Mac OS X Server 1.2(green box with S)

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Mac OS X Server 1.2(green box with S)

Hello to everyone!

I have a Power Mac G4 2003 Mirror Drive Doors with dual 1.25 processors. I am in search of a very highly sought program called Mac OS X Server 1.2 - Although, it may or may not run on my system, I am still looking for this as I would like to get it for nostalgic reasons. Given the fact that OS 9 and os 8 can still be had these days, I have searched and searched to no avail for Mac OS X Server 1.2(1.0 is the older one) - I am talking about the one before Mac OS Server X 10.0.

Not only do I like the green box with the S on it, but also just would like to find this and buy it, and maybe tinker with it to get it to work on my G4. I believe I read somewhere that it was OS X Server 1.0 that worked with G3 processors, while 1.2 works with G4 processors.

Any and all help would be appreciated. Again, why is it so easy to find OS 9 and OS 8 and not this? Did Apple not produce enough of these? We are only talking just recently. 1999 or 2000 is not that long ago, and I believe this server software should still be easy to get, but alas! Its not.

Thank you!

Nadav

Power Macintosh G4 MDD 1.25DP System w/ 2MB L3 Cache/2GB PC2600U, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Apple 4.7GB DVD-RAM Drive/BenQ 16x Superdrive/Plextor 16x Superdrive

Posted on May 18, 2008 7:36 PM

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Answer 1

May 19, 2008 10:47 AM in response to Nadav

Nadav-

You are the only person in the world who wants an old version of Server software. Most operations that need a server are running the latest \[10.5] or next-to-the-latest \[10.4]. There is no market for older versions than that. New versions with unlimited users cost US$1000. So only serious users buy it. There are not so many copies around. The software uses a serial-number system. If you get the discs, but no serial number, it will not run.

Mac OS X Server 10.2, 10.3, or 10.4 will install and run on any G3 on which you can install the same-numbered version of Mac OS X. You can install some newer unsupported versions using popular cheater programs. I have installed 10.3 Server on Beige G3s for use by Not-for-Profit Organizations that could not afford anything more expensive. Most uses for Server are I/O problems, not compute problems, so a fast computer in not needed, just fast Disk Access. When you have multiple Servers tied together, the high-availability of the XServe and XServe RAID are very desirable.

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Nadav Author

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May 19, 2008 10:53 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thats why I said for nostalgic reasons.. here goto this website and you will see what I mean:

http://www.rhapsodyos.org/home.html

I believe the latest version what Mr. Shaw is saying which is 1.2v3 will run on power mac G4 processors. It came out in 2001 - the green cd with the S on it.

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Answer 3

May 19, 2008 12:30 PM in response to Nadav

You may have more luck picking up an old piece of server hardware with the software installed.

Here's the list of servers:

http://www.welovemacs.com/select-your-machine-apple-servers.html

basically you want anything G3 or early G4 (2001 or before). You'll be able to get one of these for less than you'd pay for the software alone from a reseller.

Someone is selling the G4 Server on eBay in the UK for £4.99. Fish around on eBay in your country for a week or so and one will pop up.
I've not been able to find a good galery of OSX Server 1.0 and 1.2 images, but it looks essentially like OS8.6 with some bad colour scheme chosen, even though it has a Unix-like core. I do remember using it on a G3 Server, it was pants, we went back to OS9 and AppleShare IP before jumping to OSX 10.2 Server, which was the first version worth it's cost.

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Nadav Author

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May 19, 2008 12:58 PM in response to Simon Teale

Simon,

Here is another shot of the box with the S I am talking about:

http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-X-Server-Unlimited/dp/B00002S6YW

And thats what I have been getting - NOT AVAILABLE, but for OS 9 it seems that is still available and OS 8 is still available.

I am trying to get in touch with David Shaw who has this and maybe he can provide more support for helping me to get this.

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