
When
Knoppix was first released it was heralded as revolutionary in the Linux world. Its autodetection and configuration capabilities were unsurpassed. Many of my colleagues remarked that if 'KNOPPIX can't do it, Linux can't do it'. Theoretically, one would be able to get a Knoppix CD, pop it into an arbitrary system, run it, save one's data to a partition, USB stick, etc....), reboot and the existing system would be left completely as it was before the CD was placed in the system.
Intel never made a 233 mhz celeron.
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/celeron/index.htm
They made 266-1400 and 1700-2800 mhz celerons (as of now).
If it really was a 233 mhz processor, it was a Pentium MMX or PII 233.