what's "the start-up window?". never seen it,
despite having worked on more than 150
g3 and g4 machines,
~~~~
the G3 case is either :
1/ {a light beige color.older "beige G3" } ,
or :
2/ {a slightly greenish, translucent blue with translucent white. AKA
"blue and white G3"}.
the early G4 case is:
{a translucent grey with translucent white,. AKA "graphite G4"}
there were later G4's, with a different appearance, but not with a 450MHz CPU.
there's a small quantity of G4's with PCI in the description, but
most are AGP instead, and you cannot tell by the case.
you MUST know which if you wish to buy CPU upgrades.
there's specs on a sticker on the back of any of these. also a "family
number" beginning with M (follwed by around 4 numerals) that you can
google for more information.
it is indeed possible that this is a G3 with a G4 upgrade.
On 2/26/09, Lawrence David Eden <[email protected]> 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.
>
> What gives?
>
> >
>
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