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cheapest box that will run jaguar?
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Hi all,
I have a Tibook, and I'm looking at getting another cheap mac to act as a server and host for a spare hard drive. It basically will store lots of photo files, my itunes collection, act as a web server and backup server etc.
Needs to have firewire for the external drive.
What's the cheapest old mac that I can do this on?
Cheers,
J.
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MP 2 x 2.8 and etc.
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Join Date: May 2003
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If you're adventurous, you can use an old world mac to run Jaguar and use a tool such as xpostfacto or sonnet X to install jaguar. I bought a PM 8500 for $45. Add an $100 G3 and a scsi drive, and you're good to go...
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For such a task, I recommend a B&W Powermac G3 (smurftower).
It ain't the cheapest, but it's a pretty good value for the money.
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My Beige G3 turned five on Wednesday, and is still my primary computer. Get a Beige G3 wiht a AV personality card 2x120GB and yoy iwll have a sweet Music, File, Web, Server.I run all that and use it for web developemen, and gaminng (I have an orignal Radeon Mac:Edition).
oh and I am running Mac OS 10.2.6. Look forward to Panther. Too bad I am beyond poor, and won't be seeing a new computer for years at best.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Originally posted by Mac Write:
My Beige G3 turned five on Wednesday, and is still my primary computer. Get a Beige G3 wiht a AV personality card 2x120GB and yoy iwll have a sweet Music, File, Web, Server.I run all that and use it for web developemen, and gaminng (I have an orignal Radeon Mac:Edition).
oh and I am running Mac OS 10.2.6. Look forward to Panther. Too bad I am beyond poor, and won't be seeing a new computer for years at best.
Yes, but the beige doesn't have firewire or USB, it has a dog-slow ATA/16 hard disk controller, and a slower 66mhz bus. The B&W G3's are only a little bit more expensive, and you won't have all your expansion slots maxed out trying to provide firewire, faster IDE, etc.
(the B&W has 4 slots compared to the Beige's 3. The extra one in the B&W is a faster 66mhz PCI slot for your Radeon: mac edition)
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Thanks for all the helpful replies. I think I'll save for a B&W G3, as I found a few on ebay around $150.
I'm going to get a firewire drive now
http://www.coolerexpress.com/hd-ib-720fw.html
$140 for 120Gb in enclosure with PSU and cable, then get the G3 as money allows, and plug the drive in there, accessing via airport. The G3 can sit in a closet and serve itunes, web pages etc.
Cheers,
J.
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I have a Beige G3 466 that is doing this now. I added an Adaptec duoconnect card to it for firewire/usb, it is very sluggish, but runs fine for file storage. You definately do not want to work on it every day though. It is painfully slow. It serves up files/photos/mp3s just fine.
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Originally posted by Staatkunde:
You definately do not want to work on it every day though. It is painfully slow. It serves up files/photos/mp3s just fine.
Hello I am forced to work on a Beige G3 266 every single day since I am dirt poor and can't even afford basic rent, so I am in renting a tiny tiny room. and have been for 7 years now (well renting it for 6).
I am on this biege G3 indefently. at least I have upgraded with USB/Firewire, Radeon and bigger HD.
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