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<blockquote data-quote="robvh" data-source="post: 811997" data-attributes="member: 89615">We have several macintosh computers in our household, which we all use. This is fine in principal, but we find that our files tend to get mixed around between computers, and some files are on one one computer, while others are on another. Having recently replaced my Power Mac G5 Quad with a shiny new eight-core Mac Pro, and talking to a friend of mine who knows a bit about computers (although only windows computers), I have decided that I want to try to use the G5 as a server, so that we can store all of our data on there, and log in as the same user from any computer in the house. The only trouble is, I don't know how! Can this be done at all?Aside from the Power Mac G5, running 10.4.11, and the Mac Pro on 10.5.6, we have a 1.25GHz G4 iMac running 10.2.8, a 1.8GHz iMac G5 running 10.3.9, and a 2.4GHz Aluminum iMac running 10.5.6. Will having different versions of OS X on each computer be a problem? Will having some Intel and some PowerPC macs be a problem? And will I need to purchase a copy of OS X Server, or can I do this with the standard Tiger installation?Thank you in advance for any suggestions,Rob.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="robvh, post: 811997, member: 89615"] We have several macintosh computers in our household, which we all use. This is fine in principal, but we find that our files tend to get mixed around between computers, and some files are on one one computer, while others are on another. Having recently replaced my Power Mac G5 Quad with a shiny new eight-core Mac Pro, and talking to a friend of mine who knows a bit about computers (although only windows computers), I have decided that I want to try to use the G5 as a server, so that we can store all of our data on there, and log in as the same user from any computer in the house. The only trouble is, I don't know how! Can this be done at all? Aside from the Power Mac G5, running 10.4.11, and the Mac Pro on 10.5.6, we have a 1.25GHz G4 iMac running 10.2.8, a 1.8GHz iMac G5 running 10.3.9, and a 2.4GHz Aluminum iMac running 10.5.6. Will having different versions of OS X on each computer be a problem? Will having some Intel and some PowerPC macs be a problem? And will I need to purchase a copy of OS X Server, or can I do this with the standard Tiger installation? Thank you in advance for any suggestions, Rob. [/QUOTE]

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