Introduction to eMac Developer Note

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the eMac computer introduced in May 2005.

Organization of This Document

The information in this note is arranged in four chapters and two appendixes.

Chapter 1, Overview to the eMac, introduces the eMac, describes its features, and mentions a few software issues of interest to developers.

Chapter 2, Architecture, describes the internal organization of the computer. It includes a functional block diagram and descriptions of the main components on the logic board.

Chapter 3, Devices and Ports, describes the I/O ports and the built-in I/O devices.

Chapter 4, RAM Expansion, includes development guidelines for the RAM expansion modules.

Appendix A, Supplemental Reference Documents, provides sources of additional information about the technologies used in the eMac.

Appendix B, Abbreviations, lists standard units of measure and other abbreviations used in this developer note.