Power Macintosh G3/266 Desktop

Power Macintosh G3

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The Apple Power Macintosh G3/266 DT, based on the ultra-compact Gossamer logic board, features a 266 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor, 32 MB of RAM, a 4.0 GB hard drive, built-in Zip drive, ATI 3D Rage II+ (Rage Pro after May 1, 1998, Rage Pro Turbo after August 12, 1998) graphics acceleration, and the standard "Whisper" personality card with audio input/output, in an easily expandable desktop case. Custom configurations were also available.

Introduction Date:

10-Nov-97

Discontinued Date:

14-Dec-98

Processor Type:

PowerPC 750 (G3)

Processor Speed:

266 MHz

Processor Upgrade:

ZIF socket

FPU (Integrated):

PowerPC 750 (G3)

System Bus Speed:

66 MHz

Backside Bus Speed:

133 MHz

ROM Size:

4 MB

Data Path:

64-bit

Level 1 Cache:

64k

Level 2 Cache:

512k (backside)

RAM Type:

10ns 168-pin SDRAM

VRAM Type:

Video EDO SGRAM

Standard RAM:

32 MB

Maximum RAM:

384 MB (768 MB)

Motherboard RAM:

None

RAM Slots:

3

Standard VRAM:

2 MB

Maximum VRAM:

6 MB

Standard Hard Drive:

4.0 GB

Int. Hard Drive Type:

E-IDE

Standard CD-ROM:

24X ATAPI

Standard Disk:

1.44 MB (manual)

Standard Modem:

56k (optional)

Standard Ethernet:

10Base-T

Case Type:

Desktop

Form Factor:

Power Mac G3 DT

Exp. Slots:

3 PCI, Comm

Exp. Bays (Free):

None

Battery Type:

3.6V Lithium

Battery Life:

N/A

Built-in Display:

N/A

Supported MacOS:

8.0-8.6, 9.0-9.1, X

Dimensions:

6.3 x 14.4 x 16.9

Avg. Weight:

22 lbs.

Original Price:

$2400 US

Est. Current Price:

N/A


  • Overclocked CPU 333 MHz
  • Upgraded to 512 MB RAM
  • 5 port USB PCI Card
  • Upgraded Video Card
    1. ATI Rage 128 16 MB
  • Upgraded CD-ROM
    1. Sony CRX140 CD-RW
  • Upgraded Hard Drives
    1. Quantum Fireball 7 GB
    2. Western Digital 5 GB
  • Mac OS 9.2.2