And you say other uses which implies youve already read the myriad answers already on quora. For other processors, please refer to the main by processor page also see. As ive written before in today in apple history, the imac g3 was a. The imac g3500 is available in funky flower power color. The imac 600 comes with a whole bunch of cool software, which is a relief considering how difficult it is to get hold of mac compatible software in india. Basic model processors were at 400mhz, while higher end variants boasted 500mhz. Pro x the highend video and music editing software for mac free for 90 days. About three years into the imac g3s lifespan, apple ran out of colors. This time around, all the models had the onchip l2 cache. I found this on ebay and wasnt sure if this is what i need. At macworld tokyo 2001, steve business suit jobs showed off what would be the last two new imac g3 designs.
After their initial release, we had heard that the oft maligned flower power imacs looked much better in person than they appear on the web. The flower power has a 600 mhz powerpc g3 processor, 128 mb ram and a 40 gb hard disk. It had manufactured imacs that were bondi blue, blueberry, strawberry, lime, tangerine, grape, graphite, indigo, ruby, sage, and snow. Im still keeping my eyes open for a flower power and blue dalamation. Ruby and sage were later replaced by two limitededition designs, blue dalmatian and flower power patterns. In its original form, the imac was gum drop or eggshaped with a crt monitor, mainly enclosed by colored, translucent plastic.
Complete technical specifications for every apple mac using the powerpc g3 processor are listed below for your convenience. With its bondi blue plastic body the imac g3 had a futuristic captivating look, but its innards are more interesting. As for the software, apart from the standard restore cd and apple hardware test cd, there is a system software installer, an imac applications cd and imovie 2. The software installer cd has useful utilities like. The imac g3 models are capable of running windows through emulation using a program like microsoft virtual pc 6. The original imac used a powerpc g3 powerpc 750 processor, which also ran in apples highend power macintosh line at the time, though at higher speeds. Just an overview of the latest addition to my collection of computersold macs. The imac g3 or original imac was the first allinone legacyfree desktop computer by apple. In fpu power, however, it gave an impressive score of 2,007 as against 1,000. Boot the imac g3 into target mode again to use the imac g5s optical drive. The imac g3 was offered in a variety of colors throughout its lifespan bondi blue, blueberry, strawberry, lime.
Jul 20, 2017 you dont say how hold your imac is theyve been made for 19 years and what you can do with them is very much age dependent. Dates sold, cpu specifics, memory info, storage details, prices and more. Everything on it works and it is in amazing condition. First mac i ever had was a bondi blue imac g3 running mac os 9. Practical imac g3 applications and upgrades low end mac. Insert your software install cd and start up while holding down. Hi all, here is a thread for everyone to post their vintage mac gear collection. You really cant beat a g3 mac with the classic mac os and. It replaced the imac g3 and was succeeded by the imac g5.
Mac os 9 and using mac os 9 applications within the mac os x classic environment. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the imac g3, the original imac that was designed by jony ive and was one of the first computers released by steve jobs after he rejoined apple in 1997. Atech 256mb stick for apple imac series g3 400mhz indigo. Gone were boring beige boxes and legacy technologies like the floppy disk, adb and scsi. Your mac provides several tools to help you identify it.
It was replaced in 2006 the the intel imac of the same design. Macs by series, mac clones, by year, by case type and currently shipping. That left the computer maker in a bit of a conundrum. G3 400 indigo the only color choice, g3 500 blue dalmatian and a g3 600 flower power. The lineup also included blueberry, strawberry, lime, tangerine, grape, graphite, indigo, ruby, sage and snow options. If that doesnt work, start up using the software install cd.
In my freshman year of college i knew someone who purchased a flower power imac g3, which she credited then with sparking her interested in computing the aethetics of the chassis roped her in for good. The imac g3 was the first model of the imac line of personal computers made by apple inc. Macs by maximum supported version of mac os x os x. It is in mint condition and features the 2 rare limited edition g3 psychedelic imacs. According to jobs, the new cases took 18 months to develop. I got a 100% refund on this imac and was allowed to keep it. Zip appears to be for the imac early 2001 or summer 2001 models, not the imac dv summer 2000 models. Turn your imac so that the display is facing the surface a soft cloth. I recently acquired an imac g3 graphite, 600 mhz processor with a stick of 512mb and 128mb of ram. From the beige g3 to the quadcore g5, via various imacs. Most notably, the sage and ruby flavors were replaced with niche blue dalmatian and flower power themes. An allinone imac g5 was a desktop computer produced and sold by apple. When leaving target mode unmount the imac g5s drives drag each drive to the trash from the imac g3s finder and then power down the imac g5 manually. Macbook pro, apple macbook pro, macbook decal, imac g3, tech branding, gold apple watch, iphones for sale.
