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# Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one

Essentials

Family: PowerMac G3/G4/G5

Codename: Artemis

Gestalt ID: 510

Minimum OS: 8.0

Maximum OS: 10.2.8

Introduced: March 1998

Terminated: September 1998

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 750 "G3"

CPU Speed: 233/266 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 66 MHz

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 1 MB backside, 1:2

ROM: 4 MB

RAM Type: PC66 DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 66 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 3

Maximum RAM: 768 MB

Expansion Slots: 3 PCI, 1 personality (filled)

Video

Monitor: 15"

VRAM: 2 - 6 MB (2 MB onboard, one socket)

Max Resolution: 16 bit 1024x768

Storage

Hard Drive: 4 GB

ATA Bus: EIDE

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Zip Drive: optional

Optical Drive: 24x CD-ROM

Input/Output

ADB: 1

Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: DB-25

Audio Out: 2 stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: stereo, SRS

Networking

Ethernet: 10Base-T

Miscellaneous

Power: 300 Watts

Dimensions: 19.92" H x 16.08" W x 18" D

Weight: 59.5 lbs.

Announced in March 1998, The G3 All-in-One built on the success of previous built-in monitor models. The AIO was the first Built-to-Order All-in-One mac, and was available only in educational markets. It was based on the same motherboard as its big brother, the PowerMac G3, and had a built-in 15" monitor. The 233 MHz Configuration started for $1599, and the 266 MHz MHz Configuration, which included video input and output, sold for several hundred dollars more. There was also a built-in Zip drive option. The G3 AIO was retired only 6 months later, after the release of the iMac.

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