> >Where then is the dividing line between the 1st Gen. > >and 2nd gen.Powermacs? > > That's something Apple has never defined. First generation would > definitely include the x100 models. I suspect we could call the x200 > series (not the 7200) second generation, since they came out later and > were 603-based. > > I suppose we'd then call the first generation of PCI models the third > generation of Power Macs -- the x500 models. The x600 models weren't much > different, mostly slight case changes and faster daughter cards. > > Then there's the issue of the 6360 and later, which were PCI but also > shared some of the x200 architecture. Still, they existed concurrently > with the x500 models, so maybe we're best off calling them third gen. > > Fourth gen: beige G3 > > Fifth: blue & white G3, "Yikes" G4 > > Sixth: 100 MHz motherboard G4 models > > Seventh: 133 MHz bus G4s <snip>
According to processor specs: 1st gen: all 601-based 2nd gen: all 603x, 604x-based 3rd gen, aka G3: 740, 750 4th gen, aka G4: 7500x + AltiVec The above info was paraphrased from http://www.mackido.com/Hardware/. Erik -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
