What iMac do I have?

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I'm not sure what iMac I have... I know it's old, it's got a translucent case, it's a blueish colour that you can see through very easily... here is some information I got from the System Profiler:

Serial number: SG00300ZHTQ
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Mac OS overview
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Finder: 9.2
System: 9.2.2 US
Active enabler: Mac OS ROM 9.7.1
QuickTime: 6.0.3
File sharing: is off
CarbonLib: 1.6
Multiple Users: 1.4.1
Environment :Finder
User name: [Removed]
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Startup device
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Name: gunda cream
Type: ATA Hard drive
Location: ID = 0
Bus: Internal ATA
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Memory Overview
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Disk cache: 8160K
Virtual memory: 257 MB
Used on volume: gunda cream
Built-in memory: 256 MB
Location Size Memory Type
DIMM0/J13 128 MB PC100-322S
DIMM1/J14 128 MB PC100-222S
Video memory: 8 MB
Backside L2 cache: 512K
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Hardware Overview
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Machine ID: 406
Model name: iMac
Keyboard type: Apple USB Keyboard
Processor info: PowerPC G3
Machine speed: 400 MHz

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If you need anymore information, just ask. :)
And if anyone identifies it, I'd appreciate it if you could also tell me what OS's it can support (it looks like an iMac G3, but I'm not sure if that's what it is). Thanks!
 
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Your own processor report identifies it as a 400MHz iMac G3. If it's slot-loading, it's this model, if it has a pop-out optical drive drawer, it's this model.

All the info you could want to know about it is there.

I'm not sure what you intend to do with it, but apart from decorative value its essentially worthless and too underpowered to run modern software. It could be used for basic web (very basic) stuff, but if it were mine I'd collect a bunch of fun OS 9 games and leave it in OS 9 as a game machine. Or maybe load Panther (10.3) or Tiger (10.4) on it and use it for a word processor -- I have a friend who does this with the same era machine.
 
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Your own processor report identifies it as a 400MHz iMac G3. If it's slot-loading, it's this model, if it has a pop-out optical drive drawer, it's this model.

All the info you could want to know about it is there.

I'm not sure what you intend to do with it, but apart from decorative value its essentially worthless and too underpowered to run modern software. It could be used for basic web (very basic) stuff, but if it were mine I'd collect a bunch of fun OS 9 games and leave it in OS 9 as a game machine. Or maybe load Panther (10.3) or Tiger (10.4) on it and use it for a word processor -- I have a friend who does this with the same era machine.

Thanks very much for that. I'm thinking of installing Tiger.
Also, what exactly is "slot loading"? Is it the thing on the front of my Mac where you just insert the disc and it slides in by itself?

Thanks.
 
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Is it the thing on the front of my Mac where you just insert the disc and it slides in by itself?

You hit the nail on the head there ......
 

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The tray loading iMac G3's had a tray that popped out where you placed the CD/DVD and closed the tray. You have a Slot Load for sure.
 
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