Amaya Toman Today's part of our section on the history of Apple products will be dedicated to one of the most popular Apple computers - the iMac G3. How did the arrival of this remarkable piece look, how did the public react to it and what features could the iMac G3 boast of?
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The introduction of the iMac G3 followed not long after Steve Jobs' return to Apple. Shortly after his return to the helm, Jobs began making radical cuts and changes to the company's product portfolio. The iMac G3 was officially introduced on May 6, 1998, and went on sale on August 15 of the same year. At a time when identical-looking beige "towers" with identically colored monitors ruled the personal computer market, an all-in-one computer with rounded shapes and a chassis made of colored, semi-translucent plastic seemed like a revelation.
The iMac G3 was equipped with a fifteen-inch CRT display, with a handle on the top for easier portability. Ports for connecting peripherals were located on the right side of the computer under a small cover, on the front of the computer there were ports for connecting external speakers. The iMac G3 also included USB ports, which was not very common for personal computers at the time. They were mainly used to connect the keyboard and mouse. Apple also ditched this computer for a 3,5-inch floppy drive - the company was promoting the idea that the future belonged to CDs and the Internet.
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The design of the iMac G3 was signed by none other than Apple's court designer Jony Ive. Over time, other shades and patterns were added to the first color variant Bondi Blue. The original iMac G3 was equipped with a 233 MHz PowerPC 750 processor, offered 32 MB of RAM and a 4 GB EIDE hard drive. Users showed interest in this news almost immediately - even before the start of sales, Apple received more than 150 thousand pre-orders, which was also reflected in the price of the company's shares. However, it cannot be said that everyone believed in the iMac from the very beginning - in a review in The Boston Globe, for example, it was stated that only die-hard Apple fans would buy the computer, there was also criticism of the absence of a floppy drive. With the passage of time, however, today experts and ordinary users agree that the only thing that Apple failed to do with the iMac G3 was the round mouse, called "puck".
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