I have the main unit.
type computer
country USA
year 1997
os MacOS 8.0
cpu PowerPC 750 (G3)
speed 266 MHz
ram 32 MB
disk 3,5″ 1.44 MB
cd 24xCR-ROM
hd yes
graphic 3D Rage II+1024×768
colors yes
sound yes
ports Monitor, ADB, SCSI, Serial (4), Sound in/out
The Apple Power Macintosh G3/266 — The Mid-Range G3
The Power Macintosh G3/266 was the mid-range configuration of Apple’s first G3 desktop, sitting between the 233 MHz and 300 MHz models in the November 1997 lineup. The 266 MHz G3 offered excellent performance for professional creative applications — Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Final Cut Pro, and Logic — at a price point accessible to small studios and independent professionals. Like all first-generation G3 desktops, it used the ”beige G3” tower or desktop form factor that predated the colourful iMac and translucent aesthetic that would transform Apple’s design language in 1998.
The 266 MHz G3 with its large backside cache delivered benchmark results that significantly exceeded comparably-priced Pentium II systems for Mac OS workloads, cementing the G3’s reputation as a genuinely competitive processor architecture despite Apple’s smaller market share. This machine represents the last generation of Apple’s conventional beige professional desktops — the final chapter before Jony Ive’s dramatic redesigns transformed Apple’s product aesthetic permanently.