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Mac OS X Server

also: MXS

See also: Macintosh, Macintosh OS X, Rhapsody, and NeXT

summary

    Macintosh OS X (ten) Server is a desktop operating system based on Rhapsody. Macintosh OS X Server is being made by Apple Computer and will run on Motorola/IBM PowerPC.

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    Macintosh OS X Server is essentially Rhapsody 2.0 optimized for Apple’s PowerPC computers, a high powered UNIX with the friendly face of the Macintosh.

    “Forget a dual operating system strategy. In his keynote address at Apple’s 1998 Worldwide Developer Conference, Steve Jobs, Apple’s interim CEO, says all the company’s operating system plans are converging into one entity: Mac OS X (10), due next year.
    “Mac OS 8 and Rhapsody will be the “parents” of Mac OS X, due the third quarter of 1999. [NOTE: These dates have slipped to first quarter 2001.] The best parts of Rhapsody will be integrated into the Mac OS to make it a modern operating system.
    “Mac OS X will be targeted for G3 systems and their predecessors; all shipping products will run Mac OS X. It will be 100% PowerPC native; all 68k code will be excised. The upcoming OS is slated to have protected memory, enhanced virtual memory (with no more fixed size heaps), preemptive multitasking, fast networking, and fast file I/O. It will also run Mac OS 8 compatible applications transparently.” —Dennis Sellers, “The X-Files: Rhapsody, Allegro + Sonata = Mac OS 10”e30

    “Mac OS X the biggest leap in the Mac OS since 1984, bringing it into new territory, but bringing all of us and current applications with it.” —Steve Jobse30

Intended purpose

server/mainframe: small to medium scale servers

desktop/workstation: workstations (for those with UNIX familiarity)

handheld: not appropriate

real time: not appropriate

Kind of OS: proprietary UNIX

Release Date: first quarter 1999e30

    “A beta of Mac OS X is due in the first quarter of 1999 with a commercial product due in the third quarter. Allegro (Mac OS 8.5) will be released in September; an Allegro tweak (probably Mac OS 8.6) will come out in the first quarter of 1999, and Mac OS X will hit the streets in the third quarter of 1999.” —Dennis Sellers, “The X-Files: Rhapsody, Allegro + Sonata = Mac OS 10”e30 [NOTE: These dates have slipped to first quarter 2001.]

Current Version: Mac OS X Server 1.2

Cost: $499 (Mac OS X Server)p1

Hardware Supported: IBM/Motorola PowerPC G3

Maximum Number of Processors:

Number of bits: 64

Kernel: MACHe75 (microkernel)

POSIX: compatiblee49

    “I expect there’s some work to port a Unix app to MacOS X, especially one that uses any of the Unix System-V APIs. BSD-flavored apps should port easily to MacOS X. Of course, the windowing systems of Unix and MacOS X are completely different, so don’t expect to easily port any X-windows apps.” — Steve Byane59

Peripherals:

File Systems Supported:

Other Systems Emulated: MS-DOS (with third party Virtual PC), Windows 3.1 (with third party Virtual PC), Windows 95 (with third party Virtual PC or SoftWindows95), Windows 98 (with third party Virtual PC or SoftWindows98)

Graphics Engine: Enhanced QuickDraw

Text Command Shell: UNIX shells

User Interface (graphic): Macintosh ToolBox

Graphic Command Shell: Finder

Disabled support:

Internet Services:

Powered By ...?

    Businesses and organizations with servers powered by Mac OS X Server: Apple Computer (also uses Solaris)w52

    http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP “Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server, Client, and Relay agent” freely redistributable tools: source builds on most Unix platforms, Mac, NeXTStep, and Rhapsody.

Application Programs:

Security:

Other:

    “From the WWDC98 charts, Mac OS X’s CoreOS is essentially a Mach system kernel (mk7.x + other advancements) with a POSIX-like system interface very similar to *BSD-lite servers (which includes sockets), IOKit, VFS file system interface (a BSD 4.4 thing), and AppleTalk.” —Tuan Truonge49

references

references within this web site

further reading: web sites

Please send recommendations on additional URLs to Milo.

official web sites

FAQs

(Frequently Asked Questions)

user group web sites

    Los Angeles Macintosh Group

other related web sites

    www.stepwise.com

    http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP “Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server, Client, and Relay agent” freely redistributable tools: source builds on most Unix platforms, Mac, NeXTStep, and Rhapsody.

    http://www.unix-vs-nt.org/ John Kirch’s article “Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX”

further reading: books

    For more UNIX book listings, see also the general book listings on the UNIX web page.

