I have never used SYSLINUX and don't really know much about Linux either, 
but want to give it a try, and thought I would start by creating a 
bootable Linux floppy using these instructions from syslinux.doc:- 
   ++++ CREATING A BOOTABLE LINUX FLOPPY +++
In order to create a bootable Linux floppy using SYSLINUX, prepare a
normal MS-DOS formatted floppy.  Copy one or more Linux kernel files to
it, then execute the DOS command:
        syslinux [-s] a:
How am I supposed to know which Linux kernel files to copy and where do I 
get them from?
-- 
John