most anything with an '030 processor can be set up under freebsd as a firewall. they can also be used as time servers (though you could do that and some other useful work) and print servers, and they are perfectly usable for a number of other things.
by the way, i'd be interested in the macs that need a home if i were close enough to pick them up, shipping is the killer unfortunately. > From: "Montalto, Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:46:04 +1000 > Subject: Vintage Mac Questions ------------- > > Considering I own a Powermac 8500/180, and a classic, I have a (25mhz?) > Quadra 650 (pretty much in-between the previously mentioned machines) > lying around collecting dust. Can anyone suggest some good uses for this > machine? I believe I've got OS 8.1 installed on it - no modem (internal, > maybe but I haven't checked in a while). -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
