Fast and stable Linux for older machines

VectorLinux is based on Slackware and the goal of the Standard Version
is to support especially Internet workstation on older machines. They
decribe the softwae as: “Secure, stable and sleek”
but also “incredibly
fast” on modern computers. The  VectorLinux
Website is promising: “Speed, performance, stability
— these are attributes that set VectorLinux apart in the crowded field
of Linux distributions. VectorLinux is a lighterweight, fast, Linux
operating system for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems and is based upon
Slackware, one of the original Linux
distributions…”