> 840avs are wasted running UNIX as they have a lot of AV stuff that is > Mac OS specific (unless someone has developed a DSP interface for it > for NetBSD??) If you want a big box 68k server you are better > off with > a 950 or an 800. Granted the CPU is slower but I hate to see good AV > features go to waste :-)
True. I doubt many people are still using the AV Quadras for AV, though the guy I got mine from was ripping his vinyl with it. For me, it would probably only boot Unix when I wanted to compile something for my other machines. ;) (Doesn't everyone keep multiple single-purpose machines around?) The rest of the time it would be for playing my classic Mac games, like Marathon. 8) Oh yeah...Marathon... > I decided UNIX on All-In-One Macs is a bad idea becuase you > can't turn > the CRT off - thus the power draw is large. I had BSD running on my > Mystic CC for a while but eventually gave up on that idea as it sat > un-interacted with for ages at a time and I was scared I'd burn the > screen in. Remember the brightness control in the CC is software > controlled, and as far as I know there is no control to > either turn it > down or deactivate the screen in NetBSD. Mostly such a machine would just be my luggable "hey lookit what I did" showpiece. Right now I'm using the SE/30, but I hate unhooking my primary server in order to give a presentation. And color is nicer. And with a screen mod, my friends could use it to play Marathon against me. Tim -- Tim Larson ><> 402.998.3233 Systems Analyst Web Center of Excellence mail stop 7350-140 ConAgra Foods, Inc., Corporate Division -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
