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I have a very old PC that currently has no functioning HDD and only a CD-ROM drive (no DVD-ROM).

There is no way to boot it from a USB drive.

Can I still get a Ubuntu Live CD image that could be used to boot the computer? The DVD images are all too large to fit on a CD-R.

There is no network connection.

The reason I am using this machine is because it is the only one I could find with a floppy drive. I need to copy the contents of a floppy disk onto, say, a USB drive. Therefore the distro should include drivers for the floppy drive and USB drive too.

Sure, I could just buy a USB floppy drive instead, but where's the fun in that?

As some commenters said, this machine is almost certainly 32 bit architecture. So, a 64 bit .iso will not work.

feedMe
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    Depending on your system, another problem could be, 32 bit isn't well supported anymore. A 64 bit medium won't work on a 32 bit architecture -- A smaller version of the live medium is often used as 'Netinstall' (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/19.10/) and there are some older versions (LTE) linked on http://releases.ubuntu.com/ ... But if you'd like to use the system longer without HDD, you should consider to use an USB drive (DVD or thumbdrive) or replace the HDD. Or switch to another linux, which is specialized for minimum hardware requirements and will still support 32 bit (if needed). – LupusE Jan 16 '20 at 16:10
  • What do you want that old PC to run once Ubuntu boots? 2) How much RAM does it have? 3) What processor does it have? If you provide the model number from the serial number sticker, and the manufacturer, we can look up the specs. Please click [edit] and provide the make and model, as well as an explanation of what you want it to do for you. Please do not use Add Comment; instead, use [edit].
    • – K7AAY Jan 16 '20 at 17:42
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    Does this answer your question? Bootable USB of Ubuntu Minimal CD – karel Jan 16 '20 at 17:42
  • @karel, USB doesn't boot on his PC, so USB answers could be confusing. – K7AAY Jan 16 '20 at 17:58
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    They don't call it the Ubuntu Minimal CD for nothing. – karel Jan 16 '20 at 17:59
  • I only want to use this PC to copy files off a floppy disk. It is the only machine I could find that still has a floppy drive. Perhaps I should point out that there is also no network connection. So any minimal live distro will need to include older drivers for the floppy drive included. Yes, sure I can buy a new USB floppy drive, but where's the fun in that? – feedMe Jan 16 '20 at 20:54