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Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: cahult on 15 May 2002, 01:41

Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: cahult on 15 May 2002, 01:41: http://www.apple.com/xserve/ (http://www.apple.com/xserve/)

It certainly did for me, and I don
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Master of Reality on 15 May 2002, 08:03: i need a towel (or a bib).
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Kintaro on 15 May 2002, 13:02: SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTT
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Calum on 15 May 2002, 14:01: quote:

Mac OS X Server, the industrial-strength server operating system
Xserve runs Mac OS X Server, the cutting-edge, UNIX-based server operating system that gives you such coveted features as protected memory, preemptive multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing, advanced memory management, and the latest in networking technologies. At the core of Mac OS X Server is the industrial-strength open source foundation called Darwin. Based on the Mach 3.0 microkernel and BSD UNIX, Darwin is the rock-solid foundation that gives Mac OS X Server its remarkable performance and stability.

Out-of-the-box support for Mac, Windows, UNIX and Linux clients
It doesn
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: psyjax on 15 May 2002, 21:00: quote:
Originally posted by Calum:
this is really good right enough, but who and what are they competing against here? predominantly i mean? IBM? NT Servers? Sun Solaris? or do they just want a better foothold to grab a piece of this market?

Belive it or not there are actually a whole bunch of MacOSX powerd servers out there. Severeal universities and other institutions out there use them. So this is certainly a much desired upgrade.

None the less, it is also an alternative to the NT server boxes. For people who choose NT over UNIX for a server, because they want a user friendly interface, now they have a better choice. Run it on MacOS X, it's based in FreeBSD, has no cliant licence, and is more user friendly than any version of windows.

So thar ya go.

Besides, every good computer maker should offer a server alternative. Who knows, maybe it will catch on :D
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: ravuya on 16 May 2002, 03:48: When I saw this, I fell to the ground and began having seizures of joy.

I think they went a bit overboard in terms of power, though.. oh well, maybe SGI will start building personal computers and the world will switch upside down.
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: The Czar on 3 June 2002, 05:02: BITE YOUR TONGUE RAV!

Sorry, but you can never have too much power!
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Ctrl Alt Del 123 on 4 June 2002, 02:51: Unlimited liscences..........

Windows 2000 Server: $1200 US (With 10 Client Access Licenses)

Windows 2000 Advanced Server: $4000 US (With 25 Client Access Licenses)

Apple Xserve: $3000.00 (Unlimited-Client License)

Apple Xserve, the power of UNIX with the ease of OS X, unlimited licenses.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server... the power of buring cash and the ease of a lighter wallet.
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Calum on 4 June 2002, 03:02: everybody in the world could have a "LinuxServer(TM)" if they really wanted one for FREEEEEEE!!!!!
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: ahri on 9 June 2002, 20:39: if you guys are really interested in the xserve, there is a really server comparison here http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1106 (http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1106)
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: ravuya on 9 June 2002, 20:47: Thanks, but I already knew the XServe was cheaper and faster than Pentium-class servers.
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: slave on 9 June 2002, 22:25: quote:
Will this make your mouth water?

No, I'm afraid not.
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Refalm on 9 June 2002, 22:34: quote:
Windows XP User #5225982375: No, I'm afraid not.

No you don't like the most powerfull computer in the world... damn, Windows XP really is a magnet for crappyness (so is Hotmail)
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: slave on 9 June 2002, 23:30: It's very expensive and you are required to use Mac hardware.. what's there to like? There are many, many better server solutions other than this expensive rubbish.

I also like little boys and can't take figure out enough to take a runner when nobody likes me here.

[ June 09, 2002: Message edited by: Ravuya ]
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Heru on 10 June 2002, 00:03: quote:
Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
It's very expensive and you are required to use Mac hardware.. what's there to like? There are many, many better server solutions other than this expensive rubbish.

why yes there are.... but Windows isn't it.

But a server running on Mac hardware will probably perform better. If you got an old Imac G3 for around $700 and put Linux or NetBSD on it, you'd have an excellent server.

btw- it is over all cheaper than certain windows based solutions. This one can be used as a remote access server with unlimited users. With windows based servers it costs more money for more users.
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Gooseberry Clock on 10 June 2002, 00:36: Not if you use Apache (http://www.apache.org/).

[ June 10, 2002: Message edited by: Gooseberry Clock ]
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: psyjax on 10 June 2002, 00:40: quote:
Originally posted by Gooseberry Clock:
Not if you use Apache (http://www.apache.org/).

Apache is just server software not an OS. You will still end up paying more for the windoze licences weather you use Apache or not.

Windoze based servers, I assume, are usually run on M$ IIS so you will be paying mega licencing.

If you run OSX, which uses Apache as it's standard server software, you will be WAY more cost effective than the windoze solution.

If you use UNIX and/or Linux servers you will be saving even more.
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Calum on 10 June 2002, 15:42: quote:
Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
[QB]It's very expensive and you are required to use Mac hardware.. what's there to like?

windows loser, something for you, i bet you see this daily anyway:
(http://www.wtfman.com/images/pos.jpg)
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: choasforages on 10 June 2002, 16:29: godly server and nice popup window, now, were did that 3k go .....
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: Ctrl Alt Del 123 on 11 June 2002, 06:04: Calum, I get the same dialog but Windows crashes before I can click either OK! I get some error similar to "Random crash feature. Can be disabled by chopping your hands off and then stripping a chicken and activating the chicken via CB."
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: ravuya on 11 June 2002, 18:39: I have to deal with Windows so I can set up MPW in Basilisk II for a friend... oh well, it's for the best, what he writes becomes macintosh software.
Title: Will this make your mouth water?
Post by: bcortens on 12 June 2002, 06:31: This thing rules put in a radion 8500 and u got the ultimate video studio almost unlimited storage ;)