Power Mac G5
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The Power Mac G5 is a line of Apple desktop workstations introduced in 2003, notable for its aluminum tower design and use of 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors aimed at professional and high-performance computing.
Aliases (2)
- Apple Power Mac G5 ×1
- PowerPC G5 ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple Macintosh computer
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desktop workstation → personal computer → |
| architecture |
64-bit PowerPC
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| caseMaterial |
aluminum
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| coolingSystem |
air cooling
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liquid cooling (on some models) → |
| cpuFamily |
IBM PowerPC G5
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| developer |
Apple Inc.
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| discontinuationYear |
2006
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| expansionSlots |
PCI
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PCI Express (late models) → PCI-X → |
| formFactor |
tower desktop
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| frontPorts |
FireWire 400
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USB 2.0 → headphone jack → |
| graphicsInterface |
AGP
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PCI Express (late models) → |
| introducedAtEvent |
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2003
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| introductionDate |
2003-06-23
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| introductionYear |
2003
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| manufacturer |
Apple Inc.
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| marketingClaim |
"world’s fastest personal computer" at introduction
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| notableFeature |
distinctive perforated aluminum front panel
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first 64-bit desktop computer from Apple → separate internal thermal zones → |
| operatingSystem |
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther → Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger → Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard → |
| powerSupplyLocation |
bottom of case
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| predecessor |
Power Mac G4
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| productLine |
Power Macintosh
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| rearPorts |
FireWire 400
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FireWire 800 → Gigabit Ethernet → USB 2.0 → optical audio in → optical audio out → |
| successor |
Mac Pro
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| supports64Bit |
yes
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| supportsDualProcessors |
yes
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| supportsMultiDisplay |
yes
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| targetMarket |
high-performance computing
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professional users → |
| useCase |
3D rendering
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audio production → scientific computing → video editing → |