Did Rev. D iMacs come in "Bondi" blue?

GeeKay...

Actually there was never an official Rev C or Rev D iMac model. The actual Rev A and Rev B (Bondi models) was distinguished via part number as a final suffix letter. The iMac 266 started the Flavor Saver lineup and a later a 333MHz machine came to be the final tray loading iMac.

http://developer.apple.com/qa/hw/hw32.html

Happy Holidays!

Hi GeeKay,

To answer your question, the 333 did not come in Bondi. However, a 233 could have been upgraded with the processor from a 333.

Rick 🙂

However, I'm curious about this machine. It's Bondi
blue, but the Apple System Profiler indicates it has
a 333Mhz processor--which would make it a Revision D

Me too! I'm also curious.

Here is a fairly good representation of the colors.

Rick 🙂

GeeKay...

I do not think your thread as useless or silly. It is just a simple technical curiosity.

Anyway the Bondi was slighty more green then the Blueberry but the Blueberry does kind of resemble the Bondi when in a room with more open lighting. The Blue does turn a bit green, in other words.

Now if curiosity does kill the cat, one can crack it open and look over the components. IRdA cable inside the bottom cover would be a tattle tale of a processor upgrade. The serial number and perhaps TattleTech (below link) may be a non-invasive way to check as well.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/704

...Ron

GeeKay -

"My apologies to anyone happening upon this thread and finding it to be useless and silly... "

No need to apologise, you're part of a long and honorable tradition.

Alongside the Blueberry, I think the Bondi looks more sea-green than sea-blue, if that helps your decision ... but I doubt it will.

Allan

It is pretty easy to determine if it is a Bondi Blue.

You all forget about two little things Apple has done between the original iMacs (Bondi Blue)and the flavoured ones.

Can you see the IR Port at the left front next to the speaker? It is these typicall black-red plastic you can only see on the left side, not on the right side, next to the speaker.

Do you see the Mezzanine slot? That means when you open the port cover on the right side do you see a slot underneath the speaker and USB ports tightend with two small screws?

If you have both it's a Bondi Blue, if not it is one of the five flavours. In my point of view the original Bondi Blue is somekind of "green turqouise" and the green flavoured one is more green less blue than Bondi Blue was.

Look into Google Picture search to find pictures of Bondi Blue and the Blueberry iMac and try to compare it with your machine. Remeber, the IR port and the Mezzanine slot have only existed on Bondi Blue. If you have both it is Bondi Blue.

mmww...

D'oh! That "pass through plate" would have been a dead giveway, from inside the I/O door. I must be getting the Old-Timers thingie.

I did find a picture from rhe link below. ...Ron

http://www.wap.org/journal/imac/default.html

And here are pictures from the 333 iMac:

http://stel.lar.jp/underfukound/how_to_back_up/MacOS_classic/MacOS_install/01MacOS86.jpg
and
http://www.bootsector.com/products/product.asp?categoryid=1000&manufacturer_id=1017&keywords=&productid=1485

You can see that the IR is missing at the front (left side, the cover next to the speaker is not black but green) and not so clear, that trapdoor never-been-used-slot is missing.