![]() The G3 was also the first Mac to include Apple’s brand new FireWire interface, which provided 400 Mbps of throughput for external hard drives and camcorders. While it did not include SCSI or serial ports, it did retain one ADB port for a keyboard and mouse. The G3 had room inside for up to four hard drives and four PCI cards. A DVD or DVD RAM drive and Zip driver were optional. ![]() The Blue and White G3 came with a 300 – 450 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, 64 MB RAM, a 6 – 12 GB hard drive, and a CD drive. The G3 was also the first Mac to drop the proprietary DB-15 monitor port for a VGA port – another industry standard. Like the iMac, the G3 used industry standard IDE hard drives and memory, included USB instead of SCSI and serial ports, and did not offer a floppy drive. With the Blue and White G3, Apple began to let the design of the iMac influence the rest of its products. Everything was easy to find – you could even run the machine while opening and closing the door! It was now incredibly easy to install a hard drive, upgrade memory, and install PCI cards. Simply pull on a lever and the entire side of the case would open exposing all of the internals of the machine. Like the iMac, the Power Macintosh G3 was easily recognized as a Mac.Įxpansion was made easy by a brand new pull out door on the side of the Mac. The tower also included handles on each corner which made it easy to carry unlike other towers of the day. ![]() The pinstripe texture of the iMac was used on the front of the machine. The case used translucent white plastic on the sides (with the letters ‘G3’ silkscreened below) and teal-blue plastic on the front, back, and top. The most striking part about the Blue and White G3 (codenamed Yosemite) was its brand new case. The G3 replaced the previous beige G3 tower and desktop models from late 1997. Released : January 1999, Revised June 1999Ĭost: FREE About the Machine The front and side of the tower showing the G3 silkscreen and the sharp teal-blue color.įollowing the translucent and colored design of the iMac, Apple released an all new version of the Power Macintosh G3 tower in January 1999.
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