Albannach wrote:
1. What Linux Distros could be installed?
Check out Linux Apus.
2. Once installed what sort of linux software could be run, do you even get a GUI?
Of course. KDE/Gnome, everything. However, you should first check if linux supports the mediator (I'm not sure if it does).
3. How would it compare in performance to a similar spec PC running linux (is a 200Mhz Pentium in the same ballpark?)
Should be quite similar. The more ram you let it have, the better.
My motivation for asking is because I want something to do with my miggy until the Amiga "supporting" pseudo-companies pull their fingers out. Also I was wondering to what extent I would be able to tap into the pool of Linux software available i.e. Open Office and Firefox.
Open Office could be a problem. IIRC it wont compile without large amounts of ram (>1G) and it does take a while to do so, even in recent PC's. Firefox should be less of a problem.
