Mac OS X Server 1.0
- ️Wed May 07 2008
| Company / developer | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| OS family | BSD/NeXTSTEP |
| Working state | Legacy |
| Latest stable release | 1.2v3 |
| Supported platforms | PowerPC |
| Kernel type | Hybrid kernel |
| Official website | http://support.apple.com/kb/TA38977 |
Mac OS X Server 1.0, released on March 16, 1999[1], is the first operating system released into the retail market by Apple Computer based on their acquisition of NeXT. It followed the Rhapsody series of developer releases of what was to be known as Mac OS X. Although OS X Server 1.0 had a variation of the Platinum "look and feel" from Mac OS 8, it is based on the OPENSTEP (and thus, NeXTSTEP) operating system instead of the classic Mac OS, giving users a preview of the future operating system Mac OS X. It was replaced by a version based on Mac OS X v10.0 in 2001.
Design
Server 1.0 contains a mix of features from the classic Mac OS, NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X. It has a single menu bar across the top of the screen like Mac OS but file management is performed in Workspace Manager from NeXTSTEP instead of the Mac's Finder. The user interface still uses the Display PostScript-based window server from NeXTSTEP, instead of the Quartz-based WindowServer which would appear a year later in Mac OS X Public Beta. Windows with unsaved content display a black dot in the window close button like NeXTSTEP. The Dock and the Aqua appearance were not included; these were later added to Mac OS X.
"Carbon", essentially a sub-set of "classic" Mac OS API calls, was also absent. This meant that the only native applications for OS X Server 1.0 were written for the "Yellow Box" API, which went on to become known as "Cocoa". Furthermore, Apple's own FireWire was not supported.
Server 1.0 also includes the first version of a NetBoot server, which allows computers to boot from a disk image over a local network. This was particularly useful in a school or other public-machine setting, as it allowed the machines to be booted from a single OS copy stored on Server 1.0, making it difficult for users to damage the OS by installing software – as soon as they signed out, the machine would re-boot with a fresh OS from the NetBoot server.
To run classic Mac OS applications, Mac OS X Server 1.0 includes the "Blue Box" which essentially ran a copy of Mac OS 8.5.1 in a separate process as an emulation layer. This became the "Classic Environment" in Mac OS X, though it was no longer Mac OS 8.5.1 being run, but the latest version of Mac OS 9.
Release history
| Version | Code name | Date | OS name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac OS X Server 1.0 | Hera1O9 | March 16, 1999 | Rhapsody 5.3 |
| Mac OS X Server 1.0.1 | Hera1O9 | April 15, 1999 | Rhapsody 5.4 |
| Mac OS X Server 1.0.2 | Hera1O9+Loki2G1 | July 29, 1999 | Rhapsody 5.5 |
| Mac OS X Server 1.2 | Pele1Q10 | January 14, 2000 | Rhapsody 5.6 |
| Mac OS X Server 1.2 v3 | Medusa1E3 | October 27, 2000 [2][3] | Rhapsody 5.6 |
See also
References
- ^ Polsson, Ken. "Chronology of Personal Computer Software". http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/compsoft/soft1998.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Rhapsody Media - Identifying what media you have". http://www.shawcomputing.net/rhapsody/system/rhapsody_media/rhap_ver_1.html. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Rhapsody Timeline". http://www.rhapsodyos.org/misc/rhap_timeline/Rhapsody_Timeline_1.html. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
External links
- Mac OS X Server 1.0 to 1.2: System Requirements
- Mac OS X Server 1.2 - What's new? By: Scott Anguish[dead link]
- OS X Server: First Impressions—Review by Cæsar for ArsTechnica
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