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PowerMac Model Numbers--anyone know??
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I just bought a new Dual 867 and love it. Sold my TiBook 550, which was a great machine but just not fast enough for what I needed. Now, however, without the portability, I need a second machine in my office. I was looking at a used machine that the seller says is an AGP 350mhz G4 and has model number M5183. However, the only references to this model number that I can find refer to the M5183 "family" and they seem to be Blue & White G3's only. Does anyone know if an AGP G4 can be a member M5183 family. What does this mean. I'm always used to a Mac having a particular number (like my Dual 867 which is M8787LL/A ).
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NOBODY knows what the M5183 "family" means and what Macs were part of that family???????
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As for what the family number was... for a while, Apple didn't release individual model numbers for specific configurations, but rather just the "family number" to identify what series machine it was. Note, however, that this only refers to the device model number -- throughout this, there continued to be a " marketing number" which is what is shown on the box. The marketing number (AKA part number) describes a specific configuration, including what accessories are in the box.
For example, my Pismo powerbook's family number is M7572 (shared by ALL Pismos, regardless of configuration), but the part number on the box is M7630LL/A, meaning a 400MHz/6GB/192 for the U.S.A.
It's not totally clear to me what numbering systems Apple is using now; my roommate's QuickSilver G4 says "model M8493, but that number is nowhere to be found in the G4 model grid linked above...
tooki
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I haven't looked for what you're asking, but EveryMac is a good place to start looking.
Pat
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Orginally posted by Tooki
M5183 is the blue and white G3.
So, obviously, the seller is mistaken.
Thanks, Tooki, for the info. The only thing is that I've just seen another machine on ebay where the seller says that the machine is the M5183 family. But in both cases actual photos of the machines are graphites not B&Ws. What do you think???
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Either Apple kept M5183 for certain G4s (if so, I would expect it to be the Yikes! models), or the sellers are mistaken. I have a blue and white G3, and I arrived at the M5183 by looking at the back of my computer!
tooki
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