Specifications

Power Macintosh Blue & White G3 - Pro Tools III Requirements
Pro Tools v5.0.1 information only
Blue & White G3 Processors of all speeds supported
Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.0.2, or 9.0.4 required (Mac OS 9.1 has not been
tested with Pro Tools III)
G3 Firmware Update 1.1 required
Available from Apple at:
http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11361
External Diskette Drive:
Although not required with Pro Tools installation, an external diskette drive
may be required for some Plug-Ins installations. The following external
USB diskette drives are currently supported:
● Imation SuperDisk
● NewerTechnology uDrive
● VST Floppy Drive (model FDUSB-M)
Links to software and drivers are available in the Digidesign
Support/Downloads/Utilities Section:
● VST Floppy Drive (model FDUSB-M)
● Imation SuperDisk
● NewerTechnology uDrive
● Pace USB Floppy Enabler
Apple's revised USB support allows for booting from a USB drive, therefore
you should not boot up your system with an authorization disk inserted in
the USB Drive.
MIDI: Both USB and serial MIDI interfaces work effectively with Pro Tools.
Digidesign recommends using a serial MIDI interface, as they offer the
tightest possible MIDI timing. Serial MIDI interfaces require either a Mac
serial port or a qualified modem-to-serial port adapter. Digidesign
currently supports the GeeThree Stealth Port and Griffin gPort installed in
the modem port (thereby not using a PCI slot).
When using the GeeThree products with OS 9.0.4 the latest version of the