[nJm]

I would like to use an old PowerMac as a basic file server and iTunes server on my network at home (running both wired and Airport Extreme). I'd want to stick in at least an 80gb HD, and it would have to be able to run iTunes so I could 'share' the music on the network. I want to keep it as cheap as possible.


I have an old 7200/120 running OS9, but I doubt that would do the job (for one it only has SCSI). Would a B&W G3 be ok? It doesn't matter if it is slow to use, all I want is a box to hide in the cupboard.

Cheers,
Nick.

[RevEvs]

Well to tell the truth, it doesnt even need to run iTunes. You could just have it be a file server, and then add the files to iTunes like that, and just have the HD be mounted on the computer. This way the 7200 would work fine - although running OS 9, you would have to reboot it every few days.

The B&W would probably be best though, doing what you said.

[Busemann]

Originally posted by nJm:
I would like to use an old PowerMac as a basic file server and iTunes server on my network at home (running both wired and Airport Extreme). I'd want to stick in at least an 80gb HD, and it would have to be able to run iTunes so I could 'share' the music on the network. I want to keep it as cheap as possible.


I have an old 7200/120 running OS9, but I doubt that would do the job (for one it only has SCSI). Would a B&W G3 be ok? It doesn't matter if it is slow to use, all I want is a box to hide in the cupboard.

Cheers,
Nick.

If you do that, you wouldn't be able to make playlists, rate the songs or get the play-counts. You'd also have to connect iPods and CD-R's to the server when you want some of the music on the go..

[typoon]

I'm about to do a setup like that. I am taking my old upgrade G4 450/800 and plan on making it a server If I do an iTunes thing I'll let you know what I did.

[tooki]

Originally posted by Busemann:
If you do that, you wouldn't be able to make playlists, rate the songs or get the play-counts. You'd also have to connect iPods and CD-R's to the server when you want some of the music on the go..

Nonsense.

The playlists and the iTunes library (not the files referenced by the library) live on each client Mac, but the mp3 files live on a server.

That said, a blue G3 or a slot-load iMac is the perfect iTunes server.

tooki

[Busemann]

Originally posted by tooki:
Nonsense.

The playlists and the iTunes library (not the files referenced by the library) live on each client Mac, but the mp3 files live on a server.

tooki

Not the way he'd like to run the setup:

it would have to be able to run iTunes so I could 'share' the music on the network.

[beastie28]

I'm pretty new to this whole mac thing, but I've been using my PC, pb, and xbox on my network to play mp3's and they all play out of the same files. For the pb I just use iTunes and tell it to add a directory to the library (without copying files) and point it to my linux server. Everything else functions similarly with just some os differences. So I would imagine that you could link multiple iTunes on different boxes to the same repository. I guess the big downfall would be if you are using files with copyrights stuff built into them. Like I said I'm pretty new, so please correct me if I'm way off base.