Lol because my main machine is a laptop that I'm pushing to the limit. I feel like I'll need more than a Pi, but I may be mistaken. They're almost cost prohibitive for the machine that you get. I was just curious if there were any other good single board options out there.
I run Mac so I already use unix. This isn't coming from being completely naive of computers, just out of hardware. The Pentium III was still a formidable processor the last time I put anything together.
If you wanna commit a bit of money to it. I would buy a cheap second hand Hp microserver gen8. In NL I could get these in the price range of 125-350 euro. (125 probably something requires fixing) https://www.marktplaats.nl/l/computers-en-software/servers/q/hp+microserver/