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Power Mac G3 Desktop

Compared with the Power Macintosh 7300/200, this model moved to the PowerPC G3 processor, at 233, 266 or 300 MHz, on a card with its own L2 cache. It uses the 7300's desktop case. It moved the main hard drive to ATA and the memory to SDRAM on a 66 MHz bus, and it replaced the built-in video with an ATI Rage chip. A personality card slot carries the audio.

Model number
M3979
Released
Late 1997
Order numbers
M6141LL/A, M6202LL/A, M7105LL/A

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4 configurations

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Configuration Order number Original price
PowerPC 750 (G3)
233 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 32 MB M6141LL/A US$2,400
266 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 32 MB M6202LL/A US$2,400
300 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) M7105LL/A US$2,750

Specs

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Changes with the configuration

Overview

Order number, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
M6141LL/A
M6202LL/A
M7105LL/A
Introduced, changes with the configuration
10 November 1997
10 November 1997
10 November 1997
17 March 1998
Discontinued, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
12 August 1998
14 December 1998
14 December 1998
Original price, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
US$2,400
US$2,400
US$2,750

Processor

Processor
PowerPC 750 (G3)
Speed, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
233 MHz
266 MHz
300 MHz
System bus
66 MHz
L1 cache
64 KB

Memory

Standard, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
32 MB
32 MB
— Not on this configuration
Maximum, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
768 MB
768 MB
768 MB
Built in
None
Slots, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
3
3
3
Minimum speed, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
10 ns
10 ns
10 ns

Graphics

Video memory
2 MB
Maximum video memory
6 MB
External displays
None

Storage

Drive size
3.5" (25.4 mm)

Ports

Video out
Yes
S-Video out
None
S-Video in
None
Security slot
Yes

Networking

Ethernet
10Base-T (RJ-45)
Modem
Yes

Audio

Audio in
3.5mm Analog
Audio out
3.5mm Analog

Battery and power

Backup battery
3.6 V lithium coin-cell

Physical

Weight
22 lb

Software

Operating system at launch, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
Mac OS 8.0
Mac OS 8.0
Mac OS 8.0
Latest macOS
Mac OS X 10.2.8
Mac OS 9
Boot/Classic Mode
Windows
Emulation Only

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.