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> It's true that the G4 processor was introduced in 1999, before OS X was even in beta. While it's true the beta of OS X as a desktop OS wasn't released until
by npongratz 4y ago
> It's true that the G4 processor was introduced in 1999, before OS X was even in beta.
While it's true the beta of OS X as a desktop OS wasn't released until September 2000 [0], OS X Server 1.0 was released into "production" (limited though it may be) in March 1999 [1], which preceded the first G4's release in August 1999 [2].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Public_Beta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Public_Beta
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Server_1.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Server_1.0
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_G4#PowerPC_7400 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_G4#PowerPC_7400