Using older G4 as a storage device on OS X server- powered network

my office has a small network (two Macs connected to a Mac server) that will soon have a new addition. I'm planning to retire my dual hard drive G4 and replace it with a new MacBook Pro. Although the older G4 is aging, I'd like to continue to use it for digital storage. What's the best way to do this? the MacBook Pro will be connected to the little network, but I don't know the best way to use the G4 as a storage device on that network. Would it be better to simply connect the old G4 to the laptop directly via FireWire or some other means?

Hi Greg,
Welcome to the forums.
If you download the Sharepoints application from http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/ you will be able to create accounts and sharepoints on your G4 to make it a fileserver.
Hth,
b.

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