On 2/8/07, Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org> wrote:
> Oh yes. Another reason to go for a G4 - their onboard ethernet (gem)
> works several orders of magnitude better than the bm used on older
> machines. And it does IP checksums in hardware.

Thanks Michael, and thanks to everyone who has responded so far.

One interface will connect to a cable modem, so I think the internal
interface will work fine. I have a large assortment of PCI ethernet
cards to use for the internal network.

I'm not very concerned about getting a newer machine because 400 or
450 mhz should be all the CPU I need, and I'm not under any illusion
that I'm going to run OSX or any desktop type of stuff on it. I don't
see any need for 64 bit slots, etc. I'm looking to buy another Mac to
do desktop stuff that's a Powerbook so I don't need to do it on this
machine.

The only thing that gives me some pause is the lack of hard drive bays
inside, but I think I can work that out. I need to put 4 hard drives
in it along with the optical drive. I have an ATA133 PCI card for
that.

So I think the Blue and White G3 will be the one I get.

Thanks!

Andy