Mac OS X Server 1.0
| Developer | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| OS family | |
| Working state | Legacy |
| Latest release | 1.2v3 / October 27, 2000 |
| Platforms | PowerPC |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) (mostly monolithic) |
| Succeeded by | macOS Server |
| Official website | support |
Mac OS X Server 1.0, released on March 16, 1999, is the first operating system released into the retail market by Apple Computer based on NeXT technology. It was the final release of the product code named Rhapsody, which was an interim combination of the OpenStep system (Mach OS and OpenStep API) and Mac OS 8.
Although Mac OS X Server 1.0's graphical "look and feel" was a variation of the Platinum theme from Mac OS 8, its infrastructure is based on the OPENSTEP (and thus, NeXTSTEP) operating system instead of the classic Mac OS. The resulting product gave users a preview of the operating system that was to become Mac OS X (now named macOS). Mac OS X Server was never officially known simply as Mac OS X, and was ultimately obsolesced by Mac OS X v10.0 in 2001 and macOS Server.
Server 1.0 contains a mix of features from the classic Mac OS, NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X. Like classic Mac OS, it has a single menu bar across the top of the screen, but file management is performed in Workspace Manager from NeXTSTEP instead of the classic Mac OS 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. Unlike any version of Classic Mac OS, windows with unsaved content display a black dot in the window close button like NeXTSTEP did. The Dock and the Aqua appearance were not included; these were added later in Mac OS X.
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