Um ... isn't using the Classic kind of defeating the point of running a web server on a Mac from 1986? I mean I know they are basically the same machine (as long as you stick to 800K disks and don't cheat with 1.4MB), but ...
I tend to think of the Classic as a more fragile board ... these were the first truly miniaturized boards Apple offered vs. the 128K - SE30 which relied on tried and true logic-board assembly and stock ICs dating back to the Apple I. In any event I've heard of far more logic-board problems with them than any of the originals. I know for a fact that a 1986 Mac Plus I used in school was on and processing almost 24 hours a day for 3 years without a "system saver" fan, though it was in a climate controlled environment.
I personally would not want a "novelty" server making noise 24/7, so I would tend to opt for the Plus without a fan (as well as for bragging rights), especially if Tom Lee can figure out a way to turn off the video circuits. Then I would investigate a thermostat controlled switch for an added internal fan. Frankly I would try this on an SE or Classic as well without using the internal hard drive if I could turn off the video.
I tend to think of the Classic as a more fragile board ... these were the first truly miniaturized boards Apple offered vs. the 128K - SE30 which relied on tried and true logic-board assembly and stock ICs dating back to the Apple I. In any event I've heard of far more logic-board problems with them than any of the originals. I know for a fact that a 1986 Mac Plus I used in school was on and processing almost 24 hours a day for 3 years without a "system saver" fan, though it was in a climate controlled environment.
I personally would not want a "novelty" server making noise 24/7, so I would tend to opt for the Plus without a fan (as well as for bragging rights), especially if Tom Lee can figure out a way to turn off the video circuits. Then I would investigate a thermostat controlled switch for an added internal fan. Frankly I would try this on an SE or Classic as well without using the internal hard drive if I could turn off the video.