iMac G3 (Early 2001) (2001)
Apple announced the Early 2001 iMac range on February 22 and presented it as immediately available. The $899 US model had a 400 MHz PowerPC G3, 64 MB PC100, a 10 GB Ultra ATA disk, slot-loading CD-ROM and 8 MB ATI RAGE 128 Pro. Not every iMac in this announcement had a CD-RW writer.
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Specs
| Chip | PowerPC G3 · 400 MHz |
| RAM | 64 MB PC100 |
| Storage | 10 GB Ultra ATA |
| Graphics | ATI RAGE 128 Pro · 8 MB |
| Price | 899 USD (US, 2001) |
| Availability | 2001-02-22 · announcement |
Announcement and configuration
Apple announced the Early 2001 iMac range on February 22 and presented it as immediately available. The $899 US model had a 400 MHz PowerPC G3, 64 MB PC100, a 10 GB Ultra ATA disk, slot-loading CD-ROM and 8 MB ATI RAGE 128 Pro. Not every iMac in this announcement had a CD-RW writer.
Graphics and connections
The $1199 model combined a 500 MHz G3, 64 MB, 20 GB disk, CD-RW and 16 MB RAGE 128 Ultra. The $1499 Special Edition raised this to 600 MHz, 128 MB and 40 GB with the same 16 MB graphics. These are configurations of one revision, not entries by color. Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian were offered on the two higher versions; the 400 MHz sold in Indigo.
Software and photograph
All included two FireWire, two USB, 10/100 Ethernet, 56K V.90 modem, VGA mirroring and readiness for optional AirPort. Apple cited iTunes and iMovie 2, optical mouse and Apple Pro Keyboard. redjar's photograph shows the back of a Flower Power in March 2001: it belongs to this revision but does not establish whether it has a 500 or 600 MHz processor. Shop accessories are not presented as box contents.
Sources
redjar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Flower Power rear view, March 2001. Unchanged. Photo of the revision, not the $899 Indigo base; does not establish 500/600 MHz.