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# iMac (Summer 2001)

Essentials

Family: iMac/eMac

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 9.2.1

Maximum OS: 10.4.11

Introduced: July 2001

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 750CX "G3"

CPU Speed: 500/600/700 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 100 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: 256 kB on-processor

ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM

RAM Type: PC100

Minimum RAM Speed: 100 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 1 GB

Video

Monitor: 15"

GPU: ATI RAGE 128 Ultra

VRAM: 16 MB SGRAM

Max Resolution: 1024x768

Video Out: VGA (mirror only)

Storage

Hard Drive: 20/40/60 GB

ATA Bus: ATA-66

Optical Drive: 24x/8x/4x CD-RW

Input/Output

USB: 2

Firewire: 2

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: Harman Kardon Odissey

Microphone: mono

Networking

Modem: 56 kbps

Ethernet: 10/100Base-T

Wi-Fi: optional 802.11b

Miscellaneous

Power: 150 Watts

Dimensions: 15" H x 15" W x 17.1" D

Weight: 40 lbs.

Announced in July 2001, the iMac (Summer 2001) represented a minor change to the existing iMac line, and represented a shift back to a more conservative color-scheme.

The iMac (Summer 2001) was initialy available in three configurations. The 500 MHz model, with 128 MB or RAM and a 20 GB hard drive was $999, and was available in Indigo and Snow. The 600 MHz model, with 256 MB or RAM and a 40 GB hard drive, was $1,299, and was available in Graphite and Snow. Finally the 700 MHz model, with 256 MB of RAM and a 60 GB hard drive was $1,499, and was available in Graphite and Snow. A low-end $799 configuration was later added, with a 500 MHz processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 20 GB hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive, and was available only in Indigo.

Following the announcement of the new G4 Flat Panel iMac in January 2002, the iMac "G3" was repriced. The 600 MHz model, with 256 MB of RAM, a 40 GB hard drive and a CD-RW drive, was available in either Snow or Graphite for $999. The 500 MHz model, with 128 MB of RAM, a 20 GB hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive, was available only in indigo for $799. The 700 MHz model was terminated.

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