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Once I got around to it, it was easy to find a free VNC server for my G3 server. I've been using it for about an hour now without any problems. It doesn't mess with the other server programs running on it or anything.
Hopefully, I'll be able to work on some things that I've been neglecting now. I won't have to break out a monitor and keyboard/mouse just to get on the Server.
I don't know why I haven't used VNC server/clients before. I suppose I never really bothered to find out what it could do. Quite neat.
I don't have it situated in there great yet. In fact, it is held in with some double-sided tape (I couldn't find my super-glue at the time). I do plan on getting back in there to affix it in a more permanent fashion.
I'm going to attempt to fix my Newton 2100's power button in a couple of minutes. I hope that it will be something obvious with an easy-enough fix. If not, I'll think of something.
Taking the back off the Newton is an easy enough feat since I've done it many a times before. I just hope that I don't mess something up and turn it into a useless brick. I doubt that I can do anything wrong, though.
Wish me luck...
I finally got up off my lazy (understatement) ass and plopped the 68K version of OpenTransport onto a Zip disk. Installed it on the Performa 460 and now it's online.
The browser I was using was text only and was understandably quick. Sadly, the browser didn't support forms. Otherwise, I would have posted a new entry on there.
I wonder what I should do next with the good 'ole Performa. I've maxed out the RAM and VRAM, added an ethernet card and FPU, and that is about it. I suppose I could add a better hard drive in there. Not anytime soon, though. Money is too tight even for a small expense like that. Tough crackers. I'll probably put some older games and software on there and just have fun. Good times.
I finally put the new PRAM battery into the G3 Server's motherboard. This should stop it telling me on startup that its time is off. This would stop it until I clicked OK. Not very good on a automated server.
Nevertheless, the G3 server is now back online. All I have to do is find a way around the fact that I no longer have a static IP. There are some easy things to do, I suppose.
Well, I've just got done installing Xubuntu on the Asus motherboard. So far, it is running quite good. Mind you, I didn't expect it to do otherwise.
Now all I have to do it install the ATI drivers for my Radeon 9100 I got in there.
After installing that 512MB DIMM again, everything seems to be running fine. No weird application crashes or anything. I suppose my GamingPC is going to be just fine, now.
The only thing I really did differently from last time is that I moved it to the first slot instead of the last. Seems to have fixed it. We'll have to see, though. Oh, we'll see.
I finally fixed all of its startup scripts but now I have run into another problem. Apparently, after being unplugged for so long, its PRAM battery has died. It loses the time whenever I go to move it to its new location. The problem is that its gets all up in a fuss about the time being off and doesn't continue with startup process (as far as getting the server software loaded and running).
I suppose I'm going to have to buy a couple of those batteries on eBay. The 'ole Performa 460 needs one as well.
Once that is taken care of, it should be running without problems.
Soon, so very soon...
When I go back to my house today, I should be bringing along my 'ole PowerMac G3 Server. I truly can't wait to get it hooked back up at my house. I especially want to get my simple forum I made back up.
I'm still busy thinking of where exactly it is going to go. Plus, I'll have to run it without any monitors or keyboard as I no longer have any to spare. Of course, I'll hook it up properly to make sure everything is working first. Then, it will run headless.
I spent a little time this morning working on the 'ole Performa 460. Now it is maxed out at 36MB, on the RAM, and has a Zip100 drive hooked up to it.
I'm thinking about what to do with it now. Maybe I should try running some older Mac games on it. I know I have a copy of Spectre Challenge, or however it is spelled, sitting around on a hard drive somewhere.
