If the PowerBook supports 10.2.8 or 10.3.x, then an AFP bridge can work just fine.
A companion Mac as others have said is a really good idea. An internal drive and Ethernet are pretty much all you'd really need, but a working internal CD drive is also handy.
I would be partial to a G3 beige minitower or outrigger. GeoPorts, internal drive, internal DVD drive (some), upgradeable to a G4 processor, IDE, can boot OS X, expansion options, etc
It's not mandatory, but a source for 6.0.8 install disks (800K) and System 7 on 800Ks (not an option from the factory) plus all the software needed to make it work would be the minimum. It all really depends on how the final setup is desired.
If you end up liking it, a IIsi or similar would make for some more fun times as it can boot System 6 natively and thus speak MFS fluently, has color and (optional) ethernet support.
A companion Mac as others have said is a really good idea. An internal drive and Ethernet are pretty much all you'd really need, but a working internal CD drive is also handy.
I would be partial to a G3 beige minitower or outrigger. GeoPorts, internal drive, internal DVD drive (some), upgradeable to a G4 processor, IDE, can boot OS X, expansion options, etc
It's not mandatory, but a source for 6.0.8 install disks (800K) and System 7 on 800Ks (not an option from the factory) plus all the software needed to make it work would be the minimum. It all really depends on how the final setup is desired.
If you end up liking it, a IIsi or similar would make for some more fun times as it can boot System 6 natively and thus speak MFS fluently, has color and (optional) ethernet support.