does he need to have one with a x display, im sure you could like get a floppy distro and install xfree86 and other dependancies and then install blackbox or something like that, or try grey cat linux it works on a fat partition but when it boots it doesnt go straight into the x display you need to type startx or whatever it is to start X display, i think it was being stopped so i donnt know if it still exists, give it a look,
Matty G