SliTaz GNU/Linux (en)
march 2010 by mottram
Ridiculously small (>30MB), runs in RAM, has plenty of apps, and looks reasonably pretty. Package management seems pretty good, too.
distro
linux
ram
march 2010 by mottram
Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog)
january 2005 by mottram
Live CDs so you can try Ubuntu before you buy (so to speak). Popular, judging by the hideously slow download speed.
linux
ubuntu
cd
distro
distribution
january 2005 by mottram