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Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White, Mid 1999)

Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White, Mid 1999)

Compared with the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White), this revision fixed the hard drive controller, so the internal ATA bus can use master and slave drives. Apple dropped the 300 MHz model and added a 450 MHz one. The case, the ports and the 100 MHz bus did not change. The 350, 400 and 450 MHz units share a logic board with the first Power Mac G4.

Model number
M5183
Model identifier
PowerMac1,1
Released
1 June 1999
Order numbers
M7556LL/A, M7555LL/A, M7554LL/A, M7553LL/A

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4 configurations

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Configuration Order number Original price
350 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 64 MB M7556LL/A US$1,599
400 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 64 MB, 6 GB HDD M7555LL/A US$1,999
400 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 128 MB, 12 GB HDD M7554LL/A US$2,499
450 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3), 128 MB M7553LL/A US$2,999

Specs

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Changes with the configuration

Overview

Order number, changes with the configuration
M7556LL/A
M7555LL/A
M7554LL/A
M7553LL/A
Model identifier
PowerMac1,1
Introduced
1 June 1999
Discontinued
31 August 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
350 MHz
400 MHz
400 MHz
450 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

Standard storage, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
6 GB HDD
12 GB HDD
— Not on this configuration
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
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
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

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