MacMini

headless MacOs X machine - many generations 2005 'til now - since they stopped making 27" iMacs in 2021, the MacMini + monitor has become the primary replacement.

• the [Studio Display] monitor is another $1600-$1900 (or you can settle for a less-super 27" Dell for $320 (2022-12-17) Adding Dell monitor to my MacBookPro

http://www.apple.com/macmini/ costs $600+, though the meaty-amateur one (M4 | 24GB memory | 512GB SSD) is $1000

Home Server?

old notes

Remote Control options

• setting things up so you don't need a keyboard/mouse attached
• software to run on the MacMini to make its IR remote more useful
• software to run on your IPhone or IPod Touch to use it as the remote
• someone aiming to use HTTP so he can control the MacMini from any browser (e.g. Nokia N810). How far did he get?