Editing Power Macintosh G3 (section)

== Models ==
=== Beige ===
[[File:Macintosh G3 DT.jpg|Power Macintosh G3 Desktop|thumb|180px]]
Apple sold three beige Power Macintosh G3 models: a horizontally-oriented desktop, a mini tower enclosure, and a version with a built-in screen called All-In-One ("AIO"). The All-In-One model was shaped vaguely like a human tooth, and thus earned the moniker '''Molar Mac.'''<ref name="All-in-One"/> Equipped with a 233, 266, 300, or 333&nbsp;MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) CPU from [[Motorola]], these machines use a 66.83&nbsp;MHz system bus and [[PC66]] [[Synchronous dynamic random-access memory|SDRAM]], and standard ATA [[hard disk]] drives instead of the [[SCSI]] drives used in most previous Apple systems. A Fast SCSI internal bus is still included with 10&nbsp;MB/s speed,<ref>1 MB = 1 million bytes</ref> along with the proprietary out-of-spec DB-25 external SCSI bus which had a top speed of 5&nbsp;MB/s.<ref name="g3mini333specs"/> Each bus could support a maximum of 7 devices.

Apple also developed a prototype G3-based six-slot full tower to be designated the '''Power Macintosh 9700'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Macintosh PowerExpress (prototype) |url=http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/mac-powerexpress/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701023028/http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/mac-powerexpress/ |archive-date=July 1, 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Despite demand from high-end users for more PCI slots in a G3-powered computer, Apple decided not to develop the prototype (dubbed "Power Express") into a shipping product,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Apple Museum {{!}} Prototypes / Unreleased<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811023642/http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=31 |archive-date=August 11, 2007 |access-date=April 18, 2007}}</ref> leaving the [[Power Macintosh 9600|9600]] as the last six-slot Mac Apple would make for over two decades, until the [[Mac Pro|2019 Mac Pro]] which has eight.

Initial units were shipped with [[Mac OS 8]]. The G3 officially supports up to [[Mac OS X 10.2]], although some devices will not work under Mac OS X, such as the floppy drive, the video features of the "Wings" personality card, and the [[3D computer graphics|3D graphics]] acceleration functions of the onboard ATI Rage series video. Support for newer versions is possible with the use of third-party software solutions such as [[XPostFacto]]. [[Mac OS X 10.5]] can be run only if a G4 processor upgrade is installed.

The Power Macintosh G3 was originally intended to be a midrange series, between the low-end [[Macintosh Performa|Performa]]/[[Macintosh LC|LC]] models and the six-[[PCI slot]] [[Power Macintosh 9600]]. It is the earliest [[Old World ROM]] Macintosh model officially able to boot into [[macOS|Mac OS X]], and one of only two Old World ROM models officially able to boot into Mac OS X, the other model being the second-generation (Wallstreet I/II) [[PowerBook G3]].

==== Desktop ====
The Desktop model inherited its enclosure directly from the [[Power Macintosh 7300]]. The 233 and 266&nbsp;MHz desktop models shipped with 4&nbsp;GB hard drives,<ref>1 GB = 1 billion bytes</ref> and the 300&nbsp;MHz with a 6&nbsp;GB drive, all at 5400&nbsp;RPM. This model, sometimes referred to as an [[Outrigger Macintosh]] due to its ease of access, was the last horizontally-oriented desktop model offered by Apple until the introduction of the [[Mac mini]] in 2005.

The Desktop model received an update in August 1998,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Power Macs hit 366 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/power-macs-hit-366/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024184742/https://www.zdnet.com/article/power-macs-hit-366/ |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |website=[[ZDNet]]}}</ref> with the 233&nbsp;MHz model being discontinued. Unlike the Mini Tower model, the Desktop model was not updated with 333&nbsp;MHz or 366&nbsp;MHz CPUs. Regardless, it was replaced by the [[Power Mac G4 Cube]] in 2000.

