Apple eMac (education Mac) | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 2002-2003
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: PowerPC 7450 (G4), 700 MHz
- RAM: 128 MB – 1 GB
- FDD: –
- HDD: 40-128 GB
- Audio: stereo, built-in speakers
- Connectors/Ports: three USB, two FireWire, video, modem, ethernet, audio input, headphone/speaker output
- Case: Monitor type
- Monitor: Color
- OS: Mac OS 9.2.2- 10.4.11
The Apple eMac features a PowerPC 7450 G4 processor at 700 MHz and memory of 128MB up to 1GB. Equipped with an HDD at 40GB up to 128GB it runs with the operating system of the MacOS 9.2.2 up to 10.4.11 version.
The Apple Power Macintosh series is a family of personal computers from the core of the Macintosh brand line, replacing the Quadra series. This line with recurring releases between 1994 and 2006 featured a different architecture and a transition from Motorola processor to the PowerPC one. This particular model is a second generation of the Apple iMac G4 one.
Apple introduced to the world the original Macintosh personal computer series through a SuperBowl commercial video, called “1984”. During the years the company has made great innovations and the Mac series had undergone transitions. Regarding the processors from the powerful Motorola 68000 transitioned to IBM ProwerPC processors, to Intel x86 and now to Apple Silicon ones. Performance and power efficiency have been praised by the critics.
The name Macintosh was conceived after, what else, founder’s favorite type of apple, literally the Canadian McIntosh red green apple. Each model introduced to consumers presented friendlier user experience, top of the art aesthetic design and powerful architecture.
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