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i'm new to linux & want ot put it onto my old laptop. It is a compaq presario 1200 with Microsoft ME
what kernel would be suitable for my laptop? I've tried UBuntu the message says the CPU is not suitable. what do i do???

it also has:

Processor: Intel Celeron 700 MHz

Data Bus Speed: 100 MHz

Chipset Type: VIA MVP4

Cache memory
Type: L2 Cache - Advanced Transfer Cache

Installed Size: 128 KB

Ram
Installed Size: 64 MB ( 64 MB soldered) / 192 MB (max)

Technology: SDRAM - 100 MHz

Form Factor: SO DIMM 144-PIN

Storage controller
Type: IDE

Im running a Compaq Evo n400c
PIII-700
64GB RAM - EDIT: Yeah right, i wish, i meant MB lol
20GB HDD

Its running Debian 4.0r3 "Etch" - runs ok, not the snappiest but its useable.
[Modified by: beavis2k8 on June 29, 2008 11:36 PM]

[Modified by: beavis2k8 on June 29, 2008 11:37 PM]

Also, there's also a distro called Fluxbuntu that works pretty well on old laptops (I've got it running on a 400 MHz Dell with 128 MB of ram). It gives you access to a very large software package repository through the 'synaptic' package manager and apt tools. I use it for web-browsing, e-mail, chess, and playing the Wesnoth RPG. (Other people have told me that they have Fluxbuntu running on 64 MB machines.)

http://fluxbuntu.org/

The only thing though is that it is a 'minimalistic' distro, which means it won't come with a lot of graphic configuration tools by default (you're supposed to install what you want). But there is documentation and an IRC help channel if you're willing to take the time to learn. And it takes quite a while to boot up on old machines.

PerlCoder (http://www.indicium.us)