Apple G4 User Manual

Power Mac G4 Cube

The performance of the Power Mac G4. The simplicity of iMac. A personality
all its own. Welcome to the Power Mac G4 Cube, the revolutionary desktop
computer that could only have come from Apple.

Features

Outstanding performance

• 450-MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine

• 1MB of backside level 2 cache

• 64MB of high-performance memory

• 20GB Ultra ATA/66 hard disk drive

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• DVD-ROM drive with DVD-Video playback

• ATI RAGE 128 Pro graphics card with 16MB of
graphics memory, Apple Display Connector, and
VGA connector

• All-digital speaker system with Harman Kardon audio
technology

Elegant design

• Small footprint for convenient desktop use

• No-fan cooling system maintains a quiet working
environment

• Apple Display Connector for easy display hookup
and reduced desktop clutter

• Optical mouse for precision cursor control; works on
nearly any surface and features a unique design that
makes clicking extremely comfortable

• Easy access for adding memory or an AirPort Card

Easy, professional-quality Desktop Movies

• Apple iMovie software for fun, fast creation of your
own movies

• Easy connection to digital video camcorders through
FireWire

Versatile connectivity

• Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet networking for
broadband access

• Built-in 56K V.90 modem

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• AirPort ready for easy wireless networking

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• Two FireWire ports and two USB ports for plug-and­play peripheral expansion

Choice of three stunning displays

• 17-inch (16-inch viewable) Apple Studio Display with
Natural Flat Diamondtron CRT

• 15-inch flat-panel Apple Studio Display

• 22-inch flat-panel Apple Cinema Display

Introducing a work of art and an unparalleled engineering accomplishment. With the Power
Mac G4 Cube, Apple has concentrated the amazing power of the G4 processor into a stunning
compact crystal cube that delivers maximum performance per cubic inch.

The PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine puts supercomputer performance right on
your desktop—just what you need to create high-end graphics, play today’s hottest games,
and make your own digital video movies. The Power Mac G4 Cube comes with a powerful ATI
RAGE 128 Pro card for stunning 2D and 3D graphics. For heart-thumping audio with your
movies and games, we’ve included all-digital speakers with Harman Kardon audio technology.

Despite its power, the G4 Cube is amazingly unobtrusive. A revolutionary no-fan design makes
it whisper quiet. The ingenious Apple Display Connector (ADC) reduces desktop clutter by
putting power, video, and USB signals on a single, slim cable.

A computer as innovative as the G4 Cube demands monitors to match, so we offer three
outstanding displays. All use the single-connection ADC for simple setup. The 17-inch (16-inch
viewable) Apple Studio Display features a Natural Flat Diamondtron CRT that reduces glare
and provides images of extraordinary sharpness. The 15-inch flat-panel Apple Studio Display
features an amazing liquid crystal screen that delivers a pure digital image from the G4 Cube,
with no image degradation and absolutely no flicker. And the 22-inch all-digital Apple Cinema
Display—the largest LCD monitor available—gives you more than two pages of workspace and
retains its brilliant colors over a wide range of viewing angles.

Just connect a DV camera, and the G4 Cube becomes the ultimate desktop movie studio. Apple
iMovie software lets you capture and edit video, then enhance it with incredible-looking titles,
transitions, soundtracks, and effects. Video professionals can add Apple’s award-winning Final
Cut Pro software.

As you’d expect from Apple, the G4 Cube gives you lots of options for accessing the Internet. It
has both an Ethernet port (great for connecting to a DSL or cable modem) and a 56K modem.

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Or add an AirPort Card and take advantage of Apple’s high-speed wireless technology to access
the Internet from almost anywhere within a 150-foot radius of an AirPort Base Station.

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The Power Mac G4 Cube. Apple redefines the desktop computer, again.

Power Mac G4 Cube