The maximum version of mac os x, os x, or macos supported by each g3 and later mac follows. The imac g4 is an allinone personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. Going on sale in 1998, the molar mac came with macos 8 out of the box, complete with its customizable platinum interface, multithreaded finder and muchimproved performance. Want a thriving business focus on apple computer want a thriving business focus on apple computer november beverly w hensley in apple created macintosh plus thus apples can allow you to slim down in various ways though it has ne. The imac g4 integrated hardware and software in ways never before seen, making the imac g4 a true digital media hub.
The 27inch imac with retina 5k display is loaded with up to 8gb of dedicated vram. It was a wink at 1960s hippy years, but the flower power imac has been named the ugliest imac of all times so far. During mid2003 apple dropped support for booting from os 9. The powermac g3 desktop, available at 233 or 266 mhz came with 16bit audio in and out on a separate personality. For complete specs on a particular system, click the name of the mac. Quite a few people still have power mac g5s kicking around, and quite a few people have imac g3s around as well. Dalmatian and flower power, two new patterns that were molded into the imacs. Alter computer home computer apple inc steve jobs imac g3 ipod software apple products how to slim down.
This clearly indicates that the new imac is great for graphics and gaming. It was the fastest imac when released and came in graphite, flower. It came with an apple aluminum keyboard, pro optical mouse, and a little notebook mouse, as well as the power cord. Ill be working with my dad to try and restore the case as much as possible. It was the first personal computer lacking the floppy drive and all the legacy ports but usb. The flower power imac g3 and blue dalmatian imac g3 were two of the wackier macs. Aside from increasing processor speed, video ram, and harddisk capacity, apple replaced bondi blue with new colorsinitially blueberry, strawberry, tangerine, grape, and lime. The g3 imac reached its zenith with the july 2001 family, which reached a top speed of 700 mhz.
Apple imac g3333 1999 blueberry 15 m4984 333mhz 64mb 6gb os 9. The ppc archive team ourselves has a variety of machines, ranging from imac g3s, blue and whites, ibooks, powerbooks, and g5 systems. The imac g3 models are not capable of running later versions of macos x. For all macs that are compatible with a specifc maximum supported version of mac os x courtesy of s ultimate mac sort click the os of interest. The simplest is about this mac, available by choosing about this mac from the apple. G3400 indigo the only color choice, g3500 blue dalmatian and a g3600 flower power. However, the itunes music store has since proven that wrong. Any color would be fine, but finding a blue dalmatian or flower power would be nice. Atech 1gb kit 2 x 512mb for apple imac series g3 400mhz. Thats our guess of what still has the most ground in the powerpc world. The imac g3 was the first model of the imac line of personal computers made by.
The imac g3 first came about in 1998, and was the first allinone computer. Start up your computer while holding down the shift key. Feb 22, 2001 with fast new powerpc g3 processors running at up to 600 mhz, up to 40 gb hard drives, firewire ports and imovie software on all systems, the new imac family comes in two dazzling new patterns, blue dalmatian and flower power, as well as the two most popular imac colors, indigo and graphite. Apple power mac g3 minitower system software installation restore macos 8. Flower power and blue dalmatian fit into that concept of computing, that paradigm of personal empowerment. The apple imac g3 500 early 2001 indigo flower power blue dalmation features a 500 mhz powerpc 750cx g3 processor with a 256k onchip level 2 cache, 64 mb of ram, a 20. Tech specs for all apple macs with a powerpc g3 processor type. Each new model since the return of steve jobs has been different.
