Apple manual Introducing the Macintosh Server G3

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Introducing the Macintosh Server G3

The Macintosh Server G3 is Apple’s first Mac OS X Server–based computer, offering a variety of services:

mWeb application deployment platform

mWorld Wide Web and FTP server

mQuickTime Streaming server

mStartup server for Macintosh client computers that can start up from a server

mFile and Print server for Macintosh client

The Macintosh Server G3’s powerful operating system, Mac OS X Server, combines the ease of use of Mac OS with the power of a UNIX®-based system. Mac OS X Server offers robust, industry-standard networking and Internet support across platforms, scalable network administration, user-level security, and a high degree of stability through memory protection.

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