Apple Workgroup Server (AWS or sometimes WGS) and, later, Macintosh Server, were the names given to selected models of Macintosh computers which were sold by Apple Computer with additional server software and sometimes bigger hard drives . Apart from that, they were mostly identical to computers out of Apple's workstation range. The "Workgroup Server" name was used on the models based on Centris, Quadra and early Power Macintosh series, while the servers based on the Power Macintosh G3 and Power Macintosh G4 were called "Macintosh Server G3" and "Macintosh Server G4". The first model was the Workgroup Server 95, introduced in March 1993; the last of the series was quietly discontinued in Janury 2003, after the introduction of the Xserve made them obsolete. The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984 The Macintosh, or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured and marketed by Apple Computer that run the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS). Named after the McIntosh apple, the original Macintosh was released on January 24, 1984. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ... Macintosh Centris was a set of three 1993 Macintosh models that were built around the Motorola 68LC040 and 68040 CPUs. ... Quadra 800 Quadra was the name used by Apple Computer for most of its Macintosh computers built around the Motorola 68040 CPU. The product manager for the Quadra family was Frank Casanova who was also the Product Manager for the Macintosh IIfx. ... Power Macintosh, or Power Mac, is the name of a line of Apple Macintosh personal computers based on various models of PowerPC microprocessors. ... The Power Macintosh G3 was a series of personal computers made by Apple from November 1997 to August 1999. ... The Power Macintosh G4 (Power Mac G4) was series of personal computers made by Apple. ... The original Xserve Xserve, or Xserve G5 with more recent models, is the name of Apple Computers Macintosh 1U rackmount server computer. ...

The Workgroup Servers are not to be confused with the Apple Network Servers, which were specially designed servers that exclusively ran on AIX and thus do not qualify as Macintoshes. An Apple Network Server The Apple Network Server (ANS) was a short-lived line of PowerPC-based server computers manufactured by Apple Computer from February 1996 to April 1997, when it was discontinued due to very poor sales. ... Advanced Interactive eXecutive (AIX) is the brand name of IBMs proprietary UNIX operating system. ...

Models

Macintosh Quadra 950 The Macintosh Quadra 950 was the third Quadra computer that Apple made. ... A/UX (from Apple Unix) is Apple Computers implementation of the Unix operating system for some of their Macintosh computers. ... Mac OS, which stands for Macintosh Operating System, is a range of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Computer for their Macintosh computers. ... The Power Macintosh 6100 was Apple Computers first computer ever to use the new PowerPC RISC type processor co-created by IBM and Motorola. ... The PowerPC 601 was the first generation of microprocessors to supports a sub-set of the PowerPC Architecture. ... Macintosh Quadra 950 The Macintosh Quadra 950 was the third Quadra computer that Apple made. ... Billed as a high-end graphics computer, the Power Macintosh 8500 was also the first Macintosh to ship with a replaceable daughtercard. ... The Power Macintosh G3 was a series of personal computers made by Apple from November 1997 to August 1999. ... The Power Macintosh G3 was a series of personal computers made by Apple from November 1997 to August 1999. ... The Power Mac G4 was a series of personal computers made by Apple. ...

References

• everymac.com's Workgroup Server page