Download Apple Rhapsody Installation Guide Developer Release 2

Apple Rhapsody Installation Guide
Developer Release 2
Some History…
Rhapsody was the code name given to Apple Computer's next-generation
operating system during the period of its development between Apple's
purchase of NeXT in late 1996 and the announcement of Mac OS X in
1998. Rhapsody was first demonstrated at the 1997 Worldwide Developer
Conference (WWDC). There were two subsequent Developer Releases for
computers with Intel x86 or PowerPC processors. The full version was
intended for release in spring of 1998. At the 1998 MacWorld Expo in New
York, Steve Jobs announced that Rhapsody would be released as Mac
OS X Server 1.0 (which shipped in 1999). Its code based was forked into
Darwin, the open source underpinnings of Mac OS X. The defining
features of the operating system were a Mach microkernel, a BSD
operating system layer, the Yellow Box object-oriented frameworks from
OPENSTEP, the Blue Box compatibility environment for running "Classic"
Macintosh applications (PowerPC version only), and a Java virtual
machine.
The user interface was modeled after Mac OS, with some elements
inherited from OPENSTEP.
Requriements
Rhapsody Developer Release 2 is based upon a UNIX/BSD system, which
seriously lower the requirements.
Real Computer:
CPU: Intel Pentium 133, AMD K6
HD: 1 ~ 2 Gb
RAM: 32 ~ 128 mb
CD-Rom Drive: Need for installation from Rhapsody Install Disk
Floppy Drive: Need for start installation from 2 floppies
Video: S3 Video card with 2 mb VRAM or recommended – ATI Rage 128 with
8 mb
Other: PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, Monitor
Macintosh: Power Macintosh G3 (desktop or tower models), Power Macintosh
9600, 8600, 9500, 8500, 7600 (SMP not supported in this version of
Rhapsody OS)
Emulation:
CPU: PowerPC G3, PowerPC G4 450 MHz and greater, Intel Pentium III or
greater, AMD K7 or greater.
Operating System: Windows 9x/2k/XP, Apple Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X
Software base: VirtualPC 5.0
HD: 2 Gb HD Image under VPC
CD-Rom: Rhapsody CD Image for capturing under VPC
Floppy: 2 Floppy drive images – Install and Drivers for capturing under VPC
Video Card: Any PCI, AGP, PCIe…
Rhapsody DR 2 OS Installation
Pre-Setup
Get the Connectix Virtual PC 5.0 (next versions are not compatible with Rhapsody
OS Installation) and install at your hard drive disk under OS.
Prepare standart Virtual machine with 2Gb virtual HDD image and 128 mb RAM.
Unchek the box «Standart IDE Configuration» for the CD Drive.
1. Run the Virtual Machine in VPC. After starting there is a message of boot
device. Capture the Rhapsody DR2 Install Floppy and Rhapsody DR2 x86
Install CD image. Press any key for start booting from Floppy.
2. When the install application appear, just press Enter / Return.
3. Now simply follow the instruction on the screen.
For installing additional drivers that you need, you must uncapture the Install
Floppy when it prompt, and capture Rhapsody DR2 Drivers Floppy image.
There is you must press «7» three times and «1» one time.
4. Wait for the Mach kernel booting. Follow the next instructions that
appears. Format the disk and proceed instructions for run Installation
process.
5. Wait for the Installer to finish part 1 of the installation.
6. Once part 1 is complete, Rhapsody OS will ask to reboot your
computer. Follow the instructions on the screen. Remember to
UNCAPTURE any floppy disk images from VPC.
7. Once your computer is rebooted, you will see the same «installation»
menu, as you saw under the install. This is simply the bootloader of
Rhapsody. Just press Enter to start loading OS.
8. You will now be in the second and final install part, of Rhapsody OS.
You have to select the drivers for your current hardware. For the video
adapter is recommendet install «S3 Generic Driver» under VPC
emulation. Follow the instructions on the screen. Try only to install
drivers, which Rhapsody OS has found to match your hardware, or
hardaware for which you have a driver disk. Please note that drivers
from NeXTSTEP/OpenStep may work, but there is no gurantee.
Once all is in order, just press «Save».
9. You now have to select what Rhapsody Software, you want to include
in your system. As default all is selected, so you will only have to
deselect the cjmponents you don't want. Please notice that deselecting
some of the components, will mean that some applications will not
function correct or function at all. When you are ready, press «Install».
10. After the install of additional software is complete, Rhapsody OS will
tell you, and ask you to reboot the system again. Press «Restart»
11. Once Rhapsody OS starts, you will taken to the «Rhapsody Setup
Assistant». Follow the instructions and continue the setup of Rhapsody
OS.
12. If you set Rhapsody OS to display the login window everytime you
start Rhapsody OS, you have to type your username and password
before you can continue. Otherwise skip this step.
Congratulations, you have completed the
installation of Rhapsody Developer Release
Operating System.
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