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If not; get an iMac - now you're ready for Y2K!

I took delivery of my new tangerine iMac 333 on 18th. May, 1999. More when I have a chance to work with it.

Here are the specs.

The iMac 333

code name: Lifesavers

Overview

Skipping right past 300MHz and coming on the market just three months after the iMac 266, the "Revision D" iMac runs the G3 at a speedy 333MHz. In addition to a 25% faster CPU, the iMac 333 ships in five colors.

Except for the faster CPU, the iMac 333 matches the 266 feature for feature, right down to the $1,199 price. (There are rumors that tangerine and strawberry may be replaced with banana and cherry.)

* iMac speed tip: if you have Virtual Memory on and only 32MB RAM, set VM to 64MB for faster performance

Details

* announced April 14, 1999 at US$1,199

* requires Mac OS 8.5 or later

* CPU: 333MHz PPC 750

* bus: 66MHz

* performance: 5.4 (estimated), relative to 7100/80; 11.1, BYTEmark; 929, MacBench 5 (about 13% faster than the Rev. C)

* RAM: 32MB, expandable to 384MB using SO-DIMM SDRAM (3.3V, unbuffered, 64-bit, 144pin, 100Mhz or faster, 10ns) in two DIMM sockets, top DIMM socket accepts 2" DIMM, bottom socket takes 1.5" DIMM

* VRAM: 6MB SGRAM

* Video: supports resolutions of 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768 using ATI Rage Pro Turbo chip set

will support resolutions to 1600x1200 on an external monitor

* monitor: 15" (13.8" viewable) multiscan to 1024x768

* L2 cache: 512KB 2:1 backside cache

* hard drive: 6GB EIDE drive

* CD-ROM: 24x maximum throughput

* SCSI: none

* PCI slots: none

* USB ports: 2, require OCHI compatible devices (some early USB peripherals may not be complaint)

* integrated 56kbps modem supports v.90 standard

* 10/100Base-T ethernet connectors on back of computer

* power: 200W

* height: 15.8 in/39.5 cm

* width: 15.2 in/38.0 cm

* depth: 17.6 in/44.0 cm

* weight: 38.1 lbs/17.3 kg

* upgrade path: none from Apple, although CPU upgrades are likely