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Power Macintosh G3 (Beige)
M3979 (DT) / M4405 (MT) / M4787 (AIO) · Beige Compact
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3979 (DT) / M4405 (MT) / M4787 (AIO) |
Reference
| Original price | $1,499 – $3,000 |
| Announced | 1997-11-10 |
| Discontinued | 1999-01-05 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 10.2.8 |
| Design era | Beige Compact |
Configurations
| Colors | Beige |
| CPU | PowerPC G3 @ 233 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 266 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 300 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 333 MHz |
| Memory | 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 384 MB, 768 MB (max) |
| Storage | 4 GB IDE HDD, 6 GB IDE HDD, 9 GB SCSI HDD, CF-to-IDE, mSATA adapter |
| Graphics | ATI Rage II+ (2 MB), ATI Rage Pro (6 MB), ATI Rage Pro Turbo (6 MB) |
| Display | Built-in ATI Rage, external CRT |
| Operating system | Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.2 (unsupported) |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD), 24× CD-ROM |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 Mini-DIN-8 serial · 3.5mm audio in · 3.5mm audio out · 10/100 Ethernet · 3× PCI slots · Personality card slot |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 432 × 432 × 171 mm |
| Weight | 11.3 kg |
Known quirks
- Minitower and desktop cases — "Gossamer" logic board in both
- Personality card ("Whisper" vs "Wings") determines onboard I/O capabilities
- PRAM battery often leaks on surviving units
- SCSI version has built-in SCSI; IDE version needs PCI card for fast disks
- Last Beige Mac — bridge between 68K-era case and iMac-era aesthetics