Thinkpad T61
Hey! That's what I have as my *slackbox* too. Most other laptops around the house run some form of *buntu.

Have you experienced any startup issues with specific hard disk drives or the like? I am not satisfied with the system's performance.

Another thing: Should we create a separate ...

I was just wondering how I should proceed to install a realtime kernel (or compile Salix with the PREEMPT_RT patchset). I've gone and bought myself a synth, and musical input (MIDI and the like) need realtime kernels in order be precise enough for tracking/sequencing.. At least that's what I hear ...

From the horse's mouth: "To successfully build 32-bit Wine on 64-bit system your system needs 32-bit compatibility packages. These include: a compiler that can create 32-bit binaries, 32-bit development and runtime libraries, and development headers. To install them all, you can do it the easy way ...

I've used Zenwalk for a long time and can vouch for it, though it seems to have lost momentum these days.

Two quick and small Slack based distros I've run are Damn Small Linux (DSL) and Slax. Great for older laptops.

If speed is all you care about, however, check out Haiku OS (still in alpha) that ...

Nice and simple! And the dotted background gives a chaotic, sort of TV noise idea.. :)

Agree with phayz here.. Unless you know the elements from before it looks like "alix OS".. But otherwise simple and crisp!