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Apple iMac 800MHz PowerPC G4 review
Reviews The base is topped with large cooling vents. The power switch and all connection ports sit at the rear. The base sports three USB ports (up from two in the previous model), two FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports, plus Ethernet and modem connections.
[January 13, 2002, 23:00]
Mercury rising: PowerBook to pack G4
News After showing the world that a PowerPC G4 processor can fit comfortably into a convection-cooled, 8-inch cube, Apple is reportedly readying another feat of G4 legerdemain: the first line of portable computers to use Motorola's graphics-savvy CPU.
[July 26, 2000, 8:41]
Apple revs up notebooks
News Apple Computer on Monday updated its two notebook lines, the PowerBook and the iBook, with faster PowerPC G4 processors running at 1GHz to 1.5GHz. But the updated PowerBooks sport faster PowerPC processors, running at 1.33GHz and 1.5GHz.
[April 20, 2004, 14:50]
More Mac users excluded from Leopard
News According to AppleInsider, an update included the requirement for "an Intel processor or a PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) or G5 processor". AppleInsider speculates that the upcoming operating system OS X 10.6 will exclude support for PowerPC-based...
[September 26, 2007, 17:56]
Apple updates iBooks and Mac minis
News The iBook with 12-inch screen and a 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 costs £699, while the model with a 1.42GHz chip and a 14-inch screen is £899. The Mac mini with a 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 chip will sell for $499. Apple on Tuesday unveiled updates to its iBook...
[July 27, 2005, 9:10]
Sources: Apple shows off dual-G4 Mac
News Like earlier PowerPC 601 and 604 processors -- but unlike the PowerPC G3 processor in most current Mac systems -- the PowerPC G4 chip supports multiprocessing, a capability not exploited by the current generation of single-processor Power Mac G4...
[May 17, 2000, 8:56]
IBM plots next PowerPC chips
News IBM is cooking up a series of late-summer PowerPC launches that could put its RISC processors back in the limelight, especially for Mac users. According to sources, the company will mark the 10th anniversary of its PowerPC alliance with Motorola...
[May 25, 2000, 14:25]
Tony Smith: Macs marred by Megahertz
News A brand spanking new Power Mac G4 may be a really cool machine, but it has to compete with a 450MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4) processor. Because, in addition to launching the iMacs, Jobs had already debuted what he called "the world's fastest PC", the blue...
[October 13, 1999, 15:17]
Apple makes 54Mbps standard on eMac
News The $999 (£618) eMac comes with an 800MHz PowerPC G4 processor, 128MB of SDRAM, a 60GB hard drive, a CD-rewritable/DVD combo drive, a 32MB ATI Technologies' 7500 graphics accelerator, 56Kbps modem, 10/100 networking USB 1.1 and FireWire ports, and...
[May 6, 2003, 16:01]
IBM finds gold in copper
News IBM took advantage of that improvement in its new PowerPC 440 core, a processor core based on copper technology. But even with IBM's latest copper chip, and Apple Computer's use of the IBM PowerPC 750 and Motorola's G4 processor in its latest...
[September 24, 1999, 9:27]
US Report: Apple readies faster G3s
News Meanwhile, Motorola announced a tweaked version of the G3 processor, or PowerPC 750. PowerPC partner IBM Microelectronics Division of East Fishkill, N.Y.is expected to release similar chips. The new 300, 333 and 366MHz chips are based on the G3's...
[August 3, 1998, 7:03]
A Year Ago: IBM finds gold in copper
News IBM does offer other PowerPC chips, notably the PowerPC 750, with copper. IBM took advantage of that improvement in its new PowerPC 440 core, a processor core based on copper technology. But even with IBM's latest copper chip, and Apple Computer's...
[September 25, 2000, 7:01]
Apple may ponder speedier Motorola chip
News Motorola on Monday announced a faster PowerPC chip that could be used in speedier Apple Computer laptops. Motorola said it is now producing samples of a 1.42GHz PowerPC processor, a chip analysts say might soon find its way into the PowerBook...
[February 24, 2004, 10:30]
Jobs unveils new hardware in Tokyo
News The iBook Special Edition, available for $1,799 (£1,124) in the same Graphite colour scheme as the recently released iMac DV Special Edition, will feature 64MB of RAM and a 6GB hard drive, twice the amount in the original consumer notebook, as...
[February 16, 2000, 11:11]
GeForce 4 ships in new Power Macs
News Apple served up three new Power Macs, with the top-of-the-line model packing two 1GHz PowerPC G4 processors. Apple Computer on Monday broke the 1GHz barrier not once but twice with the delivery of new Power Macs.
[January 28, 2002, 16:20]
More Ichat Effects
Downloads Some could be supported by PowerPC G4 or G5 in Photobooth or Ichat. MoreIchatEffects is a collection of 56 effects for iChat and Photobooth. This effects are available for Intel processor. Thanks to: qPatches effects (http://www.qarl.com/menu...
[September 14, 2009, 14:33]
Apple Mac OS
Downloads Improves Classic application compatibility in Mac OS X and delivers updated support for Macintosh systems that are based on the PowerPC G3 or G4 processor.
[August 21, 2001, 8:00]
Apple Mac OS Update 9.2.2
Downloads This is the latest Mac OS update from Apple that improves Classic application compatibility in Mac OS X and delivers updated support for Macintosh systems that are based on the PowerPC G3 or G4 processor.
[December 6, 2001, 23:43]
Driving PowerPC forward
News CNET News.com sat down with Mayer to talk about Freescale's evolution, as well as the future of the PowerPC architecture and the company's growing role in creating embedded processors. Q: Will Cadence be responsible for all the chips that Freescale...
[December 8, 2005, 13:45]
Apple Shake
Downloads Because with the inclusion of unlimited network render licenses and render management software on Mac OS X, visual effects artists can now distribute rendering tasks across multiple PowerPC G4-based Macintosh computers.
[December 17, 2008, 0:54]
