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Can this iMac G3 run OSX?

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Specs:

# Model: iMac G3

# Processor: G3 600MHz

# Installed memory: 512MB RAM

# Hard Drive: 40GB HDD

# Optical Drive: CD-RW

# Floppy Drive: No

# Network Card: 10/100 Onboard

# USB: 2 Right Side

# Firewire: 2 Right Side

 

 

I'm looking to buy a cheap iMac and I'm just curious if that one could run OSX.

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You can actually run Tiger on that machine if you wanted, just disable Dashboard and Spotlight and it should run fairly decent.

 

I don't know if the video would support QE or not since you didn't list it. :)

 

The original AirPort supports 802.11b which transfers data at 11Mb/s.

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Courtesy of Mactracker

 

iMac (Early 2001)

Codename:

Introduced: February 2001

Discontinued: July 2001

Machine ID: PowerMac4,1

Model Number: --

Order Number: M7683LL/A (400 MHz Indigo), M7669LL/A (500 MHz Indigo), M8347LL/A (500 MHz Blue Dalmatian), M8348LL/A (500 MHz Flower Power), M7680LL/A (600 MHz Graphite), M7675LL/A (600MHz Blue Dalmatian), M7679LL/A (600 MHz Flower Power)

Support Status: Vintage

Processor: PowerPC 750 or 750cx (G3)

Number of Cores: 1

Processor Speed: 400, 500, 600 MHz

Benchmarks: 500 MHz: 229, 600 MHz: 291

Cache: 64 KB L1, 256 (400 MHz) or 512k (500/600 MHz) backside (1:2) L2

System Bus: 100 MHz

Hard Drive: 10, 20, 40 GB

Media: Slot-loading 24x CD-ROM or 8x4x32 CD-RW

Peripherals: Apple Pro Keyboard, Apple Pro Mouse

Colors: Indigo, Graphite, Blue Dalmatian, and Flower Power

Weight and Dimensions (US): 34.7 lbs., 15.0" H x 15.0" W x 17.1" D

Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 15.7 kg, 38.1 cm H x 38.1 cm W x 43.4 cm D

Original Mac OS: Mac OS 9.1 (Mac OS ROM 7.5.1)

Later Mac OS: Mac OS 9.1 (Mac OS ROM 7.5.1) and Mac OS X 10.0.3

Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X

Hardware Test: AHT (iMac) 1.1, 1.2 (iMac/eMac) 1.2.1, 1.2.2

Firmware: Open Firmware

Firmware Update: iMac Firmware Update 4.1.9

Firmware Update URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75130

Logicboard RAM: None

Maximum RAM: 1.0 GB

Type of RAM Slots: 2 - PC100 3.3V 168-pin SDRAM

Minimum RAM Speed: 10 ns

Interleaving Support: No

Graphics Card: ATI Rage 128 Pro or Rage 128 Ultra (AGP 2x)

ATI Card Model: ATY,Rage128Pro (Pro), ATY,Rage128Pro2 (Ultra)

Graphics Memory: 8 or 16 MB

Built-in Display: 15-inch shadow-mask CRT (13.8-inch viewable)

Resolutions: 640x480 @ 117Hz, 800x600 @ 95Hz, 1024x768 @ 75Hz

Display Modes: Video mirroring only

Display Connection: 1 - VGA

Video Camera: None

Expansion Slots: None

Hard Drive Bus: Ultra ATA

Large Drive Support: No (Maximum of 128 GB per drive)

Backup Battery: 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028)

Max Watts: 150 W

Line Voltage: 100-260V AC

AirPort: Optional AirPort card (802.11b) (adapter required)

Bluetooth: None

Ethernet: 10/100BASE-T (RJ-45)

Modem: 56k

USB: 2 - 12 MBit/s

FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s (8W total power)

Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, Built-in microphone (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)

Audio Out: 3 - 3.5-mm analog output jacks, Built-in speakers (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)

History: Announced in February 2001, this revision of the iMac finally brought FireWire to Apple's entire product line, in addition to a dramatic change in the iMac "colors". Apple chose to get rid of Sage and Ruby in favor of "Blue Dalmatian" and "Flower Power", two new patterns that were molded into the case using a technique which took Apple 18 months to perfect. The higher-end model iMac got a CD-RW drive, an improved (and faster) PPC 750cx processor, which featured an on-chip 1:1 L2 cache, and a speedy new graphics chip (the 750cx and new graphics chip were initially only available on non-North American models.). It featured a 500 MHz processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 20 GB hard drive and a 56 kbps modem, was available in Indigo, Blue Dalmatian or Flower Power, and was priced at $1199 U.S. The low-end iMac was essentially a renamed iMac DV (Summer 2000), with the price cut to $899 U.S. It had a 400 MHz processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 10 GB hard drive and a 56 kbps modem, and was available only in Indigo.

