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

Revisions

300MHzM5183Rev A, launch config, Jan 1999

350MHzM5183Rev A, 1999

400MHzM5183Rev B logic board, late 1999

450MHzM5183Rev B logic board, final G3 B&W config, 1999

RAM

1 GB PC100 SDRAM (4 slots) · The fold-down door makes this one of the easiest towers ever to open.

EASY

CPU

ZIF socket; G4 upgrades to 1 GHz class (Sonnet, PowerLogix) · ZIF processor socket accepts drop-in G3 and G4 upgrade modules.

EASY

storage

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.

EASY

GPU

66 MHz PCI graphics (Radeon 7000 PCI and similar Mac cards)

MODERATE