    Also see the web pages for Rhapsody, NeXT, Mac OS X, and Macintosh.

If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.

Price listings are for courtesy purposes only and may be changed by the referenced businesses at any time without notice.

further reading: books: introductory/general

A Practical Guide to the Unix System; by Mark G. Sobell; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; October 1994; ISBN 0805375651; paperback; 800 pages; $37.95


further reading: books: administration

Essential System Administration: Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook); 2nd edition; by Aeleen Frisch; O’Reilly & Associates; December 1996; ISBN 1565921275; paperback; 788 pages; $27.96


The Complete Guide to Netware 4.11/Intranetware; 2nd edition; by James E. Gaskin; Sybex; December 1996; ISBN 078211931X; paperback; $47.99; includes information on getting NetWare working with Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and OS/2


further reading: books: internet

Building a Unix Internet Server; by George Eckel; New Riders Publishing; June 1995; ISBN 1562054945; paperback (with CD-ROM); 325 pages; $30.40


    Learn HTML 3.0 on the Macintosh; by Dave Mark, David Lawrence; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; July 1996; ISBN 0201887932; paperback; $29.95

    Learn Java on the MacIntosh; by Barry Boone, Dave Mark; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; August 1996; ISBN 0201191571; paperback (with CD-ROM); 475 pages; $27.96

further reading: books: enterprise/business

    OPENSTEP for Enterprises; by Nancy Knolle Craighill; John Wiley & Sons; October 1996; ISBN 0471308595; 245 pages; $27.96

    Developing Business Applications With OPENSTEP: With 37 Illustrations; by Peter Clark, Nik Gervae; Springer Verlag; December 1996; ISBN 038794852X; Paperback; 275 pages; $43.95

further reading: books: content creation

    Beyond the Mac Is Not a Typewriter: More Typographic Insights and Secrets; by Robin Williams; Peachpit Press; January 1996; ISBN 0201885980; paperback; 222 pages; $13.56

    Learn HTML 3.0 on the Macintosh; by Dave Mark, David Lawrence; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; July 1996; ISBN 0201887932; paperback; $29.95

    The Multimedia Production Handbook for the PC, Macintosh, and Amiga; by Tom Yager; Academic Press Professional; December 1993; ISBN 0127680306; Paperback; 382 pages; $31.96

    Learn Java on the MacIntosh; by Barry Boone, Dave Mark; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; August 1996; ISBN 0201191571; paperback (with CD-ROM); 475 pages; $27.96

further reading: books: programming

    Rhapsody Developer’s Guide: Developer’s Guide; by Jesse Feiler; AP Professional; August 1997; ISBN 0122513347; Paperback; $31.96

    Developing Business Applications With OPENSTEP: With 37 Illustrations; by Peter Clark, Nik Gervae; Springer Verlag; December 1996; ISBN 038794852X; Paperback; 275 pages; $43.95

    Black Art of Macintosh Game Programming; by Kevin Tieskoetter; Waite Group Pr; March 1996; ISBN 157169059X; paperback (with CD-ROM); $39.99

    Learn Java on the MacIntosh; by Barry Boone, Dave Mark; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; August 1996; ISBN 0201191571; paperback (with CD-ROM); 475 pages; $27.96

    Learn C on the MacIntosh; 2nd edition; by Dave Mark; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; October 1995; ISBN 0201484064; paperback (with CD-ROM); 474 pages; $27.96

    Foundations of Mac Programming; by Dan P. Sydow; IDG Books Worldwide Inc.; December 20, 1995; ISBN 1568843496; paperback; 708 pages; $31.99

Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series); by W. Richard Stevens; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; June 1992; ISBN 0201563177; hardcover; 744 pages; $63.95


    C++ Programming With Codewarrior: For the Macintosh and Power Macintosh Beginner; by Jan L. Harrington; AP Professional; September 1995; ISBN 0123264200; paperback (with CD-ROM); 373 pages; $29.60

    Metrowerks Codewarrior Programming; by Dan Parks Sydow; IDG Books Worldwide; December 1996; ISBN 1558515054; paperback; 538 pages (with CD-ROM); $31.96

    Codewarrior Software Development Using Powerplant; by Jan L. Harrington; AP Professional; May 1996; ISBN 0123264227; paperback (with CD-ROM); 295 pages; $24.47

further reading: books: hardware

further reading: books: miscellaneous

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