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<blockquote data-quote="Snowcialist" data-source="post: 1502771" data-attributes="member: 297379"><p>I guess I'm not following the link to a home server approach, and can't envision how that would work. The school has a dedicated google server that they use for email, bulletin board, posting assignments and turning in home work, as well as other things. Its a Google business product/service. To access it, you need to be able to run either Chrome or the google drive app - maybe both. Neither the G5 or G4 can run that software - the latest OS that can load on those machines is Tiger (10.4). The G4 runs so slowly that they can't even do online math assignments (Khan Academy) because the server times out before the G4 can load everything.</p><p></p><p>And I have three kids that are sharing two computers for 3-4 hours a night which pretty much boxes me out. I used to just stay at the office, but that doesn't work so well anymore. And they are quite proficient on the Mac. My son runs a terminal minecraft server off the iMac - a whole other issue. So I really need to get greater access to the school's system. I am a fan of the closed Mac system, and am loath to wander outside it at home. I work on a windows SBS and exchange system at work, and don't want those problems and complexities at home.</p><p></p><p>But a Chrome book looks cost efficient and should do the job for very little money - $200-$300.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snowcialist, post: 1502771, member: 297379"] I guess I'm not following the link to a home server approach, and can't envision how that would work. The school has a dedicated google server that they use for email, bulletin board, posting assignments and turning in home work, as well as other things. Its a Google business product/service. To access it, you need to be able to run either Chrome or the google drive app - maybe both. Neither the G5 or G4 can run that software - the latest OS that can load on those machines is Tiger (10.4). The G4 runs so slowly that they can't even do online math assignments (Khan Academy) because the server times out before the G4 can load everything. And I have three kids that are sharing two computers for 3-4 hours a night which pretty much boxes me out. I used to just stay at the office, but that doesn't work so well anymore. And they are quite proficient on the Mac. My son runs a terminal minecraft server off the iMac - a whole other issue. So I really need to get greater access to the school's system. I am a fan of the closed Mac system, and am loath to wander outside it at home. I work on a windows SBS and exchange system at work, and don't want those problems and complexities at home. But a Chrome book looks cost efficient and should do the job for very little money - $200-$300. [/QUOTE]
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