On Feb 26, 2009, at 4:09 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
> > I teach at several elementary schools. At one of my schools I have > what appears to be a G4, (looks like a B&W G3 enclosure), but when I > start the computer, it says: G3 with PCI graphics in the start-up > window. > > If I do an "about this Mac" I am told that it is a 450mhz G4. If it looks like a B&W G3 enclosure, but is gray and white, you have a Yikes model G4 which was made for a couple of months until Apple got their real G4 introductory model out of the door. It's been upgraded or overclocked if it's running at 450 mHz <http://lowendmac.com/ppc/yikes-power-mac-g4-pci.html> They were essentially a B&W with a gray and white case and a G4 processor instead of a G3. (The code name is pretty obvious in origin. "Oh NO! Steve promised a G4 by October and the one we're working on isn't ready! Yikes!! Quick, grab some G4 chips, that stack of B&W's over there and some gray spray paint! Quick! Before Steve catches us!!") If it's a blue & white case, then you have a G4 upgraded B&W. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
