For really low ram (64 Meg) I would also get a copy of UbuntuLite from here: http://ubuntulite.org/ubuntu_lite1.1.iso and live with the IceWm it is running in. (this is not the xfce4 version - Xubuntu is a dog in 64 Meg of ram) I would also want to bring along an IDE CD/RW drive (one you know is good), might come in handy. john mitchell