So the author complains that there are linuxes that run on vintage hardware, but they're not usable by novice linux users . The problem, I guess, is that linux on vintage hardware is too inaccessible to people coming from windows, but all the accessible distros are bloated from too much "Microsoft disease?" Perhaps the features you want are a byproduct of this "disease" then? If you don't want bloated software you ma…
I just tried booting my Dell Inspiron 5100 from a Sparkylinux USB stick, and it had a kernel panic. How were you able to install it?
It wasn't originally in my plans for this weekend, but your comment got me concerned I may have misremembered other details. I just tried installing (32 bit) 5.14 off a USB stick and it did, indeed, work just fine. Sorry you had trouble with your config :(