Linux for really really old machine

[lemonshark10]

Alright my dad has an ancient computer in the basement i want to try toying with.
i don't know its specs but it natively run MS-DOS. I want to find a linux distro that will work with it.

PS: i am a toatl begginer and am incapable of making my own distro or even compiling one.

[K.Mandla]

Try this thread.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=575456

[Bungo Pony]

You really need to know the specs on it before you figure out which distro is right for you (or even no distro at all if it's too old)

[Tristicus]

Probably start with Flux, or DSL or Puppy.