[ILUG] multiple (small-)distro bootable CD, with OO.org for brownie points?

[Brian Foster]

 I have this (vague) memory of reading someplace about
 a scheme for placing multiple (and obviously small,
 such as Damn Small Linux (DSL)) Linux distros on a
 single CD, such that they were all bootable from
 that CD.  when you booted the CD, something like a
 grub menu/prompt appeared, you selected the distro,
 and the selected distro then booted (in, I think,
 a “live” mode (like Knoppix)?).  (and if I could
 also then install the distro onto the machine's
 HDD, that would be grand.)

 does that sound familiar?  or am I blowing smoke?
 any pointers/clews/suggestions?
 ( and Yes, I could use multiple CDs.  but I want
  to try such a scheme if it exists... )

 the target machine is a Dell something-or-other,
 128Mb RAM, known functional serial port(s?), some
 network card (type and functionality unknown),
 USB (functional or not is unknown), and — here's
 the (1st) kicker — only an 80Mb (yes, mega) HDD.
 which is actually Ok for the machine's purpose.
 (and, for _this_ machine, getting a bigger HDD
 is probably not possible.  ;-(  )

 the HDD currently contains a (broken) SmoothWall
 of unknown vintage, originally installed for some
 other machine (the RAM and HDD are transplants),
 but which can be booted.  the machine has booted,
 from CD, both Knoppix 3.6(?) and SUSE 9.1 Ok.

 I want to overwrite that zorked SmoothWall with
 a functional modern distro.  since this machine
 nominally just sits there and runs tests of our
 software, it does not need much.  X, OO.org, and
 that sort of stuff is, strictly speaking, not
 needed (but see below).  since it _is_ a test
 machine, stuff like gdb(1) and other test/debug
 software would be good — and there is also an
 argument for Eclipse — but I doubt those are
 issues per se?

 the 2nd kicker: I would love to convert the staff
 away from M$-Worthless.  OO.org is a plausible
 choice, I've used it (at home) with varying but
 improving success on documents from work.  there
 is no possibility whatsoever of even installing
 OO.org on any of the Linux servers, so I have
 this grand, if vague, plan to install it on the
 test machine as a demo.  but of course that does
 mean X and other large wodges of stuff... ;-(
 ( I can jettison this 2nd issue if needed.  I have
  two other plans for OO.org demos.  <evil grin>  )

 so, besides both DSL and the recently mentioned
 Puppy Linux, and maybe CElinux, does any have any
 suggestions for other small distros?  (plus the
 multiple-boot CD scheme mentioned above?)

cheers!
	-blf-
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