Hi,

I have an old laptop that was pretty flash in its day, but is no longer.

My idea was to keep it hooked into the TV and in living in a draw. I want to plug in a basic Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse into the available USB port, and basically turn the TV into an internet browser, and perhaps a photo browser.

I would also like to be able to use it to access other computers, and pull up their .avi's and play them (preferably with VLC like compatibilities), and to pull up photos for a slideshow.

I would not want to use this laptop for anything else.


SO.....
What I was hoping for was some advice about a Linux variety that is very small, quick to boot, and does full internet browsing and videos.

Preferably something very small so the laptop seems very quick and responsive, or we will never use it.



It has (approx):

194mb Ram
400mhz (P II ??)
7.5GB HDD
1x USB 1.0 (for bluetooth keyboard and mouse, hopefully)
CD reader
PCMCIA wireless
VGA and Audio Out.

It currently has 98se and xp, but wont play videos smoothly under xp...

Thanks guys