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Sponsored by PCBWay: https://pcbway.com/g/ynWgss In 1999, Apple shipped Mac OS X Server 1.0, better known by its codename Rhapsody. It was the missing link between NeXTSTEP and the Mac OS we know today. In this first part, I set up a Blue & White PowerMac G3, restore missing components like the ZIP drive, and replace its failing CD-ROM before diving into the installation of Rhapsody. Along the way, we’ll see how Apple mixed the familiar look of Mac OS 8 with the UNIX core inherited from NeXT, and why this release was such an unusual step in Apple’s operating system history. We’ll also look at multi-boot preparations with Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9, Rhapsody, and the first release of OS X — setting the stage for deeper exploration in part 2. What do you think about Apple’s Rhapsody era? Let me know in the comments! In this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Rhapsody Test System: 1999 Blue & White PowerMac G3 04:42 Startup Test Failure - A Broken CD-ROM Drive 05:18 Multi-Boot Partition Setup 06:39 Intermediate Setup: Install MacOS 8/9 First! 07:19 Rhapsody Retrospective & Setup Experience 12:01 Rhapsody Out-Of-Box Experience 13:19 First Glance At Blue Box 15:10 Rhapsody In Historical Context 17:42 Next On TPC: Part 2 of Rhapsody Exploration 🔔 Subscribe for more retro hardware adventures! Want to join THE PHINTAGE SUPPORTERS or THE PHINTAGE ENTHUSIASTS community and get a mention in an upcoming video? Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/@THEPHINTAGECOLLECTOR/join This video was made possible with support by: THE PHINTAGE ENTHUSIASTS: Alisha Manuela Stutz Christian Zerrahn David Schell Waseem al sammane ZyeByteVT THE PHINTAGE SUPPORTERS: Balint Szy Cecil Cinemint Music Clank Elinars Feldi GrayT! heyday478 HMK Jack Beckman Jack Rosenthal John DiLiberto Luke Granger-Brown Matthew Veety MS-DOS Manfred Steven Glogger Tim Hull Wobinu Films xcalibur839 Z098 Zen the Fox Visit also THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR website at https://www.thephintagecollector.ch for insights into my retro computer collection. This presentation, Copyright @ 2025 THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR, Gianpaolo Del Matto. All rights reserved. Individual Copyrights apply for referenced material (see sources). Music composed by 🎶 Abdallah El-Ghannam https://www.youtube.com/@AcrossTheU.S.A | https://www.fiverr.com/abdallahghannam 🎶 rootkitty | https://soundcloud.com/rootkitty ℹ️ Sources: Hardware: Apple Studio Display (Blue & White LCD, specs): https://everymac.com/monitors/apple/studio_cinema/specs/apple_studio_display_blue.html Apple Studio Display (1998–2004, Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Studio_Display_(1998%E2%80%932004) ATI Rage 128 identification on Blue & White G3 (68kMLA): https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/rage-128-identification-and-daughterboard.45990/ PowerMac G3 (Blue & White specs, EveryMac): https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/specs/powermac_g3_300_bl.html Power Macintosh G3 (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_G3 Power Mac G4 (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Mac_G4 iMac G3 (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G3 Apple Zip drive (Apple Fandom): https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Zip_drive Open Firmware (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware TPC's Open Firmware "Boot Manager" How-To: https://phintage.phunsites.net/2026/01/22/blue-white-powermac-g3-open-firmware-boot-manager/ NeXTSTEP & Rhapsody: NeXTSTEP OS (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP NeXTSTEP GUI screenshots (ToastyTech): http://toastytech.com/guis/ns33.html Rhapsody OS (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_(operating_system) Mac OS X Server 1.0 (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Server_1.0 The Register (1998): "Who Killed Apple’s Rhapsody?": https://www.theregister.com/1998/11/05/who_killed_apples_rhapsody Apple’s Transition Projects: Copland OS (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copland_(operating_system) BeOS (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS Mac transition to Intel (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_transition_to_Intel_processors Project Marklar (Mac OS X on Intel, MacRumors): https://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/10/a-bit-of-history-behind-the-mac-os-x-on-intel-project-marklar/ eApple maintaining x86 builds (eweek): https://www.eweek.com/apple/apple-keeps-x86-torch-lit-with-marklar/ Classic Environment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_built-in_macOS_apps#Classic Graphics System: Quartz Compositor (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_Compositor Quartz 2D (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_2D Additional Context: • Wired (1997, WWDC) – Apple announces Yellow Box for Windows NT/95: https://www.wired.com/1997/05/apple-must-drum-up-rhapsody-for-new-os/ • Wired (1998) – “Apple Must Drum Up Rhapsody for New OS”: https://www.wired.com/1997/05/apple-must-drum-up-rhapsody-for-new-os/