Version: 10.4
Platform: Mac OS X Server
Introduction and announcement; not a sales date.
Apple source ↗Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger
Apple announced Tiger Server, Mac OS X Server 10.4, on April 12, 2005, with availability set for April 29. Its April 28 release repeated that Server would arrive alongside the client. Pre-orders opened with the announcement; they were not delivered sales. US licences cost $499 for ten clients and $999 for unlimited clients.
- Family
- Mac OS X Server
- Version
- 10.4
- Architectures
- PowerPC / Intel (10.4.7+)
- Historical US price
- US$499 / US$999
Apple · Server 10.4 · 2005-04-12 · Apple · 2005-04-28
iChat Server provided internal messaging with Jabber clients, while Weblog Server published blogs and syndicated content through formats such as RSS and Atom. Xgrid coordinated jobs across several Macs for distributed computing. Support for 64-bit applications coexisted with 32-bit applications; this should not be confused with Leopard's wider set of 64-bit services.
Apple · Server 10.4 · 2005-04-12
Software Update Server hosted a cache of Apple updates and let administrators choose which ones to offer clients. Other additions included access control lists, mail filtering with virus detection and quarantine, and a gateway-services assistant. Link aggregation and interface failover supported IEEE 802.3ad. These were announced capabilities, not current security or speed guarantees.
Apple · Server 10.4 · 2005-04-12
Launch requirements were a PowerPC G3, G4 or G5, 256 MB RAM, built-in FireWire and 4 GB free. They do not describe Tiger Server's entire life: Apple's second-edition manual specifies Intel or PowerPC G4/G5, 512 MB and 10 GB, plus FireWire, for 10.4.7 or later. Separating editions avoids attributing Intel support to the original 2005 disc or applying its initial minimums to a later installer.
Apple · Server 10.4 · 2005-04-12 · Apple · Server 10.4 · PDF · 54
In Macworld, Jim Dalrymple explained the integration of open projects and reported Apple manager Eric Zelenka's position; this was not an independent test of every promise. Reviewing it for InfoWorld, Tom Yager praised the consistency of Server Admin and Workgroup Manager and the command-line management option. These are attributed opinions, not a consensus or universal benchmark.
Jim Dalrymple · Macworld · 2005-04-27 · Tom Yager · InfoWorld · 2005-06-03
Dates documented by Apple
Selected releases, not a complete history. Dates follow Apple's release records, not the latest page edit. No builds are included.
ISO date: year-month-day.
Version: 10.4
Platform: Mac OS X Server
Announced availability, not proof of delivery or worldwide sales.
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