
Here’s how you can use the System Information app to get useful info about your Mac. This app also tells you about your Mac’s networking interfaces, and lists software installed on your Mac. It lists all the hardware specifications: not just the processor and RAM, but also which Bluetooth module the device contains, its graphics card, its input/output ports, and even shows all the USB devices connected. The System Information app contains a full gamut of resources about your Mac. You may want to check if all your hardware is working correctly, or you may want to verify that your Mac’s hardware – or certain software protocols – are compatible with a device you want to use. C in January 1999.Software & Apps Understanding the Mac System Information AppĪ Mac is complicated device, and sometimes you want or even need to find out a bit more about its internals. A "Rev B." model was released several months later, with 6 MB of VRAM, and several hardware bug-fixes. While it had no other serial or SCSI ports, many manufacturers promised to make a variety of USB peripherals available by the time it shipped in August, and by and large they delivered on that promise. The iMac included a 4 Mbps IrDA port, and an internal 56Kpbs modem (a 33.6 kbps modem was originally announced in May, but was upped to 56 kbps at MacWorld.), used two 12 Mbps Universal Serial Ports (USB) as its only means of external expansion, and included a newly-designed USB keyboard and mouse. Aimed at the low-end consumer market and designed with the internet in mind, the iMac was positioned by Apple as the most original new computer since the original Mac in 1984, and came in a stylish new case design, with translucent "Bondi Blue" plastics. 2 iMacs included 6 MB of VRAM standard, allowing for 24 bit color at 1024x768.Īnnounced in May 1998 and shipped in August, the iMac was Apple's computer for the new millennium. ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM

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