Linux on an iBook 500 MHz?

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rambo47 Mac Elite Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Denville, NJ. Status: Offline	Feb 9, 2002, 01:04 PM
	Would I gain anything in performance from using Linux instead of Mac OS X? I just use the iBook (wirelessly) to access email in my office and browse the web. With only a 66 MHz system bus it feels a bit sluggish, especially compared to my TiBook. My iBook has a 10 GB hard drive and 384 MB RAM. I need to keep AirPort access so this is a deal breaker if Linux doesn't support it. I'm open to suggestions on what flavor of Linux I should run, if I should at all. I know this is a real general question, but bear in mind I know absolutely nothing about Linux. I mean really nothing!