This is a very good breakdown of the Xserve! I love how Apple has tried to enter into all kinds of technology avenues. I also like learning about the hardware that is inside of the machine. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all.
When I was younger, I was always fascinated by getting the price as high as possible for these using the configurator on the Apple website. You could order it with some crazy expensive Apple Care!
The Xserve Raid was a killer product. I worked in post-production in the 00's and many businesses used them with FCP over fiber channel. For the most part they just worked. Wasn't as fast as some of the other solutions out there, but man, they were nice to work with.
You'd be surprised at the humongous number of XServe that remained in service in TV and media companies for years and years. Entire TV channels running out of ebay-bought Xserves in 2016. Actually I have some customers still running them.
And you completely glossed over Apple's own original UNIX, A/UX, running on the UNIX-only Workgroup Server 95. (A slightly modified Quadra 950.) My own "WGS95" is really just a Quadra 950 with the WGS PDS card installed. I really want an Xserve and Xserve RAID for my home rack. Also sad that "Mac OS X Server" is basically dead now. All it does any more is device management - they seem to expect you'll use CLI tools and/or a Linux box for real server duties.
This is a very good breakdown of the Xserve! I love how Apple has tried to enter into all kinds of technology avenues. I also like learning about the hardware that is inside of the machine. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all.
When I was younger, I was always fascinated by getting the price as high as possible for these using the configurator on the Apple website. You could order it with some crazy expensive Apple Care!
i still do this
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I did this when the Dual G5 came out. I can't even remember how much it cost, but I do remember that the max 8 GB RAM was unthinkable back then.
I feel called out by this
That what killed the server
The Xserve Raid was a killer product. I worked in post-production in the 00's and many businesses used them with FCP over fiber channel. For the most part they just worked. Wasn't as fast as some of the other solutions out there, but man, they were nice to work with.
This video turned helpful to my career, Thanks!
You'd be surprised at the humongous number of XServe that remained in service in TV and media companies for years and years. Entire TV channels running out of ebay-bought Xserves in 2016. Actually I have some customers still running them.
The current rack mount offering from Apple should be called the Rac Pro
The All New " Rac Pro "
( Wheels Sold Seperately )
iRac
You guys make it interesting to learn about important macs, a series of video’s so solid that no one can copy them in the biggest form!
And you completely glossed over Apple's own original UNIX, A/UX, running on the UNIX-only Workgroup Server 95. (A slightly modified Quadra 950.) My own "WGS95" is really just a Quadra 950 with the WGS PDS card installed.
I really want an Xserve and Xserve RAID for my home rack.
Also sad that "Mac OS X Server" is basically dead now. All it does any more is device management - they seem to expect you'll use CLI tools and/or a Linux box for real server duties.
Crushed by vintage hardware. 🤣
The x serve would look nice along side some unifi stuff
Do you think Apple will make another server with the thermal efficiency of Apple Silicon?
What happened to ActiveStorage, a company formed from ex-Apple employees who worked on the XServe project?
I love apple and like your videos
Apple themselves never used xServe, they used HP ProLiant
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it's 60-100 pounds not 700
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Nobody gives a crap.