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fwiw, if you do want to go eBay hunting again, a PowerPC G4 Mac Mini with the hacked up Mac OS 9 CD-ROM that's found on macos9lives works very well and doesn't take up much desk space.
It's not a beige box, but given enough of a suntan, it'll come naturally!
The biggest issue I had in setting it up was that it's suggested to get a DVI to VGA connector and plug in your monitor through VGA (either via an HDMI-to-VGA convertor box or natively), since the included Mac OS 9 display ATI drivers don't play as well with DVI as standard VGA.
Some models of G4 Mac Mini also have trouble with OS 9 audio, though I think the problem's limited to the fastest and most sought after ones. The slower the Mac Mini, the better.
I ended up getting my G4 Mac Mini through Mercari, where they're mostly regarded as slow Mac OS X machines. They absolutely rock on OS 9.
Oh cool, thanks for the info! I could wall mount it right next to my M1 mini :D
Is there anything specific you find yourself doing on the OS 9 machine rather than something newer?