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The New iMac

code name: Kihei

Overview

At 350 MHz, it may not seem a whole lot faster than the Revision D iMac, but the New iMac uses a 100 MHz system bus -- plus RAGE 128 graphics and 2X AGP for superior video performance.

In addition to regular iMac features, the New iMac has two separate USB controllers, and room for an AirPort card.

The New iMac is slightly smaller and about three pounds lighter than the earlier models.

Details

• announced October 5, 1999 at US$999 with immediate availability
• requires Mac OS 8.6 or later
• CPU: 350 MHz PPC 750
• bus: 100 MHz
• performance: 11.5, BYTEmark
• RAM: 64 MB, expandable to 512 MB using two PC100 SDRAM (3.3 V, 64-bit, 168-pin, 100 MHz)
• VRAM: 8 MB SGRAM
• Video: supports resolutions of 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768 using ATI RAGE 128 VR chip set and 2X AGP
• monitor: 15" (13.8" viewable) multiscan to 1024x768
• L2 cache: 512 KB 140 MHz (5:2) backside cache
• hard drive: 6 GB EIDE drive
• CD-ROM: 24x maximum throughput
• SCSI: none
• PCI slots: none
• USB ports: 2 separate USB ports and controllers
• FireWire: none
• AirPort: ready to accept AirPort card
• integrated 56 kbps modem supports v.90 standard
• 10/100Base-T ethernet connectors on back of computer
• Microphone: internal
• power: 150W
• height: 15.0 in/38.1 cm
• width: 15.0 in/38.1 cm
• depth: 17.1 in/43.5 cm
• weight: 34.7 lb/15.8 kg
• upgrade path: none

Online Resources

• Review: iMac 350, Macworld. A bargain -- if you don't need FireWire, DVD, or iMovie.
• Review: iMac 350, Daily iMac, 12/27/1999
• iMac PC100 memory pricing, RAMseeker
• The iMac channel
• The iMac List, an email list iMac users
• The iMac.com
• The iMac NewsPage

Cautions

• You must have the keyboard plugged directly into an iMac USB port to boot with the power key; it will not work if the keyboard is attached to a hub.
• You cannot boot the iMac from an external USB drive.
• The iMac loads the MacOS Toolbox into RAM, unlike other Macs which use it from ROM. You lose the use of 3 MB of memory but gain faster performance.

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