AIX for Apple Network Servers is a version of IBM's Advanced Interactive eXecutive (AIX) operating system that was released in 1996 to run on Apple Computer's PowerPC-based Network Servers.
History
AIX is based on Unix System V and was first released commercially in 1986 to support the IBM RT PC RISC workstation.[1] By 1990, it was ported to support IBM POWER microprocessors, predecessors to the PowerPC chips used by Apple.[2]
The Apple Network Servers began shipping in February 1996 with AIX 4.1.4 (codenamed "Harpoon") and could be updated to version 4.1.4.1 and finally, 4.1.5, which patched a serious memory leak.[3] AIX is not supported by Power Macintosh systems.[4]
References
- ↑ IBM RT Personal Computer Advanced Interactive eXecutive operating system and virtual resource manager, International Business Machines. 1986-01-21.
- ↑ 27 years of IBM RISC, RootVG AIX & Power Portal. Accessed 2021-02-27.
- ↑ Floodgap ANSwers: The ANS FAQ by Cameron Kaiser, Floodgap. Accessed 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Power Mac G4 install AIX by ijj, The Unix and Linux Forums. 2011-08-07.
See also
External links
- Developer Pages for AIX and Apple Network Server at Apple Developer World (archived 1997-06-15)
- AIX Developers Reference Guide for the Apple Network Server (archived 1997-06-15)
- AIX Application Binary Compatibility and the Apple Network Server (archived 1997-06-15)
- AIX for Apple Network Servers (PDF) by Apple Computer (1997-02, mirrored at Tech Insider)
- IBM AIX operating system at IBM
- The AIX on ANS FAQ by Cameron Kaiser at Floodgap ANSwers
- RootVG.net AIX & Power Portal
- IBM AIX: Apple Network Servers at Wikipedia
