IceWM or fluxbox go well on old stuff. You right about the ram. DSL doesn't have any extra services on boot, but Knoppix starts quite a few. I think Knoppix could even be considered for an intro server out of the box. DSL has a few things like monkey webserver, an FTP server and ssh that can be easily activated, but are off by default. There is a nice little DSL control panel that you can start and stop the avail. services from.

Brian Kelsay

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"Rob Becker" <> 09/27/04 08:09AM >>>

This doesn't answer your question regarding a specific distro, but whatever distro you use, carefully audit all services that run at start. With a machine that is not connected to a network, many of your network services can be disabled. Also look at running a light desktop manager like ICEWM. If there is any budget at all for adding RAM and or a newer HD, it may be well worth your time to do so. A P2/200 will be sufficient for the duties you suggest, but a faster HD and more RAM will make things much speedier. Good luck with it. Rob