Power Macintosh G3(Mini Tower)
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Background
The PowerMac G3 knocked the 9600/300 out of the fastest Mac mark by nearly 10 percent (at 266MHz). The G3 minitower was one of the first Apple-branded Mac to ship with the PowerPC 750 (G3) processor. It had a personality card, which offered all the features of the desktop card, plus 4MB of VRAM (expandable to 6MB) and S-video In and Out. In March 1998, Apple added a 300 MHz option on all built-to-order machines, as well as a dual-SCSI configuration, with RAID software, and an optional DVD-ROM drive. A 3rd-party solution was required for MPEG-2 video playback. A 333 MHz version was made available in September 1998.
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Key Specs
ChipPowerPC 750 (G3)
MemoryNo built-in / Max 768 MB
Storage4 / 6 / 8 / 9 GB
Weight15 kg
Full Specifications
Basic Info
Release Date1997.11
Introduced1997.11
Discontinued1999.1
Original Price$3,000 (M6142LL/A) / $2,999 (M7107LL/A)
OS SupportMac OS 8.0 ~ Mac OS X 10.2.8
Support StatusDiscontinued
Chip & Storage
ChipPowerPC 750 (G3)（233 / 266 / 300 / 333 MHz, 32-bit architecture, 1 core per processor, 250 nm process）
MemoryNo built-in / Max 768 MB
Storage4 / 6 / 8 / 9 GB
Hard Drive Interface1 - ATA-2 and 2 - SCSI bus (Max 5 MB/s)
FirmwareOpen Firmware with Macintosh ROM
Graphics Memory2 - 6 MB
Connectivity & Expansion
Wi-FiNone
BluetoothNone
Expansion Slots3 - PCI, 1 - 182-pin PERCH (supports Audio Input/Output 'Whisper', Audio/Video Input/Output 'Wings', or DVD-Video and Audio/Video 'Bordeaux'), 1 - Modem connector on PERCH cards
Backup Battery3.6-3.9 V Lithium battery (922-4542)
Power Consumption240 W
Body & Dimensions
Width24.4 mm
Height38.6 mm
Thickness45.2 mm
Weight15 kg
Color
Available Colors
Model Identifier
Model ID510 / M4405