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Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)

Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)

Compared with the Power Mac G3 Minitower, this model has a new blue and white tower whose side opens as a door, with the logic board on it. It replaced the serial ports, SCSI and floppy drive with two USB and two FireWire 400 ports, and kept one ADB port. It runs a G3 at 300 to 400 MHz on a 100 MHz bus, with ATI Rage 128 graphics.

Model number
M5183
Model identifier
PowerMac1,1
Released
5 January 1999
Order numbers
M6670LL/A, M6668LL/A, M6666LL/A, M6665LL/A

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4 configurations

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Configuration Order number Original price
300 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 64 MB M6670LL/A US$1,599
350 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 64 MB M6668LL/A US$1,999
350 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 128 MB M6666LL/A US$2,499
400 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 128 MB M6665LL/A US$2,999

Specs

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Changes with the configuration

Overview

Order number, changes with the configuration
M6670LL/A
M6668LL/A
M6666LL/A
M6665LL/A
Model identifier
PowerMac1,1
Introduced
5 January 1999
Discontinued, changes with the configuration
1 June 1999
31 August 1999
31 August 1999
1 June 1999
Original price, changes with the configuration
US$1,599
US$1,999
US$2,499
US$2,999

Processor

Processor
PowerPC 750 (G3)
Speed, changes with the configuration
300 MHz
350 MHz
350 MHz
400 MHz
System bus
100 MHz
L1 cache
64 KB

Memory

Standard, changes with the configuration
64 MB
64 MB
128 MB
128 MB
Maximum
1 GB
Slots
4
Minimum speed
100 MHz

Graphics

Graphics memory type
SDRAM
Video memory
16 MB
Maximum video memory
16 MB
External displays
None

Display

Resolution
1600×1200

Storage

Drive size
3.5" (25.4 mm)

Ports

USB
USB-A 1.1 (12 Mbit/s) (×2)
FireWire
400 (400 Mbit/s) (×2)
Video out
VGA
S-Video out
None
S-Video in
None
Security slot
Yes

Networking

Ethernet
10/100Base-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

Form factor
Tower
Weight
30 lb

Software

Operating system at launch, changes with the configuration
Mac OS 8.5.1
Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8.6
Mac OS 8.5.1
Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8.6
Latest macOS
Mac OS X 10.4.11
Mac OS 9
Boot/Classic Mode
Windows
Emulation Only
Firmware
Open Firmware

In the box

Keyboard
Apple USB Keyboard
Mouse or trackpad
Apple USB Mouse

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