What is a good version of Slackware for older hardware?

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What is a good version of Slackware for older hardware?

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09-21-2005, 07:22 PM	#16
alpha1906 LQ Newbie Registered: Aug 2004 Posts: 11 Rep:	1) I would try the latest Slackware first with fluxbox or blackbox Window Manager and use the Dillo web browser. 2) Vector Linux with Dillo http://vectorlinux.com/ 3) AmigoLinux - which might be your best bet if the machine doesn't have a bootable cd-rom. This is a minimal Slackware installation that you simply unzip to a DOS partition. You can use something like the Tomsrtbt floppy linux to use wget to download the zip file to the partition http://amigolinux.org/

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