I love this kind of computer archaeology (for lack of a better term). Do you have any instructions on how to build the images from the ground up? Finding the right install images and packages for say, Debian 0.93 can be quite a challenge.
Gerd, who put together the image, had to find the right emulated hardware that the old kernel knows how to talk to. It doesn't know about PCI devices (!!) so only ISA devices will work :).
How bizarre that the Slack image is 30 MB (compressed!). I suppose it really is a full system. I'm sure there must be some of those old Linux images out there that managed to fit both the kernel and the initial ram disk on a single 1.44 MB floppy ?
Tom's rescue boot disk is what I remember as essential for system administrators for some time... http://www.toms.net/rb/ (1.7 MB floppy), but I can't find a working download.
We still have a few slots free so if you have a cool disk image to contribute, get in touch! stefanha at gmail com
Rules: Must be freely distributable (e.g. open source). Small image size is appreciated.