![]() It shipped for $1,599, and while faster than the Blue and White, lacked many of the features found in the more expensive machines. The low-end model - codenamed Yikes! - was basically a Power Macintosh G3 with a G4 chip dropped in, with the ADB port removed from the board. Originally, Apple shipped two tiers of G4s. This look would continue, basically, unchanged until the QuickSilver was released in July 2001: The original Power Mac G4 looked was the same size as the Power Mac G3 it replaced, but was cladded in a more adult graphite skin. So, in August 1999, at the Seybold Conference, Steve Jobs introduced the Power Mac G4. It still packed an ADB port, for crying out loud. However, it was clearly a machine that was stuck in between two eras. In addition to an all-new case that was easily opened for upgrades and maintenance, the machine added USB support, dropped the floppy drive and was the first Power Macintosh to be built using the New World ROM. At Macworld in January 1999, Apple announced the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White).įrom 1997 to 1999, Apple had been shipping a Power Macintosh with a G3, but this new, colorful machine a much more forward-thinking rig.
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