I'm thinking the Wikipedia writer confused 1 Ghz and 1 GB. The slot-loading iMac could take 1 GB of RAM (2-512 MB RAM chips, as long as one of them was low profile).
--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Cyrus <callmemrp...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Cyrus <callmemrp...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: iMac G3 DV SE (fall 2001) 1GHz? To: "G3-5 List" <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 12:31 PM Oops one more post-- the iMac page is the first page, scroll to the bottom and click Previous page... sorry about that. -Cyrus On Mar 1, 10:30 am, Cyrus <callmemrp...@gmail.com> wrote: > In addition, here is the Apple specs for the G3 DV SE iMac: > > http://support.apple.com/kb/SP64 > > No 1GHz there... A google search also turned up nothing. > My guess is someone edited wikipedia that was very confused. Sorry if > that's not what you wanted to hear :) The iMac DV SE was 500Mhz max, > so I think that that wikipedia article is quite wrong... > Try looking it up on Apple, here is a page with all the early G3 > iMacs:http://support.apple.com/specs/#imac > > -Cyrus > > On Mar 1, 10:19 am, Cyrus <callmemrp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I agree; MacTracker is great for looking up Mac models, and I'm 99% > > sure there were NO 1GHz G3 iMacs. The first 1GHz iMacs were the G4 > > "dome" ones in 2003. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone; so I would > > trust sites like Apple-History or MacTracker that are only edited and > > compiled by people who know what they're talking about. Here's a link > > to download Mactracker:http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/ > > and Mike provided the link to Apple-History, so you're all set. > > > -Cyrus. > > > Also, you can check with Apple, they do have old pages that detail > > older computers, and who'd know Apple's better then Apple? > > > On Mar 1, 8:55 am, Dark_Mac <darkwall...@fightfor.org> wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > I suggest you look onhttp://www.apple-history.com/oruseMactracker > > > to confirm this. They are both excellent sources for this type of > > > information. Actually Mactracker references apple-history a lot. > > > > Regards, > > > Mike > > > > On Feb 28, 2009, at 11:51 PM, Mullin9 wrote: > > > > > Someone told me that iMac G3 DV SE (fall 2001) > > > > > iMac (slot-loading) > > > > iMac G3 (slot loading) > > > > > The iMac (slot loading). > > > > Developer Apple Inc. > > > > Type Desktop > > > > Release date 5 October 1999 > > > > CPU PowerPC G3, 350–700 MHz 1.0 GHz (SE edition only) > > > > October 5, 1999 — iMac/iMac DV/iMac DV SE. First revision with > > > > FireWire support, except for the 350 MHz (Blueberry) model. 350 or 400 > > > > MHz processor, slot-loading optical drive, same colors as rev C/D > > > > iMac, plus Special Edition in graphite color. Used ATI Rage 128 VR > > > > Graphics with 8 MB of VRAM. Included internal slot for 802.11b AirPort > > > > card (AirPort card adapter required). > > > > July 19, 2000 — iMac/iMac DV/iMac DV+/iMac DV SE. DV+ and DV SE models > > > > upgrade slot-loading CD-ROM to slot-loading DVD-ROM drive. 350, 400, > > > > 450 or 500 MHz processor, colors graphite (grey), ruby (red), snow > > > > (white), indigo (dark blue) and sage (green). Graphics updated to Rage > > > > 128 Pro, but still with 8 MB SGRAM. 350 MHz model (Indigo) lacked > > > > AirPort card slot and still lacked FireWire support. > > > > February 22, 2001 — (patterns). 400, 500 (PPC750CXe), or 600 > > > > (PPC750CXe) MHz processor. Available in Indigo, Graphite, and "Blue > > > > Dalmatian" or "Flower Power" patterns. DVD-ROM drive discontinued in > > > > favor of slot-loading CD-RW drive (low-end Indigo model has CD-ROM). > > > > 750CXe models features a new "Pangea" motherboard with a 16 MB ATI > > > > Rage 128 Ultra graphics chip. > > > > July 18, 2001 — (summer 2001). 500, 600, or 700 MHz (PPC750CXe) > > > > processor. Available in indigo, graphite, and snow. 700 MHz model > > > > discontinued in January 2002 after G4 iMacs were introduced. 500 and > > > > 600 MHz models discontinued March 2003. > > > > It was not released to the public that iMac DV SE G3 was 1.0 GHz until > > > > 2002.[citation needed] > > > > > Link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G3 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
