Introduced: January 5, 1999
Terminated: August 31, 1999
Logic Board Processor:PowerPC 750 (G3) Processor Speed:350 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, 128K (depending on configuration) Level 2 Cache:1 MB
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
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:$2000, $2500 US
