Can Linux save this 21 year old laptop?

3d printing, adapters on adapters, this is how you upgrade an ancient yet classic laptop. The IBM x40, this was one of the last models before they became lenovo products. I upgrade the ram, the HDD and the CMOS battery. I ended up installing debian 12 and playing some DOOM link to print file https://makerworld.com/en/models/1838221-thinkpad-x40-ide-to-msata-converter-caddy