Talk:EMac

Mac OS 9?
Which eMac models can boot into Mac OS 9 and which will run only in Classic?

Why would you want to do that? Mac OS X lets you run classic programs.

Programs yes, but I for one have not been able to get classic system extentions and control panels to work in OS X. Also, could you please be careful not to delete other people's comments?

The 700, 800Mhz and 1Ghz eMacs can boot OS9.2. Kiand 15:44, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Max memory for an eMac 1.25 Ghz... 1GB or 2GB?
This article claims, without citation, that the 2nd revision eMac "can be upgraded to a maximum of 2 GB DDR SDRAM". A few vendors make the same claim, implying up to 2 GB is supported, using two 1 GB DIMMs. But most memory vendors do not sell 1 GB DIMMs for the eMac.

However, this Apple Support spec indicates the max memory for the 2-slot 1.25 Ghz eMac is 1 GB, and the largest DIMM supported is 512 MB: "two 168-pin DIMM slots support up to 1GB using 128MB, 256MB, or 512MB DIMMs".

Which is correct? --Serge 22:14, 30 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I get the impression there may have been two 1.25 GHz eMac models, one with PC133 memory and one with PC2700 memory (compare this with Apple's specs). The one with PC2700 seems to support up to 2 GB (although not officially) while the one with PC133 supports up to 1 GB.  More research (in the non-original sense) is needed. &mdash;204.42.17.193 20:33, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

From my take is that Apple seldom goes back to address possible changes that may allow for larger capacity memory modules that come later on as memory chips improve. Early iMac tray loading computers, for example would in theory take 2 - 512MB modules but became unstable. But using 2 - 256MB modules works just fine. According to Apple Specs limit was 256MB using 2 - 128MB SODIMM modules. Unfortunately what eMac can take, and what not, would have to come from 3rd party memory vendors, as to what they have already tested, and sell. So nothing is really cut and dry.

RonEJ 07:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

The 1.25ghz and 1.42ghz eMac models unofficially support two gigabytes. 1GB DIMM in each of the two slots. (KingYaba (talk) 07:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC))

Primary Statements Not Exactly Factual.
The eMac was never replaced by the iMac, nor vice versa.

From my recollection of events the eMac was introduced as an answer to Teachers and Educators in what they would like to see in a computer. For example the power button was moved to the rear side so students would not push the power button. Another example was, a larger display and to be able to utilize nearly the same footprint as the iMac. Unfortunately most of this was taken from a Webcast from Apple at the time of introduction. Later, due to the public outcry, and the telephone switchboard overload, Apple generously released to the eMac to the public. At first there was select models, (eMac 700Mhz, NVIDIA, CDRW, and modem), then about August of 2002 Apple opened all models for public. (Except for a few with no modems or optical drives available for the educational market)

So for the most part, the eMac was simply dropped from public sale back into the Educational market. They were available for a short time in the Educational market, or as an Apple Refurbished model in their Special Deals section.

(Please note I am a bit new to here, and never wish to come across mean or cruel. I find myself editing things till it looks better each time.)

RonEJ 06:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Big Dicks?.
- Do you think this is a mistake, i think they meant to say RAM
 * Fixed. VMS Mosaic (talk) 23:19, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

eMac failures
What about the high eMac failure rate? I was told about this, and also came across several institutions that had to replace several eMacs inside a year of purchase. I'm not a Mac expert, but I understand it was a m'board or graphics chip issue. See | short Apple forum discussion Centrepull (talk) 15:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

No mention of the faulty capacitors that were fitted to many eMacs (and, I believe, some iMacs). These leaked and failed, causing screen image freezing, and were a serious problem for many Mac users at the not-made-of-money end of the spectrum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.125.133.185 (talk) 15:31, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Way to ripp off educational market, the price of these things is wTF. It's not 1984 anymore, stop pricing like it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.58.35 (talk) 22:16, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

edu criteria
there were a number of criteria for why the education market couldn't use the iMac - the iMac's fragile LCD screen surface, DVDs too big & taking too long to burn, iMac too light & easily stolen... it would be good if a source could be found and this info added to the article.
 * Got any sources for it? --Born2cycle (talk) 15:49, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Weight
Earlier today, I carried an eMac that was in front of the building across the street from my home (apparently, someone had put it out for tomorrow morning's trash pickup) to the Goodwill store that's on the other side of the block so that it would be recycled. (According to Google Maps, I walked a distance of 860 feet [262 meters].) I am not a strong person, so I doubt it weighed 50 pounds (as it states on apple.com). Granted, this one was missing its keyboard and mouse, but still. 173.52.162.217 (talk) 00:56, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * The eMac really is heavy. I noticed the weight when I recently had to lift one to replace the clock battery, so I looked up the figures, and I have no doubt that 50 pounds (22.7 kg) is correct. Perhaps the computer carried by the above commenter was really an iMac G3, which weights 34.7 pounds (15.7 kg).
 * I assume the high weight is mostly due to the flat-screen CRT, with its lead glass being quite a bit thicker than a rounded-tube CRT of the same size, and I guess this design choice, in combination with the lack of the iMac G3's carrying handle, was partly to make the computer hard to remove from the educational institutions which were the targeted customers. --83.255.61.40 (talk) 17:25, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

The specs are wrong
The specs are all wrong. For example, 800 MHz units never had "b/g" wireless.

Unfotunately, I think Apple's specs are also wrong, so I can't advise as to a reliable source of the specs at this time. Mike Richardson (talk) 23:56, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Description
The eMac, short for education Mac, is an all-in-one Macintosh desktop computer made by Apple Computer, Inc: wouldn't it be better to say WAS an an all-in-one Macintosh desktop computer produced from … and still in limited use?