The Power Mac G4 (originally Power Macintosh G4) is a series of personal computers that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple between 1999 and 2004. They used the PowerPC G4 (PPC74xx) series of microprocessors. They were heralded by Apple to be the first personal supercomputers, reaching speeds of 4 to 20 Gigaflops. They were the last Macintosh computers able to boot natively to Classic Mac OS.
Original models
The original Apple Power Mac G4, code name "Yikes!", was introduced at the Seybold conference in San Francisco on August 31, 1999, with 400 MHz, 450 MHz and 500 MHz configurations available. In October 1999, Apple was forced to postpone the 500 MHz because of poor yield of the 500 MHz chips. In response, Apple reduced the clock speed of the processor in each configuration by 50 MHz (making the options 350 MHz, 400 MHz and 450 MHz), which caused some controversy because they did not decrease the price of the machines from the original prices.
The early 400 MHz (later 350 MHz) PCI-based version used a motherboard identical to the one used in Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) computers including the use of Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) processors sockets (minus the ADB port), in a "graphite" colored case and with the new MotorolaPowerPC 7400 (G4) CPU. The higher-speed models, code name "Sawtooth", used a greatly modified motherboard design with AGP 2x graphics (replacing the 66 MHz PCI slot). In December 1999, the entire Power Mac G4 line was updated to the AGP motherboard.
Power Macintosh, later Power Mac, is a line of Apple Macintoshworkstation-class personal computers based on various models of PowerPCmicroprocessors that were developed, marketed, and supported by Apple Inc. from March 1994 until August 2006. The first models were the Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, and 8100, which offered speeds ranging from 60 to 110MHz. These machines replaced Apple's Quadra series of personal computers, and were housed in cases very similar to systems sold by Apple up to that point. The Power Mac went on to become the mainstay of Apple's top-end offerings for twelve years, through a succession of case designs, four major generations of PowerPC chips, and a great deal of press coverage, design accolades, and technical controversy. In August 2006, the Power Mac's retirement was announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference by Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller, making way for its Intel-based replacement, the Mac Pro.
The Power Macintosh 9500 (the 132MHz model is also known as Power Macintosh 9515 in Europe and Japan) is a high-end Macintoshpersonal computer which was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from May 1, 1995 until February 17, 1997. It was powered by a PowerPC 604 processor, a second-generation PowerPC chip which was faster than the earlier PowerPC 601 chip. The 180MP and 200 used the enhanced PowerPC 604e processor. The CPU was connected via a daughterboard, and so could be swapped easily. Available were single-processor cards ranging from 120 to 200MHz, and a dual processor card with two 180MHz CPUs. It was the first Macintosh to use the PCI standard, with six PCI slots available, with one always needed for the graphics card. The basic design of the logic board, called "Tsunami", was used by various Macintosh clone makers as a reference design and a modified version was used in the non-Macintosh Apple Network Server series. The 9500 was superseded by the Power Macintosh 9600 in February 1997.
A museum of failures ...Apple quickly pulled the plug on a personal computer called the Power Mac G4 Cube ... The AI supply chain spans hundreds of firms, from Taiwanese server manufacturers and Swiss engineering outfits to American power utilities ... .
If you ever wondered what one guy armed with a Power Mac G4 and some consumer software could animate on his own, this 25-minute short film is the answer.
And even after Jobs returned and introduced the iMac and iBook while revitalizing the Power Mac and Powerbook lines, the G3 and G4 still lagged behind PCs in most tasks ... letting its power languish.
It’s up there in the pantheon of classic Apple products that were beautifully overengineered and proud of it, alongside the Power Mac G4 Cube and the iMac G4.
Members of the vintage Mac community are in desperate ... As Woodward notes, the adapter in question allows an older generation of Power >Mac G3 and G4 from the early 2000s to connect to newer monitors.
Power Mac G4 Cube... Few devices showcased the primacy of design at Apple as well as the Power Mac G4 Cube, a 14-pound chunk of metal and plastic where the computer appeared to float inside its casing.
Power Mac G4 Cube (2000). Jony Ive’s Power Mac G4 Cube design was striking ... But the G4 Cube was riddled with problems at the surface level and that led to the failure of the product.
Jony Ive has had a massive influence on the design of Apple products, most notably the distinctive looks of the iMac, Power Mac G4 Cube, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
So, he ‘upgraded’ to a Power Mac G4 Quicksilver with a dual 1.2Ghz CPU and 2GB of RAM and purchased an array of old components—some new in the original box—that would speed up the process while also being compatible with the scanner.
