The Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger is an operating system that was designed, developed, and sold by Apple from 2005 to 2007 alongside Apple’s server computers. The system has been released on April 29, 2005, and was available for $499 or was preinstalled on currently sold computers. This software gets the last update (10.4.11) on November 14, 2007, and later has been replaced by a newer version of Mac OS X Server 10.5 Leopard.
Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger introduced many features and improvements like 64-bit application support, Access Control Lists, Xgrid, link aggregation, e-mail spam filtering (SpamAssassin), virus detection (ClamAV), Gateway Setup Assistant, and servers for Software Update, iChat Server using XMPP, Boot Camp Assistant, Dashboard, and weblogs.
On August 10, 2006, Apple announced the first Universal Binary release of Mac OS X Server, version 10.4.7, supporting both PowerPC and Intel processors. At the same time, Apple announced the release of the Intel-based Mac Pro and Xserve systems.
Today Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger is 18 years old!
Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger General Information
| Released | April 24, 2005 |
| Original Price | $499 (10 Clients) $999 (Unlimited Clients) |
| System Requirements | Xserve or Mac with a G3, G4, or G5 processor Built-in FireWire 256 MB of RAM 4 GB of hard disk space |
| Distribution | CD-ROM DVD-ROM |
| Order Number | M9769Z/A (10 Clients) MA613Z/A (10 Clients) M9768Z/A (Unlimited Clients) MA612Z/A (Unlimited Clients) MA614Z/A (License Upgrade) |
Versions
| Versions | Build | Release Date |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4 | 8A428 | April 29, 2005 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.1 | 8B17 | May 19, 2005 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.2 | 8C47 | July 12, 2005 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.3 | 8F46 | October 31, 2005 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.4 | 8G32 | January 10, 2006 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.5 | 8H14 | February 14, 2006 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.6 | 8I127 | April 3, 2006 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.7 | 8J135 | June 27, 2006 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 (PowerPC) | 8L127 | September 29, 2006 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 (Universal) | 8L2127 | September 29, 2006 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 (PowerPC) | 8P135 | March 13, 2007 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 (Universal) | 8P2137 | March 13, 2007 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.10 (PowerPC) | 8R218 | June 20, 2007 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.10 (Universal) | 8R2218b | June 20, 2007 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 (PowerPC) | 8S169 | November 14, 2007 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 (Universal) | 8S2169 | November 14, 2007 |
