My first silent system was about 17 years ago that booted Linux from a floppy drive into RAM. This was before solid state storage options were affordable. It

My first silent system was about 17 years ago that booted Linux from a floppy drive into RAM. This was before solid state storage options were affordable. It was a Pentium 1 (can't remember the model) and I had disconnected the PSU fan. Ran for a long time and I used it mostly as a router.