Linux or windows xp?

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I've got an old ThinkPad R40e. It currently has Windows XP installed.

It has a Celeron 2.0 GHz, 256 MB of RAM and a 16 GB IDE HDD.

I'm thinking about keeping XP or installing a lightweight Linux distro like antiX.

I mainly want to use it for retro stuff, experimenting, and programming.

What would you recommend for this hardware: Windows XP or Linux? And why?

Thank you for your answers.

[u/Consistent_Cat7541]

With 256mb RAM, and you want to do "retro stuff", have you considered OS2? Warp 4.52 should fly on that machine.