Linux Distro for Low, Low, LOW end computer?

[bookworm99]

Hi all,

I have xubuntu installed on an old laptop with 256mb/ram and a 1.8GHZ Celeron processor. It's rather slow. I also have a Compaq desktop with 512MB RAM and a Pentium 4 (not sure of stats.) Any suggestions for a low-power version of Linux which would run smoothly on these systems?

 

[Picard1595]

I personally like to run Puppy Dog Linux, its very light weight and easy to use. Also another good one is Zenwalk. Both are slackware distros. Here are some links to them:

http://www.puppylinux.org/downloads/official-releases

http://www.zenwalk.org/