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Power Mac G3 (Blue and White)
M5183 · PowerMac1,1 · 1999–1999 · tower
Specifications
- Cpu
- PowerPC G3 300-450 MHz
- Gpu
- ATI Rage 128 GL, 16 MB (66 MHz PCI)
- Ram
- max: 1 GB PC100 SDRAM (4x256 MB) · base: 64 MB
- Ports
- USB 1.1 x2 · FireWire 400 x2 · ADB · 10/100 Ethernet · 56k modem (optional) · Audio in/out · 4 PCI slots (one 66 MHz for graphics)
- Storage
- base: 6 GB ATA HDD · options: 9 GB Ultra2 SCSI · 12 GB ATA HDD
- Os Support
- latest: Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger · shipped: Mac OS 8.5.1
- Release Price
- $1,599
Variants
Models
Revision AJanuary 1999; flawed CMD646 ATA controller can corrupt data with slave drives
Revision BApril 1999; fixed ATA controller, supports two drives per channel
Upgrade paths
RAM
1 GB PC100 SDRAM (4 slots) · The fold-down door makes this one of the easiest towers ever to open.
EASYCPU
ZIF socket; G4 upgrades to 1 GHz class (Sonnet, PowerLogix) · ZIF processor socket accepts drop-in G3 and G4 upgrade modules.
EASYstorage
Multiple internal bays; ATA and SCSI options, IDE-to-SATA and CF adapters today · Revision A machines should stick to one drive per ATA channel.
EASYGPU
66 MHz PCI graphics (Radeon 7000 PCI and similar Mac cards)
MODERATE