I wouldn't go with OS X unless you plan on buying a G3/G4 upgrade. Even then, it's not very economical for something that will be a web server. Either go with OS 8.6 and MacHTTP, get a faster 200Mhz+ 604e processor upgrade and use OS 9.1 and MacHTTP (http://www.machttp.org), or choose one of the following:
Yellow Dog Linux. http://www.yellowdoglinux.com or NetBSD http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/ for something more powerful, although for these too I reccomend 604e or greater. NetBSD is my favorite for turning old macs into webservers. Stable, secure, and relatively easy to configure. On Sunday, February 16, 2003, at 01:49 AM, Brett Williams wrote: > i just acquired a powermac 8500/120 and my prime usage of it is going > to be a webserver. should i stick with OS 9, or upgrade my ram and use > XPostFacto to get Mac OS X to run on it? -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
