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Introduced: January 5, 1999
Terminated: June 1, 1999 |
Logic Board
Processor: PowerPC 750 (G3)
Processor Speed: 300 MHz
Processor Upgrade: ZIF socket
PMMU: Integrated
FPU: Integrated
Bus Speed: 100 MHz
Data Path: 64-bit
ROM Size: 1 MB ( NewWorld - Boot ROM is around 1 MB, other instructions loaded in RAM)
Level 1 Cache: 64K
Level 2 Cache: 512K
Expansion Slots:
- 4 PCI, Comm
- Three 64-bit, 33-MHz slots and one 32-bit, 66-MHz slot dedicated to the ATI RAGE 128 graphics card
Battery: 3.6V Lithium
Memory
RAM Type: PC100 SDRAM (3.3-volt, unbuffered, 64-bit-wide, 168-pin DIMM, 100 MHz/8ns devices)
RAM Slots: 4
Min - Max RAM: 64 MB - 1 GB
Minimum RAM Speed: 8 ns
Install in groups of: 1
RAM Sizes:
- 32 MB, 64 MB, or 128 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 64-Mbit technology)
- 128 MB or 256 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128-Mbit technology)
Onboard RAM: none
Ports
ADB: 1
USB: 2 x 12-Mbps
FireWire: 2 x 400-Mbps
Video: 15-pin mini D-Sub VGA connector and Macintosh-to-VGA adapter
Floppy: none
SCSI: none
Modem: 56K (optional)
Ethernet: 10/100Base-T
Audio:
- Minijacks for 16-bit stereo audio input and output; 44.1-kHz sampling rate, Built-in speaker
Graphics Support
Standard: ATI RAGE 128 graphics card with 16 MB of SDRAM
2D Performance:
- 128-bit internal engine
- Hardware acceleration of graphics and video
- Support for up to 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution at 32 bits per pixel (millions of colors)
3D performance:
- Advanced integrated triangle setup engine
- Single-pass multitexturing design
- Full 32-bit-per-pixel (bpp) Z buffer and 8-bpp stencil buffer
- Robust support of QuickDraw 3D RAVE and OpenGL
2D Diplay Modes:
| Monitor Resolution |
640 x 480 |
800 x 600 |
1024 x 768 |
1152 x 864 |
1280 x 1024 |
| 256 colors |
85 Hz |
85 Hz |
85 Hz |
75 Hz |
75 Hz |
| Thousands |
85 Hz |
85 Hz |
85 Hz |
75 Hz |
75 Hz |
| Millions |
85 Hz |
85 Hz |
85 Hz |
75 Hz |
75 Hz |
Maximum 3D Resolutions:
- Thousands: 16 MB, up to 1600 x 1200
- Millions: 16 MB, up to 1280 x 1024
Storage
Standard CD-ROM:
- 32x-speed (maximum) CD-ROM drive
Standard DVD-ROM:
- Optional 5x-speed (maximum) DVD-ROM drive with DVD-Video playback (reads CD-ROMs at up to 32x speed)
Internal Hard Drive:
- Ultra ATA (6 GB, 12 GB), Ultra2 LVD SCSI hard disk with Ultra2 LVD SCSI PCI card (9 GB)
Floppy Disk Drive: none
Note:
- Two additional expansion bays for Ultra Wide SCSI and Ultra2 LVD SCSI drives. Zip drive was available in some configurations. Storage devices and number of available expansion bays varied among configurations. Other configurations were available as build-to-order options from the Apple Store.
Operating System
Addressing Modes: 32-bit
Original OS: 8.5.1
Compatible MacOS:
8.5.1
8.6
9
9.1
9.2
9.2.2
X v10.1 (Puma)
X v10.2 (Jaguar)
X v10.3 (Panther)
X v10.4 (Tiger)
Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) requires:
- Built-in FireWire
- At least 256 MB of RAM
- DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation
- At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools
For additional information on operating systems:
See this article
Miscellaneous
Codename: Yosemite
Form Factor: Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)
Dimensions (Inches): 17.0 H x 8.9 W x 18.4 D
Average Weight (lbs): 28.7
Gestalt ID: 406
Original Price: $1599 US
Comments
The Power Macintosh G3 300 (B & W) introduced on January 5, 1999 along with the Power Macintosh G3 350 and 400 featured a stunning blue and white case with a ribbed translucent side that sports a blue Apple logo with a bold G3 silk-screened onto the metal case, just visible behind it. These models offer a 100 MHz system bus instead of the 66 MHz bus of the previous beige G3 models. The 400 MHz model has 32 percent faster CPU performance, 52 percent faster disk speed, and a whopping 95 percent faster graphics speed than the older top line Power Macintosh G3/300 MiniTower.
The Power Macintosh G3 was a variation on a popular and successful theme - the iMac. Like the iMac, the G3 was daring, eye-catching, and even a bit shocking. Their whimsical look was a far cry from what people had been conditioned to think of as a professional-looking computer. Apple took its mini-tower concept, so obvious in the older G3 MiniTower, and dared its users to show theirs off. But aesthetics aside, the Power Macintosh G3 was a game-changer for Apple. Apple changed the rules of what a professional computer was supposed to be, rules which were slowly pushing the company into bankruptcy, by producing a new Macintosh line with amazing industrial beauty, substantially improved internal architecture, fast processors, easily assessable interiors, and they did so at a remarkable price for each standard configuration.
Additional Power Macintosh G3 300 (B & W) Information:
 Vectronic's Power Macintosh G3 300 (B & W)
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