someone is up for trying to use all the old hardware that is still perfectly functional.

My present oldest is from 2002, next oldest 2010, so not really that old.

LBBQ BBS:
https://linuxbbq.org/bbs/index.php

Wiki and docs. page, for LBBQ, very good to learn:
https://linuxbbq.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Wish LinuxBBQ had all the documents to DL in either one full document form or also as a zip file. This will be very convenient specially when one has to be offline.

The people who make TinyCore linux also make Core Linux and Core Plus Linux. Core is command line only, extremely small, and insanely fast.

I am unable to find a link for Core Linux and Core Linux Plus. Perhaps these are discontinued.

Core Linux has been discontinued a very long time ago, its sourceforge page also doesn't exist anymore, can easily see why it was meant for i386:
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=core

Searching for Core Plus at distrowatch.com leads to tinycore page:
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=tinycore

So guess that Core Plus is also discontinued. Thanks for the mention tho, was good to explore.

With the demise of Core Linux it is evident that a CLI alone distro will not survive in present times. Linux BBQ is excellent in this regard. It is also a nice stop before going deeper and learning LFS etc.,

On a different note wish I had tried one major distro every two to four months. This will be a very valuable experience by now. I suggest this to all others reading this thread.

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes.

I am unsure what you people are talking about. At the download page for Tinycore there are download links for CORE and COREPLUS readily available. Since it is the non-gui BASE for TinyCore, it is just as current. Find it here http://www.tinycorelinux.net/downloads.html

Thanks for this, much appreciated, I did overlook that link where core is mentioned. However, I am hooked on LinuxBBQ for now, it is more complete compared to the core and core plus, the later two are geared towards someone who wishes to move towards a full install mostly gui. LinuxBBQ community support seems excellent, I even joined their BBS Forums yesterday.

On a different note local used store has stopped offering desktops, laptops etc., on sale last 3 months ago, guess they are not as much in demand and need more store space. Tablets are cheap, convenient, more in demand and sell easily so this is what they are offering now. If this continues till end of 2018 then can confirm that this is a permanent trend.

:lol: It's only die hards that still use desktop computers, most people used laptops, but increasingly they went over to using tablets & mobile phones, neither of which are particularly good for people who want to put their own version of Linux or BSD onto them.

(Our coding friends are trying hard to make these tablets/phones & micro computers usable for us.)

See I have pet birds that drop feathers etc., All these are no good for IT stuffs but specially small IT stuffs like Laptops etc., will quickly overheat when their feathers and dust go into their fans.

Laptop can also be dropped, break easily, most laptops don't last as along.
With the tablets, cell phones etc., one has to charge them often, their battery doesn't last as long. The android apps. are not a joy to install, use. For folks on the move a lot I can see how these devices are vital. However, if it was me, I will use these devices only when really needed as a backup for my desktop.
It is changing times and most like to keep up with the trends, so I can see why folks wish to upgrade often. Also, these smaller devices don't last for more than a few years it seems, folks prefer to throw them and get a new one rather than to replace battery etc., One small device that I really like is an mp3 player that takes AAA battery and is like a thin small stick. This is quite nice to listen to audiobooks etc., when on the move.