Brett Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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?
What kind of pages, what kind of network, and what kind of load? For static pages (i.e. that don't change for different accesses) using the on-board ethernet hooked up to the internet, I'd suggest MacOS 9- anything can handle static pages, and it's the easiest to keep secure. If you want to be able to stick it in a closet and admin it remotely, or if you'd like dynamic pages, I'd go for Yellowdog Linux. There's no reason to buy a copy of OS X for web serving-- you could use Darwin for free, if you wanted to try it. The configuration of plain Darwin boxes is... different, but probably not harder for a novice than Linux. I probably wouldn't use Apache (the most common webserver). It's nice and very full featured, but needs patching every so often. Smaller servers like thttpd seem to need less patching. -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
