Apple Workgroup Server
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Apple Workgroup Server and Macintosh Server are a family of Macintosh-based workgroup servers, sold by Apple Computer from 1993 to 2003. Machines bearing these names are re-branded Centris, Quadra and Power Macintosh systems with additional server software and sometimes larger hard drives. Apart from that, they were mostly identical to the machines they are based on. The "Workgroup Server" name was used until the release of the Power Macintosh G3 in 1998.
In 1996 and 1997, Apple also sold a separate range of machines marketed as the Apple Network Server, which were specially-designed servers that exclusively ran AIX and thus do not qualify as Macintosh computers.
The first models were the Workgroup Server 60, 80 and 95, introduced together at CeBIT in Hanover on March 22, 1993.{{Cite web |date=March 22, 1993 |title=Apple Announces New Family of Powerful Servers for Macintosh Workgroups |url=http://tech-insider.org/mac/research/1993/0322.html |publisher=Apple}} Customer shipments of the 95 began in April, with the 60 and 80 following in July. New models were introduced every year except 1995, and remained on the market until 2003, several months after the rack-mounted Xserve was introduced.
List of models
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| March 1993 | April 1995 | Was sold with A/UX, but is able to run Mac OS as well. The differences to the Quadra are a digital tape drive (DAT) and a PDS card containing a fast SCSI connection and a 256k level 2 CPU cache. Mac OS Supported: System 7.0.1 to Mac OS 8.1 |
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| July 1993 | October 1994 | The Centris 610 was later sold as the "Quadra 610". Mac OS Supported: (68k, System 7.1-Mac OS 8.1) (PPC, System 7.1.2-Mac OS 9.1) |
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| July 1993 | October 1994 | |
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| April 1994 | October 1995 | Speed bumped from 60 to 66 MHz in April 1995. Mac OS Supported: (60 MHz, System 7.1.2-Mac OS 9.1) (66 MHz, System 7.5-Mac OS 9.1) |
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| April 1994 | February 1996 | Speed bumped from 80 to 110 MHz in April 1995 |
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| April 1994 | February 1996 | n/a | The only Workgroup Server not directly based on a workstation. It featured an 80 MHz (speed bumped to 120 MHz in April 1995) PowerPC 601 board in a Quadra 950 style case.Workgroup Server 9150 [http://lowendmac.com/1994/apple-workgroup-server-9150/ at Low End Mac] and [http://apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=9150 apple-history.com] |
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| February 1996 | April 1997 | |
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| February 1996 | March 1998 | |
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| April 1997 | March 1998 | |
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| April 1997 | March 1998 | |
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| March 1998 | December 1998 | Power Macintosh G3 Mini Tower | |
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| January 1999 | August 1999 | Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White | |
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| September 1999 | January 2003 | Multiple models mirroring the Power Mac G4's history. The first is based on the "Sawtooth" (AGP graphics) Power Mac G4, the last on the initial "Mirrored Drive Doors" PowerMac G4. |
Timeline
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References
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External links
- [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_wgs/index.html Apple Workgroup Servers] at EveryMac.com
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