Chas, Will you please stop being a complete asshole in every post? I asked for help not a lecture.
It is clearly none of your business where I acquired it, but for your information I was given it and decided to play around. I completely resent your theory that I know nothing - and even should that be the case it is not within your right to voice such a thing on a list where the main point is the swapping of ideas and the helping of other list members. For your information I am fully aware that OS X Server is a business tool, but being given a copy, I surely would have been expected to try it out, thus I asked for a little help, and did not require a response like yours. Though the information you provide is clearly valuable to the list, It isn't worth experiencing the depths of your angry mind in order to achieve the desired result, and though you are aware that you are a so called "Expert", you must understand that some of the people on this list have no clue about the iMac that they use, and trust a friendly note from a kind stranger in order to resolve their problem, rather than an annoying teacher figure. Next time you feel like being an asshole, please vent yourself off list, otherwise may join the queue of people who have installed a "Chas" filter. Phil -- "You idiot! You own a Macintosh! The file is f***ing gone!" >> Managed to get me a copy of OS X.2.3 Server, and I am not sure what to >> do >> with it! > > Okay, you really, really, really, really, really need to not be > installing OS X Server. It is not a toy. > > This is a $500 operating system (for 10 users) or a $1000 operating > system (for unlimited users). From your tone and complete lack of > understanding, I seriously doubt you paid for this. People do not blow > $500+ on a product they know nothing about. > >> I have an iMac G3 400Mhz/192MB/10GB and an iMac G4 1Ghz/512MB/80GB. >> The iMac >> G3 currently has 9.2.2 and the G4 has 10.2.8. >> > Neither one of these machine is particularly well-suited to running a > server. > > I think the fundamental problem is that you don't know what you're > getting into. This is a SERVER OS. It is designed to turn your computer > into a server that is used by other machines. In effect you are sending > YOUR computing power to THEM. I seriously doubt that is what you > intended to do. > > If you want to set up simple sharing, or run your own mailserver, you > don't need a server OS to do that -- you can use plain ol' OS X. All > the tools are there. > >> My question is - If I install Server on the G4, will I lose anything >> or do I >> just have stuff to gain? > > You sacrifice your computer as a personal tool (since it will be busy > serving others). You "gain" the ability to run your machine as a server > to a large network of other machines -- that's really all OS X Server > is good for. I suppose it could be run as plain ol' OS X, but why on > earth would you pay five times as much for it just to do that? Unless > -- you stole it, of course. > >> Is it compatible with everything that the normal >> user edition is? > > No. > >> Are upgrades available the same way... E.g. Can I use the >> software update to update to OS X Server.2.8? >> > No. > >> Basically Tell me everything I will lose and gain! > > Gain: stuff you clearly don't understand. > Lose: possibly a great deal -- including money, property and > conceivably freedom. > > _Chas_ > > "Here is the thing you will learn from really using an OS X Macintosh, > and must somehow accept on faith if that's what it takes to get you to > Switch: Apple makes design decisions based on a sincere desire to make > your life better." -- Glenn McDonald > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