==== Mini Tower ====
The 233&nbsp;MHz Mini Tower model's enclosure is similar to the [[Power Macintosh 8600]]. It shipped with a 4&nbsp;GB drive, the 266&nbsp;MHz with a 6&nbsp;GB drive, and the 300&nbsp;MHz variant shipped with two 4&nbsp;GB drives in a [[RAID]] configuration; all models were 5400&nbsp;RPM.

As with the Desktop model, the Mini Tower received an update in August 1998,<ref name="g3mini333specs">{{Cite web |title=Apple Power Macintosh G3 333 Minitower Specs |url=http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/specs/powermac_g3_333_mt.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905002551/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/specs/powermac_g3_333_mt.html |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |publisher=EveryMac}}</ref> with the CPU updated to 333&nbsp;MHz and 366&nbsp;MHz. These models shipped with a 9.1&nbsp;GB 7200 RPM SCSI drive, attached to a SCSI/PCI card, as well as [[100BASE-TX]] Ethernet (as opposed to the other models' [[10BASE-T]]), though this was in the form of a PCI card, which occupied another PCI slot. The Macintosh Server G3/300&nbsp;MHz also shipped with a PCI Ultra Wide SCSI card and the 100BASE-T Ethernet PCI card. The 333 and the (canceled) 366&nbsp;MHz model had only 6&nbsp;[[mebibyte|MiB]] VRAM;<ref>1 MiB = 1024<sup>2</sup> B</ref> the 300&nbsp;MHz model shipped with a 128-bit [[iXMicro]] PCI video card with 8&nbsp;MiB VRAM.

==== Server ====
The Macintosh Server G3 is identical to the Mini Tower model, but was sold with additional server software and different specifications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macintosh Server G3 |url=https://www.apple.com:80/powermac/g3/server/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980509040720/http://www.apple.com/powermac/g3/server/ |archive-date=May 9, 1998 |publisher=Apple |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Software included [[AppleShare]] IP 5.0, Apple Network Administrator Toolkit, and SoftRAID.

Introduced March 1998:<ref name="msg3everymac">{{Cite web |title=Macintosh Server G3 |url=http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_server_g3/index-mac-server-g3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927155742/https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_server_g3/index-mac-server-g3.html |archive-date=September 27, 2017 |access-date=September 27, 2017 |publisher=EveryMac}}</ref>
* '''Good''': 233&nbsp;MHz, 512 [[Kibibyte|KiB]] L2 cache, 64&nbsp;MiB SDRAM, 6&nbsp;GB IDE HDD. $2,919.
* '''Better''': 266&nbsp;MHz, 512&nbsp;KiB L2 cache, 64&nbsp;MiB SDRAM, 4&nbsp;GB Ultra/Wide SCSI. $3,609.
* '''Best''': 300&nbsp;MHz, 1&nbsp;MiB L2 cache, 128&nbsp;MiB SDRAM, Two 4&nbsp;GB Ultra/Wide SCSI. $4,969.

Introduced September 1998:
* 333&nbsp;MHz, 1&nbsp;MiB L2 cache, 128&nbsp;MiB SDRAM, Two 4&nbsp;GB Ultra/Wide SCSI. $4,599.<ref name="msg3everymac"/>

==== All-In-One ====
[[File:Power Mac G3 AIO corrected.jpg|Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One|thumb|150px]]
The All-In-One model was introduced in April 1998 as a replacement for the [[Power Macintosh 5400]] and [[Power Macintosh 5500|5500]],<ref name="MiniTower"/> and sold exclusively to the education market. The All-In-One model has a "[[Molar (tooth)|molar]]"-like form factor, with its top and rear sections covered in a translucent plastic with machined holes (a design language reminiscent of the then-upcoming [[IMac G3|iMac]]). The model has several design features oriented towards the education market, including a slide-out tray for accessing the logic board, recessed rear I/O to make it easier to push the computer up against walls, and dual front headphone jacks for audio sharing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Tafel |first=Kathy |date=June 1998 |title=All Things To All People |url=https://archive.org/stream/MacAddict-022-199806/MacAddict-022-199806-BobKiwi-v1#page/n27/mode/2up |magazine=MacAddict |page=27}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Molar Mac: The Fast, Heavy, Beauty Challenged AIO |url=https://www.wap.org/journal/molarmac/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905002013/https://www.wap.org/journal/molarmac/ |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Washington Apple Pi}}</ref>

