Subject: Re: Recommendation for Mac hardware wanted
To: John Klos <john@ziaspace.com>
From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre@floodgap.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/06/2005 17:02:11
> PowerMac 7300 / 7500 / 7600. Not too big, usually 120 - 200 MHz 604e, Not
> too loud, not too much power, serial console, motherboard ethernet, three
> PCI slots. As for the price, I'll send you one for free for the cost of
> shipping.
>
> I'm using one in NYC with three PCI ethernet cards as an IPv6 / IP NAT
> router / firewall for a coffee / Internet cafe, a segment of public IP
> space, and for free wireless for Tompkins Square Park. Works great!
I second the recommendation. helsinki.floodgap.com is a 7300 with a Sonnet
G3 and a Sonnet Tempo Trio card, but you don't need to trick it out that
much. They're also pretty compact and easy to stack, and my two 7300s (one
running NetBSD, one running MacOS) have been reliable and look nice. :)
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