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Pre-G3 Models 20th Anniversary Mac 4400 (a.k.a. 7220) Performa 5200 Performa 5260 Performa 5400 5500 6100 Performa 6200 Performa 6300 Performa 6320 Performa 6360 Performa 6400 6500 7100 7200 7300 7500 7600 8100 8200 8500 8600 9150 9500 9600 Servers Xserve Xserve (1.33 GHz) Xserve G5 Xserve G5 (2005) Mac mini

G3 Models G3/233 & 266 G3/300, 333, 366 G3 All-in-One Blue & White G3 G4 Models Cube G4/350-400 (Yikes!/PCI) G4/350-500 (Sawtooth/AGP) G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) G4 (Digital Audio) G4 (Quicksilver) G4 (Quicksilver 2002) G4 (Mirror Drive Door) G4 (FireWire 800) G4/1.25 (June 2003) G5 Models G5/1.6-2.0 GHz (2003) G5/1.8-2.5 GHz (2004) G5/1.8 Single G5/2.0-2.7 GHz (2005) G5/2.0-2.3 GHz Dual G5/2.5 GHz Quad

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Power Mac Resources

• Guide to Power Mac G4 Upgrades
• Guide to G3 Daughter Cards
• Guide to G4 Daughter Cards
• Guide to G3 ZIF Upgrades
• Guide to G4 ZIF Upgrades
• Guide to G3 NuBus Upgrades
• Guide to G3 Level 2 Upgrades
• G3 (beige) motherboard

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