Is this computer too old? Is Bodhi Linux the better choice?

Is this computer too old? Is Bodhi Linux the better choice?

Hi,
I have a very old 32 bit laptop (full specs below). At the moment it is partitioned to run a dual boot of the original Windows XP and Mint Linux 18.2 MATE. I doesn't adequately handle the Mint, with very long waiting periods and video noise in the form of flickering horizontal lines on the screen screen.

I would like to dedicate this computer to YACY and possibly some other I2P extras.

The questions that I have:
1) Is this computer even worth the trouble or should I trash it and look for at least a 64 bit machine?

2) If it could be of service for the purpose of YACY, would Bodhi Linux be the better distro to install or, given the hardware limitations, should I explore other distros (perhaps antix, puppy, lubuntu, mx, or something else?).

Please bare in mind that I'm not a techie.


Here are the specs:
Dell Inspiron E1505 (dual-core) Specs
Brand
Dell
CPU
1.6-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5500
Card Slots
5-1 card reader, ExpressCard
Company Website
www.dell.com
Display Size
15.4
Graphics Card
ATI Mobility Radeon X1300
Hard Drive Size
80GB
Hard Drive Speed
5,400rpm
Native Resolution
1280x800
Operating System
MS Windows XP Media Center
Optical Drive
DVD+/-RW/+R DL
Optical Drive Speed
8X
Ports (excluding USB)
VGA, S-Video, Modem, Microphone, Firewire, Ethernet
RAM
1GB
RAM Upgradable to
2GB
Size
14 x 10.5 x 1.4
USB Ports
4
Video Memory
128MB
Warranty/Support
One year limited warranty/mail-inservice/hardware warranty support
Weight
7.2 pounds
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g
And also the inxi output:



~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: huhtalagift Kernel: 4.10.0-33-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: MATE 1.18.0 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine: System: Dell (portable) product: MM061
Mobo: Dell model: 0XD720 Bios: Dell v: A08 date: 07/28/2006
CPU: Dual core Intel T2050 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 6383
clock speeds: max: 1600 MHz 1: 1067 MHz 2: 1333 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV515/M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300]
bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1680x1050@60.11hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV515
GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-33-generic
Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
driver: b44 v: 2.0 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
driver: iwl3945 v: in-tree:s bus-ID: 0b:00.0
IF: wlp11s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 58.5GB (34.5% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS54106 size: 58.5GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 13G used: 6.2G (53%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
ID-2: /home size: 14G used: 11G (88%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
ID-3: swap-1 size: 2.00GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 161 Uptime: 9 min Memory: 462.2/997.7MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35
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