what do you guys think? i work in an office that has a blue and white g3 as their server, in desperate need of an upgrade...it needs to be on all the time though...i'm worried that this might eventually melt the mac mini. thoughts?
I have another thread about Mac mini server colocation. I think for a file server the drive speed may be a significant issue, but if you upgrade the drive it may suit you better.
I want to know if OS X Server is supported in the mini. I'll post when I find out.
here's what we use it for: hosting the department's calendars, website, and file maker pro database. that's it. i'm thinking the B&W with a memory and HD upgrade will be sufficient to run OSX server, right?
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If it has to do the same thing an old BW G3 has to do, then add some ram and install Server and off you go, no doubt about it.
More info is required before anyone can offer advice that isn't just out of their ass.
I want to know if OS X Server is supported in the mini. I'll post when I find out.
Im just figuring that a BWG3 will handily be beat by a Mini in all respects, including I/O.
I'd bet that a G3 ATA66 (i think) with a 7200rpm8mb would out perform the mini in disk bound tasks.
Dobby.