Depending on your objectives, NetBSD can breathe life into your old mac.  I
was looking for a way to run a web, ftp, and email server on the web for
cheap.  Take my old Centris 650, install NetBSD, and bingo - it's free.  How
much would it cost on the MacOS?  I have watched top, and my server can
handle any load that a personal site can generate in traffic (until I get
Shockwave site of the day or something!)...

Also, the student who was looking to write C++ code could buy an 040 machine
on ebay... I just got a Quadra 610 for $29.  Should manage to compile
homework probs...

John P.

dkphoto wrote:

> > Another issue is the speed of the NetBSD machine you are using.  A
> > II-series machine will be very slow.  A Quadra will be OK, but no speed
> > demon by modern standards.
> >
> > IMHO a 680[23]0 machine will be too slow for realistic assignments, but
> > usable for hello world class stuff.  Also OK for a lot of
> > networking/routing work.
>
> Am I to conclude from this that the 'rumors' about Unix/Linux/BSD being
> fast on older Macs and PC's are less than accurate? I had dreams of
> breathing life back into several of these old machines. Is it just a
> bunch of nonsense?
>
> David Kachel