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 from November 1997 to August 1999.

The iMac G3, originally released as the iMac, is a series of Macintosh personal computers that Apple Computer sold from 1998 to 2003. The iMac was Apple's first major product release under CEO Steve Jobs following his return to the financially troubled company he co-founded.

Technical specifications for the Apple Power Macintosh G3 series. Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, estimated retail prices, and more.

—15-pin mini D-Sub VGA connector and Macintosh-to-VGA adapter. Sound —Minijacks for 16-bit stereo audio input and output; 44.1-kHz sampling rate —Built-in speaker

The Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) series unveils a dramatically different translucent "blue and white" enclosure with a "fold down door" on the side that makes the system extremely easy to upgrade.

The Apple Power Macintosh G3/266 Desktop, based on the compact Gossamer architecture, features a 266 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with 512k of backside cache, 32 MB of RAM, a 4.0 GB hard drive, a 24X CD-ROM drive, ATI 3D Rage II+, Rage Pro (starting May 1, 1998), or Rage Pro Turbo (starting August 12, 1998) graphics acceleration with 2 MB of ...

Following the translucent and colored design of the iMac, Apple released an all new version of the Power Macintosh G3 tower in January 1999. The G3 replaced the previous beige G3 tower and desktop models from late 1997.

Announced in November 1997, The PowerMac G3 knocked the 9600/300 out of the fastest-mac-on-the-planet mark by nearly 10%. Based on a newly designed motherboard (code-named "Gossamer") which ran at a blazing-fast 66 MHz, the G3 was the first Apple-branded Mac to ship with the new PPC 750 Processor.

Apr 12, 2018 · The Power Macintosh G3 All-in-One is the heaviest Mac Apple ever shipped, clocking in at 60 pounds. Only the company’s storage-focused server products like the Xserve RAID or old Network Server weigh more.

Oct 4, 2011 · Although it shares the name of its predecessor, the "Blue" PowerMac G3 is an altogether different animal. Sporting an all new translucent "easy-open" case design (code named "El-Capitan"), the new G3 was the first Apple model to support FireWire, Apple's new high-speed serial standard.