How long was the "Yikes" G4 out?

mandricardmandricard
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
As the wind-tunnel G4's remind me (and many others) of the Yikes G4's, I was curious as to how long the Yikes machines lasted before the Sawtooth G4's came out. I know it was a matter of months, but I am wondering exactly how long it was. Any archivists around?



Hope springs eternal,



Mandricard

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    PowerMac G4 (PCI Graphics)



    codename: Yikes!

    introduced: September 1999

    terminated: December 1999



    Do the math.
  • Reply 2 of 8
    rodukroduk Posts: 706member
    Wasn't the Yikes motherboard an interim measure anyway, effectively a G3 motherboard hacked to accomodate a G4?

    [Edit] I guess that's your point with the latest G4s. <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" />



    [ 10-10-2002: Message edited by: RodUK ]</p>
  • Reply 3 of 8
    mandricardmandricard Posts: 486member
    3 months.



    Wow. Windtunnel was introduced in July: perhaps all the overpowered attributes of the machine (e.g. heatsink, massive fans) are indicative of its Yikes status.



    My feeling is that if IBM says its 64-bit processor is going to be used in macs, then NO ONE is going to buy a powermac until it happens. I have a hunch that these chips are not as far off as reported, but we will all see on OCT 15



    Hope Springs Eternal,



    Mandricard

    AppleOutsider





    [quote]Originally posted by Brad:

    <strong>PowerMac G4 (PCI Graphics)



    codename: Yikes!

    introduced: September 1999

    terminated: December 1999



    Do the math. </strong><hr></blockquote>
  • Reply 4 of 8
    tigerwoods99tigerwoods99 Posts: 2,633member
    Aren't all of Apple's products just stop-gap solutions nowadays?
  • Reply 5 of 8
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by TigerWoods99:

    <strong>Aren't all of Apple's products just stop-gap solutions nowadays? </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Seems that way
  • Reply 6 of 8
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mandricard:

    <strong>Wow. Windtunnel was introduced in July: perhaps all the overpowered attributes of the machine (e.g. heatsink, massive fans) are indicative of its Yikes status</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Just a little seque...The Yikes! G4s actually had tiny heatsinks compared to their Sawtooth siblings?
  • Reply 7 of 8
    davegeedavegee Posts: 2,765member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mandricard:

    <strong>3 months.



    Wow. Windtunnel was introduced in July</strong><hr></blockquote>



    August 13th
  • Reply 8 of 8
    mandricardmandricard Posts: 486member
    [quote]Originally posted by DaveGee:

    <strong>



    August 13th</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I stand corrected.
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