Michael Caldwell's First Computer
Purchased August 2001, Retired May 2003
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| Category | Stock | Upgraded |
| Codename: | Yosemite |
| Processor: | PowerPC 750 G3 | PowerPC 7400 G4 |
| Processor Speed: | 350 MHz | 500MHz |
| Cache: | 64k L1, 1MB L2 |
| Data Path: | 64 Bit |
| System Bus: | 100 MHz |
| Weight: | 30 lbs |
| Dimensions: | 17" H x 8.9" W x 18.4" D |
| Ram: | 128 MB | 1024 MB |
| Graphics Card: | ATi Rage 128 Pro | ATi Radeon 7000 PCI Mac Edition |
| Video Ram: | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Slots: | 3 - 33MHz, 1 - 66Mhz |
| Hard Drive Bus: | Ultra ATA/33 |
| USB: | 2 - 12 MBit/s |
| FireWire: | 2 - 400 MBit/s |
| Ethernet: | 10/100BaseT |
| Hard Drive: | 6GB | 120GB (x2) |
| Optical Drive: | 24x CD-ROM | 16x12x10x40 CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| Introduced: | January 1999 |
| Terminated: | September 1999 |
| Minimum OS: | 8.5.1 |
| Maximum OS: | 10.3 |
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Computer's History
Although it shares the name of its predecessor, the "Blue" PowerMac G3 is an altogether different animal. Sporting an all new translucent "easy-open" case design (code named "El-Capitan"), the new G3 was the first Apple model to support FireWire, Apple's new high-speed serial standard. It was also the first professional model to include USB, although it also came with a "legacy" ADB port for backwards compatibility. In a controversial move, Apple chose not to include standard serial ports, a floppy drive, or on-board SCSI (Apple instead chose Ultra ATA). An internal Zip was available, however, as were SCSI expansion cards. The G3 was available in a number of configurations, starting at $1599, and rounding out near $5000 for the fully loaded server configuration. In late April, the "Blue" line was speed-bumped by 50 Mhz, bringing the high-end model to 450 Mhz.
G4 Sawtooth
May 2003 - June 2004
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| Category | Specs |
| Processor: | PowerPC 7455 G4 |
| Processor Speed: | 1.33GHz |
| Motherboard: | Apple Gigabit Ethernet |
| Cache: | 64k L1, 256KB L2, 2MB L3 |
| Data Path: | 64 Bit |
| System Bus: | 100 MHz |
| Weight: | 30 lbs |
| Dimensions: | 16¼" H x 8" W x 19" D |
| Ram: | 1536 MB |
| Graphics Card: | GeForce4 MX |
| Video Ram: | 64 MB |
| Slots: | 3 - 33MHz, 1 - 2x AGP |
| Hard Drive Bus: | Ultra ATA/33 |
| USB: | 2 - 12 MBit/s, 5 - 480 MBit/s |
| FireWire: | 3 - 400 MBit/s |
| Ethernet: | 10/100/1000BaseT |
| Hard Drive: | 250GB |
| Optical Drive: | 16x12x10x40 CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| Minimum OS: | 8.5.1 |
| Maximum OS: | 10.x |
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Computer's History
I initially created this computer in the summer of 2003. I have slowly been improving it, and also slowly finishing making the case pretty. I decided to make it out of wood. The sides and top are veneered, and the front is a solid piece of oak. My favorite feature is the button on the front. It is a piece of 3/4 inch dowel that was hollowed out, and had a white LED placed inside. The LED is on when the computer is on, and it pulses when the computer is asleep. I then put a thin layer of veneer over it, and it was then mounted on a button/switch. The LED shines through the veneer, and I think it looks pretty dang cool! Now I need to make a door to cover those unsightly drive bays...
iMac 20" 2.0 GHz Core Duo
July 2006 - October 2008
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| Category: | Specs: |
| Processor: | 2.0 GHz Core Duo (2 Cores, 32 Bits) |
| System Bus: | 667 MHz |
| HDD: | 500 GB |
| Optical: | 8x Superdrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) |
| RAM: | 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
| Graphics: | ATI Radeon X1600, 128 MB |
| Display: | 20 Inch, (1680x1050) |
| Wireless: | Built-in Airport Extreme (802.11b/g) |
| Bluetooth: | Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 |
| Operating Software: | Leopard 10.5.5 |
| Keyboard: | Acrylic Extended |
| Mouse: | Wired Mighty Mouse |
| Software: | iLife '06 |
| Ethernet: | 2 - 10/100/1000BaseT |
| Introduced: | January 2006 |
| Terminated: | September 2006 |
| Minimum OS: | 10.4 |
| Maximum OS: | 10.x |
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Computer's History
Computer was purchased brand new on July 2nd, 2006 after I got home from my mission. The computer was since used extensively for Graphic Design and other student-related projects. We've had a good history. It also served as our TV.
