hi,

i mentioned SPARC because these boxes can be bought from eBay (or a 
reseller you like ;) relatively cheap; also, a Mac G3 (from b&w they 
feature OF 3+, which will suit you well) would be nice and not too 
expensive.

>>--- Timo Schoeler <ml@macfinity.net> wrote:
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>>>i'd suggest to use a SPARC machine and get it connected to sth. like
>>>a portmaster or another machine -- that makes sure that you'll have
>>>access even to pre-boot functionalities (here: OpenFirmware).
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>>This is true for ppc's, alpha's, and anything else with openfirmware
>>right?
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>>Has there ever been a x86 machine that uses openfirmware???
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>Not that I know of.  But: http://www.realweasel.com/
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