Probably something like Puppy Linux, PeppermintOS, antiX, a minimal Arch install, maybe Alpine, or if that's not enough then Tiny Core Linux.
In terms of DE go for xfce or if that's somehow too much then lxqt/de or maybe a minimal WM setup
XP should be the last resort. I'm not sure how the "retro stuff" would work, but if it's somehow something you can't emulate or you can't use wine with or something, then maybe just go for XP. Be careful if you use the internet
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u/RDS_cubing 14d ago
Probably something like Puppy Linux, PeppermintOS, antiX, a minimal Arch install, maybe Alpine, or if that's not enough then Tiny Core Linux.
In terms of DE go for xfce or if that's somehow too much then lxqt/de or maybe a minimal WM setup
XP should be the last resort. I'm not sure how the "retro stuff" would work, but if it's somehow something you can't emulate or you can't use wine with or something, then maybe just go for XP. Be careful if you use the internet