IBook G3

iBook G3 	iBook G3
 	
Code name 	P1
Date released 	21 July 1999
Date discontinued	22 October 2003
Processor 	PowerPC 750 - G3 at 300 MHz
System software 	Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2and MacOS X 10.2
Price at release 	$1,600
The original iBook G3 came in colors. With the iBook G3 at 500 MHz, Apple went back from the colored laptops to a simple white one. There were a variety of models within the iBook G3 line.
Apple recommends distinguishing between the different white iBook models by looking at the kinds of connectors.
==History==
At initial release, the iBook G3 had a processor speed of 300 MHz; by the last model it was 3 times faster at 900 MHz. In January 2002, a 14-inch model was introducted side by side with the 12-inch model. Though the 14-inch iBook has a bigger screen, it retained the same resolution at 1024 by 768. The replacement for the iBook G3 was the iBook G4.
==Specifications==
*Base RAM: 32 or 64 MB
*Maximum RAM: 288 or 320 MB
*Base hard drive space: 3.2 or 6 GB
*USB: one USB 1.1 port
*AirPort: optional AirPort 802.11b card
===Special features===
The iBook G3 was the first model from Apple to support wireless computing using AirPort technology. Later iBooks could no longer boot into classic Mac OS and required the Classic environment to run older software that pre-date Mac OS X.
==References==
===Notes===
Notes for 500 MHz model:
* 1024-by-768 resolution 12.1-inch TFT display
* USB and FireWire® connectors
* 4.9 pounds
* up to 5 hours of battery life (significantly longer than many other laptops at the time of original release)
==External links==
* Apple's iBook pages 
**Apple's 1 May 2001 initial (?) press release (check whether this was the first iBook; used to start filling out the template, so if it wasn't the initial info needs updating)
**Apple's 16 October 2001 press release for the 600 MHz configuration/model
**Apple's 20 May 2002 press release for the 700 MHz configuration/model
**Apple's 6 November 2002 press release for the 800 MHz configuration/model (prices starting at $999)
**Apple's 13 September 2000 press release for earlier color iBooks
*EveryMac.com's iBook summary page
**EveryMac.com's original iBook page
**EveryMac.com's iBook 500 (G3) page
* at Wikipedia
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