The G3 AIO was available in two basic configurations, a 233&nbsp;MHz version with a floppy drive and a 4&nbsp;GB hard drive, and a 266&nbsp;MHz version with a built-in [[Zip drive]], floppy drive, and either a "Whisper" personality card or an All-In-One version of the "Wings" personality card. It was the last Macintosh to ship with an internal floppy disk drive. The machine is also noted for its considerable {{Cvt|60|lb}} weight.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":0"/> It shipped with [[Mac OS 8.1]].<ref name=":0"/>

When the iMac G3 was introduced, the G3 AIO and iMac were sold together to the education market until the G3 AIO was discontinued.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_oR9evVAaX8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211108151457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oR9evVAaX8 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation |title=Apple Confidential iMac G3 vs PowerMac G3 AIO 1998 372226305 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oR9evVAaX8 |access-date=2021-11-08 |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== Blue and White ===
[[File:Apple Yosemite.JPG|thumb|150px|Side view of Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)]]
The '''Power Mac G3 (Blue and White)'''<!-- (Not "Blue & White"; see Apple's spec sheets for confirmation) --> (codenamed Yosemite) was introduced in January 1999, replacing the Beige Mini Tower model, with which it shared the name and processor architecture but little else. It is the first Power Macintosh model to include the [[New World ROM]], and the last with [[Apple Desktop Bus|ADB]] port. {{nowrap|300 MHz}}, {{nowrap|350 MHz}} and {{nowrap|400 MHz}} models were introduced with a price range of US$1,599 – US$2,999.<ref name="macworldg3bw">{{Cite magazine |last=Breen |first=Christopher |date=April 1999 |title=Power Mac G3 – Desktop Macs' Enhancements Are More Than Skin Deep |url=https://archive.org/stream/MacWorld_9904_April_1999#page/n33/mode/2up |magazine=MacWorld |pages=32–33}}</ref>

Though still based on the [[PowerPC 7xx|PowerPC G3]] architecture, the Blue and White was a totally new design. It was the first new Power Mac model after the release of the [[iMac]], and shared the iMac's blue-and-white color scheme. Inside the enclosure, the logic board is mounted on a folding "door", which swings down onto the desk for tool-free access to all the internal components.<ref name="macworldg3bw"/>

The same keyboard and mouse designs as those first introduced with the iMac were sold with the system. These featured the same slightly different shade of blue from that of the Bondi Blue iMac to match the new G3 enclosure. The keyboard was criticized in MacWorld's review of the G3 as feeling "cheap compared with the huge Apple keyboard of old" and the removal of several keys. The [[Hockey puck mouse|Apple USB Mouse]], previously included with the [[iMac]], was also reviewed poorly, noting that "many users will find it unacceptable: because of the round design, it's impossible to tell the top of the mouse from the bottom by touch."<ref name="macworldg3bw"/>

The Blue and White line was revised in June 1999; the {{nowrap|300 MHz}} model was dropped and a new {{nowrap|450 MHz}} model was introduced at a US$2,999 price point.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Power Macintosh G3 450 (Blue & White) Specs |url=http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/specs/powermac_g3_450_bl.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831131535/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/specs/powermac_g3_450_bl.html |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |access-date=September 10, 2017 |publisher=EveryMac}}</ref>

Early Blue and White units shipped with [[Mac OS 8]].5.1, while later revisions shipped with 8.6. The latest version of Mac OS that can be run on this model is [[Mac OS X 10.4]] Tiger.