jeg ville bestemt heller ikke smide hverken redhat eller mandrake på en sådan spand..
debian er et godt bud... jeg har en gammel bærbar på 120mhz og 40mb ram, og der kører debian fint på... endda med X (grafisk værks)...
jeg kan ikke lige finde noget om mandrake 8.2, men ifølge mandrake, så anbefaler de, at man bruger minimum følgende til deres mandrake 9.0.
Processor: an x586-class or above processor is required. This includes Intel Pentium I/II/III/IV, AMD K6/II/III, AMD Duron, AMD Athlon/XP/MP. Multi-processor machines are supported.
Memory: at least 64 MB is required; 128 MB is recommended.
Hard disks: IDE and SCSI hard disks are supported. Most SCSI and RAID controllers are supported.
Hard disk size: At least 100MB is required, 1GB is recommended.
USB and USB 2.0: most USB devices are supported.
CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives and burners: Most IDE and SCSI models are supported.
Graphic cards: Most ISA, PCI and AGP cards are supported, including 3D hardware acceleration.
Network adapters: Most ISA, PCI and USB network cards are supported. Most modems (except "WinModems"), RNIS and DSL devices are supported.
Printers: Most Inkjet and Laser printers are supported. Most "WinPrinters" are not supported.
Sound Cards: All SoundBlaster-compatible soundcards are supported.
Laptops: Most laptops are supported.
Misc.: Numerous TV cards, graphics tablets, scanners, webcams, digital cameras and FireWire devices are supported.
(se
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/9.0/presentation/14.php3)
nogenlunde samme gælder for redhat...
det vil ikke være umuligt at få mandrake op at køre derpå... jeg synes da bestemt, at du skal give det et forsøg... mandrake er jo som sådan ikke mere hardwarekrævende end debian... det afhænger jo fuldstændigt af, hvad du installerer...