Created by Mactracker, copyright 2001 - 2007 Ian Page

http://www.mactracker.ca

 

 

iMac (Summer 2001)

Codename: "Kiva"

Introduced: July 2001

Discontinued: January 2002 (700 MHz), March 2003 (500, 600 MHz)

Machine ID: PowerMac4,1

Model Number: --

Order Number: M8582LL/A (500MHz Indigo), M8490LL/A (500 MHz Snow), M8492LL/A (600 MHz Graphite), M8546LL/A (600 MHz Snow), M8510LL/A (700 MHz Graphite), M8554LL/A (700 MHz Snow)

Support Status: Supported

Processor: PowerPC 750cxe v2.4 or 745/755 v3.1 (G3)

Number of Cores: 1

Processor Speed: 500, 600, 700 MHz

Benchmarks: 500 MHz: 229, 600 MHz: 291

Cache: 64 KB L1, 256k backside (1:1) L2

System Bus: 100 MHz

Hard Drive: 20, 40, or 60 GB

Media: Slot-loading 24x CD-ROM or 8x4x32 CD-RW

Peripherals: Apple Pro Keyboard, Apple Pro Mouse

Colors: Indigo, Graphite, and Snow

Weight and Dimensions (US): 34.7 lbs., 15.0" H x 15.0" W x 17.1" D

Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 15.7 kg, 38.1 cm H x 38.1 cm W x 43.4 cm D

Original Mac OS: Mac OS 9.1 (Mac OS ROM 7.5.1) and Mac OS X 10.0.4 (4P13)

Later Mac OS: Mac OS 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, or 10.2

Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X

Hardware Test: AHT (iMac/eMac) 1.2.1, 1.2.2

Firmware: Open Firmware

Firmware Update: iMac Firmware Update 4.1.9

Firmware Update URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75130

Logicboard RAM: None

Maximum RAM: 1.0 GB

Type of RAM Slots: 2 - PC100 3.3V 168-pin SDRAM

Minimum RAM Speed: 10 ns

Interleaving Support: No

Graphics Card: ATI Rage 128 Ultra (AGP 2x)

ATI Card Model: ATY,Rage128Pro2

Graphics Memory: 16 MB

Built-in Display: 15-inch shadow-mask CRT (13.8-inch viewable)

Resolutions: 640x480 @ 117Hz, 800x600 @ 95Hz, 1024x768 @ 75Hz

Display Modes: Video mirroring only

Display Connection: 1 - VGA

Video Camera: None

Expansion Slots: None

Hard Drive Bus: Ultra ATA

Large Drive Support: No (Maximum of 128 GB per drive)

Backup Battery: 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028)

Max Watts: 150 W

Line Voltage: 100-260V AC

AirPort: Optional AirPort card (802.11b) (adapter required)

Bluetooth: None

Ethernet: 10/100BASE-T (RJ-45)

Modem: 56k

USB: 2 - 12 MBit/s

FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s (8W total power)

Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, Built-in microphone (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)

Audio Out: 3 - 3.5-mm analog output jacks, Built-in speakers (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)

History: Announced in July 2001, the iMac (Summer 2001) represented a minor change to the existing iMac line, and represented a shift back to a more conservative color-scheme. The iMac (Summer 2001) was initially available in three configurations. The 500 MHz model, with 128 MB of RAM and a 20 GB hard drive was $999 U.S., and was available in Indigo and Snow. The 600 MHz model, with 256 MB of RAM and a 40 GB hard drive, was $1,299 U.S., and was available in Graphite and Snow. Finally the 700 MHz model, with 256 MB of RAM and a 60 GB hard drive was $1,499 U.S., and was available in Graphite and Snow. A low-end $799 U.S. configuration was later added, with a 500 MHz processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 20 GB hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive, and was available only in Indigo. Following the announcement of the new G4 Flat Panel iMac in January 2002, the iMac "G3" was repriced. The 600 MHz model, with 256 MB of RAM, a 40 GB hard drive and a CD-RW drive, was available in either Snow or Graphite for $999 U.S. The 500 MHz model, with 128 MB of RAM, a 20 GB hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive, was available only in indigo for $799 U.S. The 700 MHz model was discontinued.

Created by Mactracker, copyright 2001 - 2007 Ian Page

http://www.mactracker.ca

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