Amaya Toman Last week, in our Back to the Past column, we recalled the day Apple introduced its iMac G3. It was 1998, when Apple was really not at its best, teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, and few believed that it would be able to get back to prominence. At that time, however, Steve Jobs was back in the company, who decided to save "his" Apple at all costs.
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Flying around the world with Apple When Jobs returned to Apple in the second half of the 3s, he embarked on a series of radical changes. He put many products on ice and started working on some new projects at the same time - one of them was the iMac G6 computer. It was introduced on May 1998, XNUMX, and from that time desktop computers, which in the overwhelming majority of cases consisted of a combination of a beige plastic chassis and a not very aesthetic monitor in the same shade.
The iMac G3 was an all-in-one computer that was covered in translucent colored plastic, had a handle on the top, and had rounded edges. Rather than a computer technology tool, it resembled a stylish addition to the home or office. The design of the iMac G3 was signed by Jony Ive, who later became Apple's chief designer. The iMac G3 was equipped with a 15" CRT display, jack connectors and also USB ports, which were not exactly usual at the time. The usual drive for a 3,5” floppy disk was missing, which was replaced by a CD-ROM drive, and it was also possible to connect a keyboard and mouse “puck” in the same color shade to the iMac G3.
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The iMac G3 of the first generation was equipped with a 233 MHz processor, ATI Rage IIc graphics and a 56 kbit/s modem. The first iMac was first available in a blue shade called Bondi Blue, in 1999 Apple updated this computer and users could purchase it in Strawberry, Blueberry, Lime, Grape and Tangerine variants.
Over time, other color variants appeared, including a version with a floral pattern. When the iMac G3 was released, it attracted a lot of media and public attention, but few predicted a bright future for it. Some doubted that there would be enough takers for an unconventional-looking computer that couldn't insert a floppy disk. In the end, however, the iMac G3 turned out to be a very successful product - even before it was officially put on sale, Apple registered around 150 orders. In addition to the iMac, Apple also released an iBook, also produced in translucent colored plastic. The sale of the iMac G3 was officially discontinued in March 2003, its successor was the iMac G2002 in January 4 - the legendary white "lamp".
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