Ok, so here is the crack, the low-down, the story, the word on the street... You get what I mean...
With a Mac Mini almost on its way, I can not afford the stupid prices of the 2.5inch HDDs, sooooo, I have only got a 80gig one internal. So what I want to do is, either buy a low-end PowerMac G4, or a high-end G3 to turn into a Network Storage Server, basically, what would I need? After Ive got me PowerMac and me HDDs what else hardware wise would I need? Also, what software would I need? Is it possible to do with either OS X or OS X Server... Linux I'd be willing to have a go with, but I must say I'm hopeless with it. And finally, is it going to be a pain in the arse to setup?
Sorry, bit long-winded I know, but all help greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Mark
With a Mac Mini almost on its way, I can not afford the stupid prices of the 2.5inch HDDs, sooooo, I have only got a 80gig one internal. So what I want to do is, either buy a low-end PowerMac G4, or a high-end G3 to turn into a Network Storage Server, basically, what would I need? After Ive got me PowerMac and me HDDs what else hardware wise would I need? Also, what software would I need? Is it possible to do with either OS X or OS X Server... Linux I'd be willing to have a go with, but I must say I'm hopeless with it. And finally, is it going to be a pain in the arse to setup?
Sorry, bit long-winded I know, but all help greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Mark