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Introduced: January 28, 2002
Terminated: August 13, 2002 |
Logic Board
Processor:
Dual PowerPC 7455 (G4)
- Velocity Engine vector processing unit
- Powerful floating-point unit supporting single-cycle,
double-precision calculations
Processor Speed:
1 GHz
Processor Upgrade:
G4 Daughtercard
PMMU:
Integrated
FPU:
Integrated
Bus Speed:
133 MHz
- 133-MHz system bus supporting over 1-GBps
data throughput
Data Path:
128-bit
- Data stream prefetching operations supporting four
simultaneous 32-bit data streams
ROM Size:
1 MB (NewWorld - Boot ROM is around 1 MB, other instructions
loaded in RAM)
Level 1 Cache:
64K
On-chip Cache:
256K L2 at 1 GHz per processor
L3 cache (DDR SDRAM):
2 MB per processor with 4-GBps throughput
Expansion Slots:
- Four full-length 64-bit, 33-MHz PCI slots
- One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed
Three 3.5-inch hard disk drive expansion bays:
- One ATA drive preinstalled on standard
configurations
- Support for up to two internal ATA drives
- Support for up to three internal SCSI drives
- Support for a combination of internal SCSI and ATA drives
Battery:
3.6V Lithium
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Memory
RAM Type:
PC133 SDRAM (Noninterleaved, 168-pin, 64-bit-wide, 8 ns, 3.3v)
RAM Slots:
3
Min - Max RAM:
512 MB - 1.5 GB
Minimum RAM Speed:
8 ns
Install in groups of:
1
RAM Sizes:
- 128 MB or 256 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide,
128-Mbit technology)
- 512 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide,
256-Mbit technology)
Onboard RAM:
none
Ports
ADB:
none
USB:
2 x 12-Mbps
FireWire:
2 x 400-Mbps
Video:
ADC and VGA connectors
Floppy:
none
SCSI:
PCI card (optional)
Modem:
Built-in 56K V.90 modem
Ethernet:
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)
AirPort Ready:
- Ready for wireless networking: Built-in antennas
and card slot for optional 11-Mbps AirPort Card;
IEEE 802.11b compliant
Audio:
- Built-in speaker
- Apple speaker minijack for connection
to Apple Pro Speakers
- Optional Apple Pro Speakers
- Headphone/line out minijack
- Support for external third-party USB digital
audio peripherals such as microphones, speakers, and MIDI devices
Graphics Support
Standard:
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with
64 MB of DDR SDRAM
- NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card with 64 MB of
DDR SDRAM and ADC and VGA connectors
- Supports digital and analog resolutions up to
1920 x 1200 pixels
- Dual display support for extended desktop and
video mirroring modes
- Optional NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti graphics card with
128 MB of DDR SDRAM and ADC and DVI connectors (build-to-order option);
supports digital and analog resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 pixels
Storage
Optical Drive:
- SuperDrive (combination DVD-R/CD-RW drive;
writes DVD-R discs at 2x speed, reads DVDs at 6x speed, writes CD-R
discs at 8x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 4x speed, reads CDs
at 24x speed)
Internal Hard Drive:
80 GB 7200-rpm Ultra ATA
Built-to-order Hard Drive Options Include:
- 36 GB Ultra160 SCSI (10K rpm)
- 72 GB Ultra160 SCSI (10K rpm)
Floppy Disk Drive:
none
Note:
- Optional Zip 250 drive, Ultra SCSI PCI card,
Ultra160 SCSI PCI card
Operating System
Addressing Modes:
32-bit
Original OS:
X v10.1, 9.2
Compatible MacOS:
X v10.1 (Puma), 9.2 (Classic)
X v10.2 (Jaguar)
X v10.3 (Panther)
X v10.4 (Tiger)
X v10.5 (Leopard)
Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) requires:
- Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5,
or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
- 512 MB of memory
- 9 GB of available disk space
- Some features require a compatible Internet
service provider; fees may apply
- Some features require Apple's MobileMe (.Mac)
service; fees apply
For additional information on
operating systems:
See this article
Miscellaneous
Order No.:
M8666LL/A
Codename:
Nichrome
Form Factor:
Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)
Dimensions (Inches):
17.0 H x 8.9 W x 18.4 D
Average Weight (lbs):
30
Gestalt ID:
406
Original Price:
$2999 US
Image Credit: Apple Inc.
Comments
This model originally shipped with Apple Pro Keyboard, Apple Pro Mouse, and modem cable;
Mac OS X v10.1 and Mac OS 9.2; QuickTime, iMovie 2, iDVD 2 (requires SuperDrive), iPhoto,
iTunes 2, DVD Player, Mac OS X Mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, EarthLink, Acrobat Reader
5.0, Art Director's Toolkit, FAXstf 10.0 Preview, FileMaker Pro 5.5 Trial, Graphic Converter,
OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, PCalc, PixelNhance, and Snapz Pro X; Apple Hardware Test CD;
complete setup, learning, and reference documentation; limited warranty; and 30 days of
free Internet service through EarthLink.
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