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The iMac is the first complete machine that is the result
of the "2nd Coming of Jobs" era. Its unique all-in-one futuristic
design, speedy processor, low price and excellent marketing
has propelled it to become one of the best selling computers
of its time. In its first few months of release the iMac has
sold over 300,000 units, a large percentage of purchasers
have been new computer users or previous Wintel users. The
revision B iMac is the follow up machine to the first release
(revision A) and comes with more graphics memory, a faster
graphics controller, System 8.5 and a few other tweaks. Apple
took some very gutsy risks by not providing the machine with
a floppy drive or highspeed SCSI port for connecting external
drives. Instead the iMac comes with the USB ports which is
a new standard for connecting devices. New USB capable technology
is popping up in the market place like mushrooms after a spring
storm.The lack of a floppy drive and on board SCSI has raised
a few complaints and may have slowed its acceptance in some
individual sectors of the market but seem not to be an impediments
for most buyers.
Geared for the consumer , school and business
market the machine is capable of very little upgradability
and is more appropriate for general computer use - it is not
the kind of heavy duty machine required by graphics or publishing
professionals. The machine comes with a substantial software
bundle (see sidebar). The iMac has won numerous prestigious
awards and Apple is once again leading the way in computer
design with this machine. MacSpeedZone feels this is one of
the best buys that Apple has ever come out with for general
computer use. Aside from its technical prowess and innovation
the iMac is just a heck of a lot of fun to own. You would
be hard put to do better
Revision B Software Bundle
- AppleWorks 5
- FaxSTF from STF Technologies
- Quicken Deluxe '98 from Intuit
- MetaCreation's Kai's Photo Soap
- MDK from Interplay
- Pangea Software's Nanosaur
- Williams & Sonoma Guide to Good Cooking from Broderbund
- Microsoft's Internet Explorer & Outlook Express
- 4.01 Earthlink's, Total Access 2.01
- Adobe Pagemill v3.0 (Web Site Builder Software)
MacBench 5.0 Scores
MacBench Scores are relative to the Pre-Yosemite
G3/300 Power Mac which is assigned a score of 1000. Longer
bars are better. Click here
for more information on MacBench 5.0
| Model/Mhz |
Processor |
Bus Speed
(Mhz) |
RAM |
L2
Cache |
VRAM |
| iMac G3/233
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750 |
66 |
32 SDRAM
512MB Max |
512K |
6MB
SGRAM
6MB
Max |
Expansion
Slots |
Hard
Drive |
CDROM
Drive |
Networking
Modem |
Aditional
Features |
| Mezzanine |
4GB
IDE |
24X |
10/100 Ethernet
54K |
15" Monitor
ATI RAGE PRO TURBO accelerated 2D/3D graphics controller
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