Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) AV Bundle: Technical Specifications

This article provides the technical specifications for the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) AV Bundle. This product is available through the Education channel only.

Technical Specifications

Power Macintosh

Processor

• 300-MHz PowerPC G3 processor
• 512K backside level 2 cache on processor, running at 150 MHz
• 100-MHz system bus
• Integrated floating-point unit and 64K on-chip level 1 cache (32K for data and 32K for instruction)

Memory

• 64MB or 128MB of PC100 SDRAM (3.3-volt, unbuffered, 64-bit-wide, 168-pin, 8ns refresh rate)
• Four DIMM slots support up to 1GB of PC100 SDRAM using the following DIMMs:

-32MB, 64MB, or 128MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 64-Mbit technology)

-128MB or 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128-Mbit technology)

Storage

• 6GB Ultra ATA hard disk
• 24x-speed (maximum) CD-ROM drive
• Two additional expansion bays for Ultra Wide SCSI and Ultra2 LVD SCSI drives

Interfaces

• Connectivity

-Two 400-Mbps FireWire ports

-Two 12-Mbps Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

-Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port (maximum current draw for all ADB devices is 500 mA.)

Note: The Apple Developer Note on this product incorrectly states that the maximum current draw in 100 mA.

• Communications

-Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)

• Expansion

-Four PCI slots: one 32-bit, 66-MHz slot and three 64-bit, 33-MHz slots, one dedicated to the ATI Xclaim VR graphics card

• Video

-15-pin mini D-Sub VGA connector and Macintosh-to-VGA adapter

- Composite and S-video connectors for video input and output

• Sound

-Minijacks for 16-bit stereo audio input and output; 44.1-kHz sampling rate

-Built-in speaker

Graphics support

• ATI Xclaim VR graphics card with 4MB of SGRAM graphics memory (supports up to 8MB), which provides 64-bit 2D/3D graphics acceleration

Video Capabilities

• 24-bit video input

-Support for NTSC, PAL, and SECAM

-Up to 320- by 240-pixel capture and up to 30 frames per second

-Maximum capture size of 640 by 480 pixels

• 24-bit video output

Keyboard and mouse

• Apple USB Keyboard and Apple USB Mouse

Electrical requirements

• Line voltage: 115V AC (90V to 132V AC) or 230V AC (180V to 264V AC)
• Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz, single phase
• Maximum continuous power (not including display): 200W

Environmental requirements

• Operating temperature: 50° to 104° F (10° to 40° C)
• Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
• Relative humidity: 10% to 90% noncondensing
• Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet (3,048 m)

Size and weight

• Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm)
• Width: 8.9 inches (22.6 cm)
• Depth: 18.4 inches (46.7 cm)
• Weight: 28.7 pounds (13.0 kg)

Studio Display

Picture tube

• 17-inch (diagonal) Diamondtron CRT
• 16-inch (diagonal) viewable image size
• Superfine 0.25-mm aperture grille pitch

Resolutions and refresh rates

• 640 by 480 pixels at up to 85 Hz
• 800 by 600 pixels at up to 85 Hz
• 832 by 624 pixels at up to 75 Hz
• 1,024 by 765 pixels at up to 85 Hz
• 1,152 by 870 pixels at up to 75 Hz
• 1,280 by 1,024 pixels at up to 75 Hz
• 1,600 by 1,200 pixels at up to 60 Hz

Screen treatment

• High-content, antireflective, antistatic coating

Connectors and cables

15-pin mini D-sub VGA connector

• VGA-to-Macintosh adaptor