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iMac Revision D Information Page
With the release of the revision D iMac (aka iMac G3/333)
Apple continues its tradition of releasing a new iMac every
three months. Also swiftly becoming a tradition, the price
of the new iMac is no higher than its predecessor and you
can be sure that prices for remaining B and C machines will
fall accordingly. Before its release, most had speculated
that the Rev. D iMac would run at 300MHz. The good news is
that Apple opted for the faster 333MHz chip, the bad news
is that hopes of a larger 17" monitor didn't pan out.
The larger monitor would have been a nice addition but would
have driven the price beyond the comfort level of the iMac's
target audience, the home user and first time computer user.
Not to worry, there are plenty of letters in the alphabet
left! See below for a list of iMac letters to avoid... Other
than the faster processor, the only other addition of a slight
"dimple" in the round mouse. This is presumably
in response to the many complaints that the iMac and Yosemite
mice (mouses?) are hard to keep oriented. Quirks aside, the
iMac continues to be a stylish machine that comes with a software
bundle (see sidebar
below) that will keep the average computer newbie happy for
quite some time. Sales of the iMac are in large part responsible
for the growth of Macintosh market share at this time.
| Major Technological Changes
| iMac A |
iMac B |
iMac C |
iMac D
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| G3/233Mhz |
G3/233Mhz |
G3/266Mhz |
G3/333MHz |
ATI Rage IIc
Graphics Controller
2MB VRAM |
ATI RAGE PRO TURBO
accelerated 2D/3D
graphics controller
6MB VRAM |
ATI RAGE PRO TURBO
accelerated 2D/3D
graphics controller
6MB VRAM |
ATI RAGE PRO TURBO
accelerated 2D/3D
graphics controller
6MB VRAM |
| OS 8.1 |
OS 8.5 |
OS 8.5.1 |
OS 8.5.1 |
| 4GB Hard Drive |
4GB Hard Drive |
6GB Hard Drive |
6GB Hard Drive |
| Mezzanine Slot |
Mezzanine Slot |
Mezzanine Slot: removed |
Mezzanine Slot: removed |
| Infrared Port |
Infrared Port |
Infrared Port: removed |
Infrared Port: removed |
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As with previous iMacs there is no floppy drive or high-speed
SCSI port for connecting external drives. Hopes for onboard
FireWire also didn't pan out. Instead the iMac comes with
two, 12Mbps hot-pluggable USB ports and built in high speed
100BASE-T Ethernet. Also included is an internal 56Kbps modem.
The iMac has a built-in handle on the back for easy transportation.
Geared for the consumer , school and business market the
machine is capable of very little upgradability and is more
appropriate for general computer use. Although the 333MHz
processor helps the Rev. D iMac catch up to the rest of Apple's
offerings in terms of speed, it is still not the kind of heavy
duty machine required by graphics or publishing professionals
Revision D Software Bundle
- AppleWorks 5
- FaxSTF from STF Technologies
- Quicken Deluxe '98 from Intuit
- MetaCreation's Kai's Photo Soap
- EdView Internet Safety Kit, Family Edition
- World Book Macintosh Edition
- Pangea Software's Nanosaur
- Williams & Sonoma Guide to Good Cooking from Broderbund
- Netscape Navigator
- Microsoft's Internet Explorer & Outlook Express 4.5
- 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
G3/333 |
G3 |
66 |
32 SDRAM
384 MB Max |
512K @133Mhz |
6MB
SGRAM
6MB
Max |
Expansion
Slots |
Hard
Drive |
CDROM
Drive |
Networking
Modem |
Aditional
Features |
Reviews & Information |
| - |
6GB
IDE |
24X |
10/100 Ethernet
54Kbps |
15" Monitor
ATI RAGE PRO TURBO accelerated 2D/3D graphics controller
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