| Quick Facts | 15-inch iMac G3 |
|---|---|
| Introduced | October 5, 1999 |
| Discontinued | July 19, 2000 |
| Part Number | M7668LL |
| Processor | 400MHz PowerPC G3 |
| L2 Cache | 512KB 160MHz |
| Frontside Bus | 100MHz |
| Memory | 128MB 100MHz SDRAM |
| Hard drive | 13GB 3.5″ ATA |
| Optical drive | 4x DVD-ROM |
| Original Price | $1,499 USD |
DV SE | Slot Loading | Graphite
DV was the first series to offer a “Special Edition” iMac. The SE came in Graphite with the “regular” DV series available in Blueberry, Strawberry, Grape, Tangerine and Lime.
The Special Edition had all of the substantial upgrades of its regular siblings and more. It had the DVD-ROM drive and FireWire support, the faster processor, bus speed increased from 66MHz to 100MHz and video performance improved with the ATI Rage 128 VR. In addition, it also had 128MB vs 64MB and a 13GB hard drive vs the 10GB.
The entire DV series was wireless network ready with a built-in antenna. The speaker system had been improved and two 400Mbps FireWire ports and a VGA port opened up a world of new peripherals and video mirroring. The USB ports had also been enhanced with dual channel.
As notable as the additions was the absence of an internal system fan. This series would depend on convection cooling.
distinguishing features
Slot loading DVD-ROM drive, 13GB hard drive
system software
Installed OS: Mac OS v8.6
etymology
[1] iMac: From Internet + Mac
[2] The “i” in iMac originally stood for Internet but eventually developed into a marketing symbol for a wide range of Apple products.
[3] The Slot loading designation is derived from the slot loading optical drive. Previous iMacs were tray loading.
[4] DV: From Digital + Video
Photo credit: Apple
