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Mac OS X Server is built on Darwin, which has an open source core. Mac OS X Server provides high-performance networking and supports multiple file systems, BSD symmetric multiprocessing, and 64-bit applications. Server administrators benefit from tools that simplify service setup and management. Developers can use WebObjects to create and deploy web and Java applications.

A guided introduction to developing for Mac OS X Server.   Essential information for working with Mac OS X Server.   API references organized by framework.
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Non Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1098: Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources
Carbon 2003-08-20
Programmatically Performing an Open Directory Search (HTML)
QA1462: A short guide on how to programmatically search Open Directory for matching attribute values within records.
Directory Services 2006-09-11
ANSI SCSI Standards (HTML)
Deprecated - DV03: Describes past Macintosh systems that did not fully support the ANSI SCSI-1 standard.
Hardware & Drivers 1995-07-01
Difference between using Restart or Shut Down in the Finder's Special menu in Open Firmware (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW47: Explains the differences between using Restart or Shut Down on Open Firmware
Hardware & Drivers 1999-02-15
Expansion ROM device properties (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
Hardware & Drivers 1999-03-29
Generating an NMI Without a Programmer's Switch (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on CPUs without programmer's switches.
Hardware & Drivers 2004-04-26
Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting (HTML)
QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
Hardware & Drivers 2003-10-28
IOKit Framework Headers (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
Hardware & Drivers 2002-01-15
Is ColorSync thread safe? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1261: Discusses ColorSync thread-safety issues.
Hardware & Drivers 2003-04-17
Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented? (HTML)
HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
Hardware & Drivers 1999-11-15
The "packages" node in the device tree (HTML)
HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
Hardware & Drivers 2006-02-22
PCI Type 1 Cycles (HTML)
HW26: Describes the circumstances when the PowerMac generates a Configuration Type 1 command.
Hardware & Drivers 1995-07-15
Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
Hardware & Drivers 2008-09-24
Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space (HTML)
HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
Hardware & Drivers 1999-10-11
What are snag keys in Open Firmware? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW35: Explains Open Firmware snag keys, including examples of their function.
Hardware & Drivers 1999-02-15
What is the "dump" word and how do I use it? (HTML)
HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
Hardware & Drivers 1999-10-11
What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface? (HTML)
HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
Hardware & Drivers 1999-10-11
Why did the name of the PCI bridge change? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
Hardware & Drivers 1999-03-29
Getting a Packet Trace (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
Internet & Web 2008-06-03
Internet Connect Speed (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1165: Describes how to get the modem connection speed from the System Configuration framework dynamic store.
Internet & Web 2003-03-26
Why is my Ruby on Rails application with FastCGI generating "'load error /etc/irbrc" errors? (HTML)
QA1494: Describes how to resolve an error encountered hosting Ruby on Rails applications on Mac OS X 10.5.
Internet & Web 2007-11-28
Server Processes and the Dock (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1328: Discusses using headless AWT from Java server applications that need to be hidden.
Java 2004-01-19
Accessing HTTPS Proxy Settings (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1234: Describes how to programatically access Secure Web Proxy information.
Networking 2003-02-19
The "chosen" node in the device tree (HTML)
HW88: Describes how to find the "chosen" node in the Open firmware device tree.
Networking 2000-09-05
Getting a Packet Trace (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
Networking 2008-06-03
Internet Connect Speed (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1165: Describes how to get the modem connection speed from the System Configuration framework dynamic store.
Networking 2003-03-26
QDFlushPortBuffer (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QD65: Describes a possible solution for window update problems under Carbon.
Porting 2000-11-08
Server Processes and the Dock (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1328: Discusses using headless AWT from Java server applications that need to be hidden.
Porting 2004-01-19
Enabling X11 Forwarding (HTML)
QA1383: Describes how to enable ssh clients to receive X11 communication from a Mac OS X system.
Security 2004-10-25
Programmatically Accessing and Manipulating Multiple Keychain Items (HTML)
QA1486: An explanation on what is and is not possible using the SecKeychain API to manipulate Keychain Items.
Security 2006-10-03
Security Framework Error Codes (HTML)
QA1499: Explains how to interpret errors returned by the Security Framework with an overview of Security error handling.
Security 2006-11-16
Sending SCSI or ATA commands to storage devices (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1179: Explains that Mac OS X does not implement SCSI or ATA pass-through for many mass storage devices.
Storage 2005-05-10
Programmatically Performing an Open Directory Search (HTML)
QA1462: A short guide on how to programmatically search Open Directory for matching attribute values within records.
System Administration 2006-09-11
Why is my Ruby on Rails application with FastCGI generating "'load error /etc/irbrc" errors? (HTML)
QA1494: Describes how to resolve an error encountered hosting Ruby on Rails applications on Mac OS X 10.5.
System Administration 2007-11-28
Importing Projects from WO 4.5.x into WO 5.0 (HTML)
QA1035: Describes how to import WebObjects 4.5.x projects into WebObjects 5.0.
WebObjects 2001-07-09