MacBook Black
April 2007 - May 2011
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| Category: | Specs: |
| Processor: | 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo (2 Cores, 64 Bits) |
| System Bus: | 667 MHz |
| HDD: | 120 GB |
| Optical: | 6x Superdrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) |
| RAM: | 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
| Graphics: | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, 64 MB Shared |
| Display: | 13 Inch, (1280x800) |
| Wireless: | Built-in Airport Extreme (802.11b/g/n) |
| Bluetooth: | Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 |
| Operating Software: | Leopard 10.5.5 |
| Dimensions: | 1.08" High, 12.78" Wide, 8.92" Deep |
| Weight: | 5.2 Lbs |
| Software: | iLife '06 |
| Ethernet: | 10/100/1000BaseT |
| Introduced: | May 2007 |
| Terminated: | October 2008 |
| Minimum OS: | 10.4 |
| Maximum OS: | 10.x |
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Computer's History
Computer was a graduation present in 2007.
MacPro
September 2008 - Present
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| Category: | Specs: |
| Processor: | 2.8 GHz Xeon (8 Cores, 64 Bits) |
| System Bus: | 1.6 GHz |
| HDD: | 4x 500 GB |
| Optical: | 16x Superdrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) |
| RAM: | 14 GB 800 MHz DDR2 DIMM |
| Graphics: | NVIDEA GeForce 8800 GT, 512 MB Shared |
| Display: | Apple Cinema 30" |
| Wireless: | Built-in Airport Extreme |
| Bluetooth: | Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 |
| Operating Software: | Leopard 10.6 |
| Dimensions: | 20.1" High, 8.1" Wide, 18.7" Deep |
| Weight: | 42.4 Lbs |
| Software: | iLife '08 |
| Keyboard: | Aluminum Extended |
| Mouse: | Wired Mighty Mouse |
| Ethernet: | 2 - 10/100/1000BaseT |
| Introduced: | January 2008 |
| Terminated: | 2009 |
| Minimum OS: | 10.5 |
| Maximum OS: | 10.x |
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Computer's History
I had been doing so much graphic design, I felt bad for the iMac and wanted to get something with a little more oomph. I found this on ebay brand new for a much more reasonable price than they would normally sell for on apple, and decided to take it. It's been wonderful so far!
MacFaux
September 2008 - May 2015
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| Category: | Specs: |
| Processor: | 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 (2 Cores, 64 Bits) |
| System Bus: | 800 MHz |
| HDD: | 1x 500 GB |
| Optical: | 8x Superdrive (DVD+R DL/DVD?RW/CD-RW) |
| RAM: | 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 DIMM |
| Graphics: | NVIDEA GeForce 8400 GS, 256 MB Shared |
| Display: | Apple Cinema 17" |
| Wireless: | N/A |
| Bluetooth: | N/A |
| Operating Software: | Leopard 10.5 |
| Dimensions: | 20.1" High, 8.1" Wide, 18.7" Deep |
| Weight: | 42.4 Lbs |
| Software: | iLife '08 |
| Keyboard: | Aluminum Extended |
| Mouse: | Wired Mighty Mouse |
| Ethernet: | 2 - 10/100/1000BaseT |
| Introduced: | N/A |
| Terminated: | N/A |
| Minimum OS: | 10.4 |
| Maximum OS: | 10.x |
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Computer's History
This computer was a project for me to work on for fun. It is a standard PC built into a prestine PowerMac G5 case. It's ultimate goal is to serve my audio/visual library as well as local backup unit for my other computers using Time Machine, sporting a raid 5 setup.
Other Acquisitions
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| Newton MessagePad 120 | Titanium G4 400 MHz | G4 Cube 450 MHz | Apple Prototype Set Top Box |
