> I have a PowerMac 7500/100 that has been upgraded with a 604e/180 processor.
> It has 48MB of RAM and two 500MB hard drives. I'd like to know which Linux
> would run best on this machine, and particularly, which Linux is easiest for
> a newbie to install, configure, and use.
As always, I also recommend NetBSD/macppc as a nice, small solution. Since
your 7500 has been upgraded to a 604e, it will run splendidly on that system
and little memory is required as long as you stay out of X. If you're not
going to compile a kernel, which it seems like you're not, you can just put
on the base distro and some fun stuff, and go. See
http://www.netbsd.prg/Ports/macppc/
However,
> The intended use for this machine is a workstation (surfing, e-mail, etc.).
As others have suggested, why Linux instead of MacOS? MacOS 9 is a much
better GUI than X-Windows ever was.
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