Sponsored by PCBWay: 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: @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 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 @ | 🎶 rootkitty | ℹ️ Sources: Hardware: Apple Studio Display (Blue & White LCD, specs): Apple Studio Display (1998–2004, Wikipedia): (1998%E2%80%932004) ATI Rage 128 identification on Blue & White G3 (68kMLA): PowerMac G3 (Blue & White specs, EveryMac): Power Macintosh G3 (Wikipedia): Power Mac G4 (Wikipedia): iMac G3 (Wikipedia): Apple Zip drive (Apple Fandom): Open Firmware (Wikipedia): NeXTSTEP & Rhapsody: NeXTSTEP OS (Wikipedia): NeXTSTEP GUI screenshots (ToastyTech): Rhapsody OS (Wikipedia): (operating_system) Mac OS X Server 1.0 (Wikipedia): The Register (1998): "Who Killed Apple’s Rhapsody?": Apple’s Transition Projects: Copland OS (Wikipedia): (operating_system) BeOS (Wikipedia): Mac transition to Intel (Wikipedia): Project Marklar (Mac OS X on Intel, MacRumors): eApple maintaining x86 builds (eweek): Classic Environment: #Classic Graphics System: Quartz Compositor (Wikipedia): Quartz 2D (Wikipedia): Additional Context: • Wired (1997, WWDC) – Apple announces Yellow Box for Windows NT/95: • Wired (1998) – “Apple Must Drum Up Rhapsody for New OS”: