eMac
The Apple eMac
Type:	Desktop
Developer:	Apple Computer
Released:	April 29, 2002
Discontinued:	July 5, 2006
Processor(s):	PowerPC G4, 700 - 1420 MHz

The eMac, short for "education Mac", was a Macintosh desktop computer made by Apple Inc. It was originally aimed at the education market, then available as a cheaper, mass market option over Apple's second generation iMac. The eMac is a white all-in-one design closely resembling that of first-generation iMacs. It sports a PowerPC G4 processor significantly faster than the older iMac's G3 processor, and a larger, 17" display. Due to the resemblance of the eMac to the original iMac, some people think that eMac is a retronym for iMac, since the next major revisions of the iMac had switched to models featuring a flat panel display.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the text editor. ... File links The following pages link to this file: EMac ... Desktop computer with several common peripherals (Monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, microphone and a printer) A desktop computer is a computer made for use on a desk in an office or home and is distinguished from portable computers such as laptops or PDAs. ... Apple Inc. ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CPU redirects here. ... PowerPC G4 is a designation used by Apple Computer to describe a fourth generation of PowerPC microprocessors. ... For other uses, see Macintosh (disambiguation) and Mac. ... Apple Inc. ... Mass-marketing is the process of widely marketing a mass-produced item. ... The original Bondi Blue iMac G3 was introduced in 1998. ... PowerPC G4 is a designation used by Apple Computer to describe a fourth generation of PowerPC microprocessors. ... 300 MHz Motorola PowerPC 750 processor with off-die L2 cache on the CPU module of a PowerMac G3. ... A computer display monitor, usually called simply a monitor, is a piece of electrical equipment which displays viewable images generated by a computer without producing a permanent record. ... A retronym is a type of neologism coined for an old object or concept whose original name has come to be used for something else, is no longer unique, or is otherwise inappropriate or misleading. ... Flat panel displays encompass a growing number of technologies enabling video displays that are lighter and much thinner than traditional television and video displays using cathode ray tubes, usually less than 10 cm (4 inches) thick. ...

The eMac was discontinued by Apple on July 5, 2006 and replaced with a cheaper, low-end iMac originally sold exclusively to educational institutions, but later released to the general public in September 2006. is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overview

Apple introduced the eMac in April 2002 as a low-cost alternative to the new LCD iMac. It was originally intended exclusively for education buyers, but the demand for it was great enough that it was made available to the general public one month later. Also see: 2002 (number). ... LCD redirects here. ... The original Bondi Blue iMac G3 was introduced in 1998. ...

The eMac featured a 17-inch flat CRT monitor, a Freescale PowerPC G4 processor running at 700 or 800 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics, and built-in 18-watt stereo speakers. The public models were priced at US$1,099 and US$1,499, filling the price gap between the US$799 old iMac G3 and the US$1499 new LCD iMac G4. Apple discontinued the old iMac line in March 2003 but did not fill the "cheap" price point until May 2003, when the eMac line was updated and its price brought down to old iMac levels. That revision brought the processor speed to 800 MHz and 1 GHz and replaced the GeForce2 with an ATI Technologies Radeon 7500 graphics system. Cathode ray tube employing electromagnetic focus and deflection Cutaway rendering of a color CRT: 1. ... Freescale sign Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a major supplier of graphics processors (graphics processing units, GPUs), graphics cards, and media and communications devices for PCs and game consoles (Xbox). ... The GeForce 2 was the second in the line of GeForce graphics cards by NVIDIA Corporation. ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... USD redirects here. ... CPU redirects here. ... A gigahertz is a billion hertz or a thousand megahertz, a measure of frequency. ... “ATI” redirects here. ... ATI Radeon is a brand of graphics processing units (GPU) that has been manufactured by ATI Technologies since 2000 and the successor to their Rage line. ...

The eMac was further improved in October 2003, when the 800 MHz model was eliminated and the 1 GHz model was brought down to its price. A more expensive 1 GHz model that included a SuperDrive was also made cheaper. This model was notable for being one of the least expensive brand-name computers at the time that could burn DVDs. The next revision to the eMac line came in April 2004, with DDR SDRAM, a faster processor running at 1.25 GHz, and a better ATI Radeon 9200 video card. The most recent revision came in May 2005, with an even faster CPU running at 1.42 GHz, improved graphics and larger standard hard disks. To Apple's detriment, a number of eMac machines have suffered from what was known as "Raster Shift", a strange phenomenon where the bottom third or half of the screen goes black, with the rest of image shifting upward and out of the top boundary of the display. Serious static also accompanies the problem, rendering the viewable part of the screen virtually useless. In response to the problem, Apple offered a solution which involved the replacement of a video cable inside the eMac's case. SuperDrive is a term that has been used by Apple Computer to refer to two different storage drives: in the late 1980s to a high-density floppy disk drive; and later to a combined CD/DVD reader/writer. ... This article is about the machine. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... DDR SDRAM or double-data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory is a type of memory integrated circuit used in computers. ... The Radeon 8500 (a. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ...

On October 12, 2005, Apple once again restricted sales of the eMac to educational institutions and returned to its "E is for Education" marketing scheme that had been attached to the product from the original restriction to education buyers. The company re-implemented this restrictive measure for unspecified reasons. Some analysts believe Apple wanted to force the general public to purchase the more costly Mac mini or iMac. However, the eMac was still available for sale to the general public through some third-party retailer websites. is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mac mini is the smallest desktop computer marketed by Apple Inc. ...

In early 2006, some users started to experience system freezes in their second revision eMacs - by now around 18 months old. The fault was found to lay with a bad batch of capacitors which had also caused faults with the iMac G5, manufactured in a similar time frame. In June 2006 Apple introduced the eMac Repair Program. However, despite relating directly to the capacitor problem, the symptoms listed under the Repair Program do not include "freezing". Apple agreed to extend the warranty -- for this failure only -- on any affected eMacs to 3 years. Leaking Chhsi capacitors on a MSI 694D Pro motherboard. ...

On July 5, 2006, an "educational configuration" of the iMac Core Duo was introduced, discontinuing and replacing the entire eMac line. The new iMac has a Combo drive rather than a SuperDrive and a smaller hard disk of 80 GB. is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Specifications

Original version (introduced 29 April 2002)

• Released to consumer market 4 June 2002
• 700 or 800 MHz G4 processor
• 100 MHz system bus
• 128 or 256 MB PC100 SDRAM (can be upgraded to a maximum of 1 GB SDRAM)
• NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 3D AGP 2X graphics
• 17-inch flat CRT display
• 3 Built-in USB and 2 Firewire ports
• Built-in 18-watt stereo speakers
• Built-in microphone
• Built-in modem
• CD-ROM or Combo drive (CD burner that can read DVDs), later options included SuperDrive
• 40 GB hard disk drive
• AirPort ready

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First revision (introduced 6 May 2003)

• 800 MHz or 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor
• 133 MHz system bus
• 128 or 256 MB PC133 SDRAM (can be upgraded to a maximum of 1 GB SDRAM)
• ATI Radeon 7500 AGP 4x (32 MB dedicated DDR SDRAM)
• 17-inch flat CRT display
• 3 Built-in USB and 2 Firewire ports
• Built-in 18-watt stereo speakers
• Built-in microphone
• Build-in modem
• CD-ROM, Combo Drive (CD burner that can read DVDs) or SuperDrive (2x, CD and DVD burner)
• 40, 60 or 80 GB hard disk drives
• AirPort Extreme ready

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Second revision (introduced 13 April 2004)

• 1.25 GHz G4 processor
• 167 MHz system bus
• 256 MB DDR SDRAM (can be upgraded to a maximum of 1^[1] GB DDR SDRAM)
• ATI Radeon 9200 graphics (32 MB dedicated DDR SDRAM)
• 17-inch flat CRT display
• Built-in 16-watt stereo speakers
• Built-in microphone
• Combo drive (CD burner that can read DVDs) or SuperDrive (4x, CD and DVD burner)
• 40, 80, or 160 GB hard disk drives
• 3 Built-in USB 2.0 and 2 Firewire ports
• AirPort Extreme ready
• The hard drive on the Combo Drive model could have been upgraded to 80 GB, and the hard drive on the SuperDrive model could have been upgraded to 160 GB.

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Third revision (introduced 3 May 2005)

• 1.42 GHz G4 processor
• 167 MHz system bus
• 256 MB or 512 MB DDR SDRAM (can be upgraded to a maximum of 2^{[citation needed]} GB DDR SDRAM, unofficially)
• ATI Radeon 9600 graphics (64 MB dedicated DDR SDRAM)
• 17-inch flat CRT display
• Built-in 18-watt stereo speakers
• Built-in microphone
• CD-ROM drive, Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW), or SuperDrive (16x,DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• 80 or 160 GB hard disk drives
• Built-in USB 2.0 and Firewire ports
• AirPort Extreme ready
• Bluetooth
• VGA external display port
• Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger"

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Timeline of iMac models

See also: Timeline of Macintosh models

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References

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External links

• eMac Specifications
• eMac Developer Note
• Everymac Specs Archive
• Designed in California specs and timeline
• Apple Introduces low cost Education Configuration for 17-inch iMac
• eMac Upgrade Guide