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The 600 MHz snow slot-loading iMac G3 is the second-most powerful iMac G3.

Specs

Model ID
PowerMac4,1
CPU
PowerPC G3 @ 600 MHz
L2 Cache
256 KiB
Bus Speed
100 MHz
RAM
1024 MiB (2x 512 MiB PC133-333 SDRAM)
Boot ROM Revision
4.1.9f1
Storage
38.16 GB Maxtor 4D040H2
Optical Drive
CRN-8242B
FireWire
400
GPU
ATI Rage 128 Ultra (ATY,Rage128Pro2)
VRAM
16 MiB
Wi-Fi
AirPort 802.11b

Quirks

  • If you install ECC RAM on accident (guess who), you won't even get the helpful chime that says the RAM type is incorrect. You just get a pretty power light and that's it.

History

  • 2020-11-13: The computer arrives at my apartment from an eBay seller.
  • 2021-05-22: I learn this computer doesn't take ECC RAM.
  • 2021-05-28: 📈 I replace the 256 MiB + 128 MiB RAM sticks with two 512 MiB sticks (384 -> 1024).
  • 2022-01-19: 📈 I install an AirPort 802.11b card.
  • 2023-07-21: The computer is temporarily transported back to my parents' place.
  • 2023-09-18: The computer is transported to the new home.

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