16MB RAM is too low for Mepis without lots of package management on your part.  
You probably want to try DSL or Feather.  Even Mepis needs a lower resource 
Window Manager to run heavier applications within 64MB RAM.  DSL and Feather 
have a nice selection of programs that balance features and resources.    

On Wednesday 01 February 2006 09:23 pm, Adam J. Hogan wrote:

>
> I'd like to know what anyone would suggest for a Pentium MMX 166 with
> 16MB RAM.  I'm really not looking to do any upgrades.  Can it be done?
> My plan is to remove Win95 and give them to some of my students.  John
> Hebert posted something for a laptop with similar specs.  I think Mepis
> worked fine for him.

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