Power Mac G3 (Beige)
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Configurations
- 233MHz
- 266MHz
- 300MHz
- 333MHz (Minitower Only)
Optional
- Optical Drives
- Graphics Cards
- 2MB - 6MB ATI 3D Rage II+DVD
- 2MB - 6MB ATI 3D Rage Pro-PCI
- Optional 56k modem
Display Connections
- DB-15 (Apple VGA)
New Features
- First Macintosh to use the G3 processor
- 768 MB Maximum RAM (3 RAM slots)
- 1 ADB Port
- 2 Serial Ports
- 1 10BT Ethernet Port
- Audio In/Out
- Original OS: Mac OS 8.0
Power Mac G3 333 Mhz
Specifications
- Power PC G3 CPU @ 333mhz
- Upgradable VRAM up to 6mb
- 3 slots for SDRAM for PC100 Memory
- 3 PCI Slots and 1 Personality Card slot
- Internal SCSI and IDE bus
- 4 Dirve bays (Top bay can only support a floppy drive or a hard disk drive due to a hole in the case for the side door to latch onto)
Personality Cards
Personality cards are a type of specialized interface card that only the Power Macintosh G3 models can accept.
- Modem Card
56k Modem card with Stereo Mini-Jack Audio In and Out jacks
- Audio/Video I/O Card
Composite Video In and Out, Stereo RCA Audio In and Out, S-Video In and Out, Stereo Mini-Jack Audio In and Out
Notes
The Power Macintosh G3 has a slight hint of Bondi blue (The color used in the first iMacs) plastic on the side pannel used to take apart the computer. This is the first sign of the Bondi blue color used in an Apple product before the iMac in 1998.
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