I wonder if using my old Dell Dimension 3100 would be a better bet? I wanted something fast though.
Are there any guides to getting Amithlon+Amikit running on this?
I've never used OS4 but I had AROS set up on an old laptop. I think in the future it will be great but it's not for me in its current state.
I've not done this in a minute, but yes, I've done this one Dell Dimensions from the 2000 series on up to the 4000 series, and only had to install a compatible video card (GeForce 5200 I believe) and Sound Blaster Live.
I did not have to update the kernel or anything on these machines, and after I installed a few teaks and AmiSYS (which has some of those tweaks built in so be careful), I was ready to go.
There are a lot of guides for this on Google and Eab, though I can't recall which one I followed exactly, just that I used the DOS method over pure Linux.
Also like Trekiej said, get it up and running on one hard drive, then test that hard drive on other machines, and with the same video card at that. If it don't boot, try different kernels, etc. Though all in all, a Dimension 3xxx or 4xxx is perfect. 2xxx is OK, but kinda slow.