Leopard Server hardware requirements?

[Andy Ringsmuth]

On Oct 3, 2007, at 9:40 AM, Karl Kuehn wrote:

>> I'm hoping that a G4 400MHz Power Mac (which has Firewire) will be  
>> a reasonable small workgroup server, for most services.
>
> 	You are seriously considering running your server off a computer  
> that has 0 chance of having a warrantee? And that has no chance at  
> all for direct replacement? And that is on a platform (PPC) that  
> you can't buy new hardware on?
>
> 	Are you really so bad off that you can't invest $1200 in an iMac  
> to do this job? (less if you would consider a mini or are in .edu  
> and can buy the old iMac) I think you need to bite the bullet and  
> let go of old hardware. It may look like a good deal to not spend  
> money on hardware, but you wind up spending it on support time  
> instead.

This is getting kinda heated!  We don't know his (the G4 400 mhz guy)  
intended use.  Yes, for some people, $1,200 is a lot of money.  It is  
to me.  If you're a small business with half a dozen employees,  
$1,200 is probably a lot of money.  I work at a small business with  
30 employees and a $1,200 expense is something we have to consider,  
think through, ask the business owner, and only then if he OKs it,  
work it into the budget somehow.

Not everyone has thousands of dollars sitting around they can dump on  
the latest Mac gear.

Maybe all he's wanting to do with this server idea is set up some  
sort of home network, or a very small business, with minimal server  
load.  I mean, c'mon, don't criticize someone's financial choices  
when you have no knowledge of the situation.  $1,200 is twice the  
amount I have EVER spent on the purchase of a vehicle.  I know it's a  
false analogy, but those vehicles have been significantly older than  
a 400mhz G4, no warranty whatsoever, etc.  But it does the job I need  
it to do.


-Andy