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 The "Graphite" Power Mac G4 | |
| Developer | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| Product family | Power Macintosh |
| Type | Mini Tower |
| Release date | August 31, 1999 |
| Discontinued | June 20, 2004 |
| CPU | single or dual PowerPC G4, 350 MHz – 1.42 GHz (Up to 2 GHz processors through 3rd-party upgrades.) |
| Predecessor | Power Macintosh G3 |
| Successor | Power Mac G5 |
| Related | PowerBook |
The Power Mac G4 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from 1999 to 2004 as part of the Power Macintosh line. Built around the PowerPC G4 series of microprocessors, the Power Mac G4 was marketed by Apple as the first "personal supercomputers",[1] reaching speeds of 4 to 20 gigaFLOPS. This was the first existing Macintosh product to be officially shortened as "Mac" (with the exception of the iMac), and is the last Mac able to boot into classic Mac OS with the introduction of MacOS X.
The enclosure style introduced with the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) was retained through the entire five-year production run of the Power Mac G4, albeit with significant changes to match Apple's evolving industrial design and to accommodate increasing cooling needs. The G4 and its enclosure were retired with the introduction of the Power Mac G5.
- ^ "Apple Unveils 'Personal Supercomputer'". SFGate. September 1999.