Subject: Recommendation for Mac hardware wanted
To: None <port-macppc@NetBSD.org>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.de>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/06/2005 23:58:50
	Hello,

because my good SPARCstation LX cannot serve me as a DSL router any more
(it lacks the ability to connect the PPPoA USB DSL modem) I'm considering
to buy an old PowerMac as replacement. I'm looking for a machine which ...

1.) ... works fine under NetBSD.
2.) ... has an on board ethernet port.
3.) ... has either USB 1.1 or a free PCI slot.
4.) ... is faster than a SPARCstation LX (because the PPPoA stack is
    userland based and needs more CPU power).
5.) ... is quiet.
6.) ... doesn't consume much power.
7.) ... isn't too expensive (this rules out the Mac Mini).

Nice to have:

1.) 100MBit/Sec ethernet
2.) Support for serial console

Any recommendations?

	Kind regards

-- 
Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matthias/