What good is a 486?

[Anthony 'Evil Twin' <mullen@CES.ACES.UIUC.EDU>]

I have a Compaq Prolinea 466.  I haven't figured out the processor speed
yet.  But there's 16MB of memory, a 400-odd MB hard drive.  And a 3-1/2"
floppy.  

My 5-year old nephew has some educational games that can run on Windows
3.1.  

Would it be worth it for me to install Linux on the machine to run his
games?  I'd have to get a CDRom, sound card and speakers.  What would I
need installed on the machine?  Could I make it easy enough for a 5-year
old to start it up and shut it down?

Thanks,

Tony -

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Evil Twin -                                                     one_spike
        the Man, the Myth, the Legend in His Own Mind -       //~____/  ~\\
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disclaimer - 'Evil Twin' is a nickname, the big ugly graphic on the right 
       is a volleyball.  The 'spike' and 'kill' are volleyball-related.