Software:MacHTTP
MacHTTP is a web server designed to run on the classic Mac OS versions 7.x through 9.x.[1][2]: 65 Written by software developer Chuck Shotton, it was the first ever web server for Mac OS.[3]: 181 It was originally released as shareware in 1993 but was commercialized starting in November 1994 with version 2.0 through Biap Systems.[4][5] It was later commercialized as WebSTAR, sold originally by StarNine and later bought by Quarterdeck Corporation; both companies continued to offer MacHTTP as a freeware version of WebSTAR.[6] Both MacHTTP and WebSTAR were the predominant web server software for Macintosh computers through to the late 1990s.[7] It is now available in source code form from SourceForge and GitHub under the Perl Artistic License. The current version is 2.6.1.[8] It is still used on some older Macintosh hardware.[9]
The program runs on Mac OS X under the Classic Environment, but has not been ported to run natively on Mac OS X.[9] It has functionally been replaced with the Apache web server.[10]
MacHTTP supports the Common Gateway Interface standard for generating dynamic content, as well as Apple Events for scriptability.[11][5]
References
- ↑ Palmer, Pete; Adam Schneider; Anne Chenette (1996). The Web Server Handbook. Prentice Hall PTR. p. 181. ISBN 9780132399302. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Web_Server_Handbook/_NVFAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22machttp%22+AND+%227.0%22&dq=%22machttp%22+AND+%227.0%22&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Engst, Adam C. (July 2001). "Put That Mac Back to Work as a Web Server". Macworld (IDG Publications) 18 (7): 62–67. Gale A76445768. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76445768/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=0f99dd28.
- ↑ Mara, Mary Jane (1995). Web Head: A Mac Guide to the World Wide Web. Peachpit Press. p. 181–195. ISBN 9781566091763. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Web_Head/bhmw7XXtcuoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22MacHTTP%22+AND+%22the+first%22&dq=%22MacHTTP%22+AND+%22the+first%22&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Anthony, Tobin (1996). Building and Maintaining an Intranet with the Macintosh. Hayden Books. p. 67. ISBN 9781568302799. https://archive.org/details/mac_Building_and_Maintaining_an_Intranet_with_the_Macintosh_1996/page/n80/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Morgenstern, David (October 24, 1994). "MacHTTP Web server spins to 2.0". MacWeek (IDG Publications) 8 (42): 10 et seq.. Gale A16174989. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A16174989/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=3f1ba63e.
- ↑ Frentzen, Jeff (September 2, 1996). "Mac Web servers: They're strong and steady". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 13 (35): 10 et seq.. Gale A18643692. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A18643692/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=2fffc8a8.
- ↑ Hart, David L.; Philip E. Bourne (1998). Mac OS 8 Web Server Cookbook. Prentice Hall PTR. p. 79. ISBN 9780135200162. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mac_OS_8_Web_Server_Cookbook/rNfzbVL19dIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22MacHTTP%22+%22apache%22&dq=%22MacHTTP%22+%22apache%22&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Shotton, Chuck (July 12, 2016). "MacHTTP 2 – Releases". GitHub. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240722183139/https://github.com/machttp/machttp2/releases.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bashur, Dan (December 12, 2023). "Mac OS 9 Is Still Alive and Kicking... and That's Not a Bad Thing". Low End Mac. https://lowendmac.com/2023/mac-os-9-is-still-alive-and-kicking-and-thats-not-a-bad-thing/.
- ↑ Potter, Bruce; Preston Norvell; Brian Wotring (2003). Mac OS X Security. New Riders. p. 133. ISBN 9780735713482. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mac_OS_X_Security/A54wEFXr5KUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22MacHTTP%22+%22Mac+OS+X%22&pg=PA133&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Frentzen, Jeff (January 9, 1995). "MacHTTP: Good Web server for small sites". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 12 (1): 20. Gale A16027207. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A16027207/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=051734aa.
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