I am having a hard time finding start up install software for it. The foldedup brochure has the lower flower power on the left as the front cover and measures 3x4. Apple bundled the unit with macintosh emulation software and rebranded it as the macintosh xl. Incorporating the macintosh hardware into the display was not only a daring move by apple, but also a fruitful one. You dont say how hold your imac is theyve been made for 19 years and what you can do with them is very much age dependent. The lineup also included blueberry, strawberry, lime. Original 2001 apple store banner imac flower power. For sale is a rare imac g3 flower power 600mhz m7679lla, 256mb ram, 40gb hdd, cdrw, airport wireless card with a fresh install of osx10. This is only the second flower power imac ive had in 5 years. It is the final imac to use a powerpc processor making it the final imac to support os 9. An unofficial community to discuss apple devices and. The imac g3, based on the columbus architecture is an allinone personal computer, encompassing both the monitor and the computer in a single enclosure. Apr 06, 2001 in fpu power, however, it gave an impressive score of 2,007 as against 1,000. The final revision of the imac g3 came out in july of 2001 and sported a 500mhz 750cx, 600mhz or 700mhz g3 750cxe.
Below are listed all the spare parts and accessories for the early 2001, slot loading optical drive range of apple imac g3 computers which came in indigo blue, flower power, blue dalmation and graphite. As we already hinted, apple had the most unexpected colors ever with this family the 500 mhz and 600 mhz models could be ordered in flower power or blue dalmatian in addition to more traditional colors. Since its inception, the imac has been a standard of elegant design and usability. Well, mostly no internet allowed, as none at all may prove impossible until later. The imac g3, originally released as the imac, is a series of macintosh personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. If youre a fan of classic mac designs, you may be interested in the ibot g3, a figurine thats modeled after apples iconic imac g3, first released in 1998 the ibot g3 was designed by philip. Use this information to find out which imac you have, and where it fits in the history of imac. No internet allowed, because the web is just nasty to our old trusty g3s. Apple imac flower power allinone ppc g3 500 mhz 64 mb 20 gb crt 15 french overview and full product specs on cnet. Like sage and ruby before them, blue dalmatian and flower power were used for just one generation of imac. The power macintosh g3 also sold with additional software as the macintosh server g3 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. When leaving target mode unmount the imac g5s drives drag each drive to the trash from the imac g3 s finder and then power down the imac g5 manually.
Memory free delivery possible on eligible purchases. It has been a large part of apples consumer desktop offerings since its introduction in 1998, and has evolved through four distinct forms. One last upgrade to the imac g3 would be seen in late 2001. The flower power and blue dalmatian imacs marked the culmination of an ultracolorful range that started with the original bondi blue imac g3. They are from the apple rip mix burn campaign, which caused a bit of controversy because the music industry thought that it promoted stealing music. Buy atech 1gb kit 2 x 512mb for apple imac series g3 400mhz indigo g3 400mhz special edition g3 500 indigo g3 500600 blue dalmation g3 500600 flower powe. On august 15, 1998, apple officially released the first imac, the candycolored gumdropshaped imac g3, launching a desktop machine that has continued to. The imac line was continually updated after initial release. However, as most machines of this vintage, the power macintosh g3 allinone can run up to mac os x jaguar, which capped out at version 10. Jul 11, 2001 the software installer cd has useful utilities like acrobat reader 4. By this time, all imac models had firewire 400 ports. Noted for its innovative enclosure via the use of translucent and brightly colored plastics, it was the first consumerfacing apple product to debut under the recently returned interim ceo steve jobs. The benchmark takes a score of points for a g3300 as the base. Buy atech 256mb stick for apple imac series g3 400mhz indigo g3 400mhz special edition g3 500 indigo g3 500600 blue dalmation g3 500600 flower power g3 60.
Macintosh plus almost working lc 475 dead centris 650 powerbook 1400cs imac g3 flower power imac g3. We checked out the imacs performance using the macbench 5. For sale are two classic g3 imac flower power posters. The apple imac g3500 early 2001 indigoflower powerblue dalmation features a 500 mhz powerpc 750cx g3 processor with a. However some of the outrageous colours, including blue dalmatian and flower power, did not go down as well as others. Mar 15, 2019 if youre a fan of classic mac designs, you may be interested in the ibot g3, a figurine thats modeled after apples iconic imac g3, first released in 1998 the ibot g3 was designed by philip.
1441 1044 1330 1103 1509 21 445 512 1212 1176 230 638 701 1220 813 878 809 1019 878 673 1529 1260 1207 166 961 92 1045 813 1306 147 658 197 347 127 498 835 33 373 778 1482 1483 407