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| name = 2003 eMac<br />
| logo = Apple_logo_grey.svg<br />
| logo_size = 75px<br />
| logo_alt = Apple logo<br />
| image = 20231029 065642762 iOS.jpg<br />
| alt = 2003 eMac<br />
| caption = 2003 eMac<br />
| manufacturer = Apple<br />
| family = eMac<br />
| type = Desktop computer<br />
| release date = May 6, 2003<br />
| baseprice = $999<br />
| os = Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger, English<br />
| cpu = PowerPC G4<br />
| CPUspeed = 1.0 GHz<br />
| memory = 640 MB<br />
| RAMtype = PC133 SDRAM<br />
| storage = 40 GB HDD<br />
| display = {{convert|17|in|cm|abbr=on}} Flat CRT<br />
| graphics = ATI Radeon 7500<br />
| connectivity = 3 USB 1.1, 2 FireWire, 2 Audio jacks, 1 Mini-VGA<br />
| website = https://www.apple.com<br />
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In 2002, Apple released a desktop computer called the eMac (short for education Mac), intended for the education market. It was later made available as a cheaper alternative to the iMac G4 for the general public. The eMac was discontinued on July 5, 2006 and replaced by a low-end iMac G5. The eMac is the last Apple computer to come with a CRT display and weighs about {{convert|50|lbs|kg|abbr=on}}.<br />
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== Collection Specifics ==<br />
My specific eMac is the "G4/1.0 (ATI)" model, released on May 6, 2003, costing $999 back then. This model has the 1 GHz G4 processor and the ATI Radeon 7500 graphics card. My model also has 640 MB of SDRAM. I bought this eMac for $10 from a teacher at my tech school on October 27, 2023.<br />
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==== Operating System ====<br />
Originally, this eMac would've shipped with Mac OS X 10.2.4 Jaguar and because this model is the original "Combo" drive configuration instead of the SuperDrive config, it was supposedly capable of booting Mac OS 9 as well. I haven't been able to get this to work, though.<br />
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True to the eMac's purpose, this computer was previously used at the tech school that I bought it from - apparently up until 2011 according to leftover files on the hard drive. This means that this eMac was upgraded to Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger at some point in its life. I'll probably keep this Tiger install for a while since it still has activated installs of various Adobe CS3 programs which can't be legitimately re-activated now that Adobe pulled the plug on their activation servers.<br />
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==== Hardware ====<br />
I have not done any hardware upgrades to this machine yet, but the CD drive appears to have some issues reading discs sometimes, so that might get replaced at some point.</div>AzNate