This means that the computer could be pushed back against a wall or desk with all of its accessories plugged in, without damaging the cables. That’s clever. All of these features did come at a cost.

from a design standpoint the G3 can still hold its own even with Mac OS X. Before the Mac Pro, Apple's flagship desktop towers had an even more authoritative name: Power Macintosh. First launched ...

It’s difficult to believe then, that the first Apple Mac to be designed with a USB interface was shipped without it; but that’s the case with 1997’s grey Power Mac G3. On the personality ...