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imac G4


Minimum OS: 9.2.2

Maximum OS: 10.4.11

Introduced: Jan 2002

Terminated: Jan 2003


Processor

CPU: PowerPC 7450 "G4"

CPU Speed: 700/800 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 100 MHz

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB 

RAM Type: PC133 SDRAM

Min RAM Speed: 133 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 1 GB

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB on-processor


Video

Screen: 15" LCD

GPU: NVidia GeForce2 MX

VRAM: 32 MB

Max Resolution: 1024x768

Video Out: mini VGA,


Storage

Hard Drive: 20/40/60 GB

ATA Bus: ATA-66

Optical Drive: See Notes

imac G4


Based around a 15-inch LCD screen, the imac brought both the G4 processor and the CD-RW/DVD-R „super drive" to the consumer space for the first time. The imac (flat panel) featured an entirely new case design, built around the idea of a screen that could rotate and change angles easily. The "desk lamp" design was mounted atop a semi-spherical base, 10.6 inches in diameter, which housed the rest of the computer. The machine had been developed over the course of two years, and was the culmination of apple's move away from CRT displays. Steve Jobs proudly announced, when this new imac was released, that "The CRT is officially dead."  The imac (17") was identical to the 15" flat panel imac, but added a 17" 1440x900 screen.  The imac (USB 2.0) was primarily a speed bump of the existing imac line, with feature improvements to the 20“ flat panel with a resolution of 1680 by 1050.