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As someone that bought a 603e based all in one around that time, I remember the introduction of the G3 being almost comparable to the intel->apple silicon trans
by MrScruff 3y ago
As someone that bought a 603e based all in one around that time, I remember the introduction of the G3 being almost comparable to the intel->apple silicon transition.
- dumpsterdiver 3y agoThat was definitely my impression one generation later when they released the G4. To this day I still miss that chassis design.
- asdajksah2123 3y agoSometimes I wonder how different the world would look today if Apple had become large enough to justify the investment the G5 required and macs were running on those.
- tjakab 3y agoI suspect even if the Intel transition hadn't happened, assuming the Mac survived it probably still would have been destined for Apple Silicon once the ARM platform became powerful enough.
- giantrobot 3y agoThe G3 was a beast compared to the 603. IIRC it was about 30% faster clock for clock. By going with a G3 in the iMac seriously beefed up the capabilities of their consumer machines. The iMac was more than twice as fast as the similarly priced Performas sold the day before the iMac's introduction. It was even more powerful than even higher end Performas approaching twice the price of the iMac. One of the more tragic examples, from the perspective of laptop buyers, was the WallStreet PowerBooks. They started at $2300 and was easily 30% faster than the high end 3400s that were $4-5k. The original G3 PowerBook (Kanga) was over $5k. It was a huge boost in power for half the price and honestly much better industrial design. The 3400 was a chonky boi.