A "green" distro of Ubuntu?

[Richard Owlett]

Ric Moore wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-07-02 at 09:13 -0700, JD wrote:
>> On 07/02/2011 08:51 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> JD wrote:
>>>>    On 07/02/2011 07:49 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>>> Though Kermit might disagree, the subject line is ONLY slightly
>>>>> "tongue in cheek".
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a Windows(tm) user tired of *BLOAT* who remembers vacuum tubes and
>>>>> 026's. An internet acquaintance knowing my needs and perspectives
>>>>> pointed me to Ubuntu as an appropriate version of Linux. I downloaded
>>>>> the .iso of a 'live cd' (10.?) which I found "bloated". The user
>>>>> experience was ok, though I'm not sure if the good features I saw were
>>>>> Ubuntu specific or due to Debian heritage.
>>>>>
>>>>> A *major constraint* is I'm restricted to dial-up access. I understand
>>>>> that connectivity using a USB modem will have it's issues, but that is
>>>>> one time problem. I have very limited access to a wide-band connection
>>>>> at another location with my laptop.
>>>>>
>>>>> The desired distro shall only have:
>>>>> kernel
>>>>> GUI
>>>>> minimal browser
>>>>> simple text editor {notepad suffices for>90% of my needs}
>>>>> what's required to download/update apps
>>>>> the *minimum* of other software to make an operable system
>>>>>
>>>>> The result should be significantly smaller than Win 3.1 {most of which
>>>>> I never used)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Have you tried DSL (DamnSmallLinux)?
>>>> See http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
>>>> and scroll down for download sites.
>>>>
>>>
>>> No indication that it's Debian based or compatible.
>>> 50 MB is not really small.
>>
>> In that case you could always go back DOS version 0.0.1
>> It could fit on a 360KB floppy.
>
> GeoWorks! That would fit his bill. It's still alive and on the net.
> Worked like a charm on my old 286. :) Ric
>


And *MODERN* Ubuntu can *NOT* compete? ?? ??? ???
I suspect, from looking at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(16-bit_operating_system)
That that is the OS I'm comparing current distros to ;/