Name for desktop computer from Applu – iMac – is very familiar to every Apple fan and probably everyone who is at least a little interested in technology. But did you know that this beautiful all-in-one The machine, which is available today in a luxurious-looking silver or space gray jacket, arrived on store shelves twenty years ago? And today marks the anniversary of the first iMac's arrival on store shelves.
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Exactly on August 15, 1998, customers could pick up a completely new Apple machine from stores for the first time, which, in addition to many innovations, also brought a new name - iMac. At that time, it was specifically the iMac G3 model, which was special especially due to its unusual shape, the use of translucent plastics on its body, thanks to which you could see its insides, as well as very solid hardware. For the price of $1290, you got a machine with a PowerPC 750 G3 processor, 128 GB of storage, a 15" CRT monitor, a CD-ROM drive or an ATI graphics card. Due to the very decent hardware equipment, this computer has gained a really solid popularity among customers. And thanks to that, he ate Apple decided to dye it a lot of new colors in the coming months variant, thanks to which you could match it with your home, for example. There was also the famous Bondi Blue or limited Hippie patterns.
This is what the iMac G3 looks like:
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Look for Jobs behind everything
That wouldn't be the right story about a product from Applu, if his father didn't figure in it Steve JobsYou could say that the iMac G3 is a bit of his child, as this machine was introduced just a year after Jobs returned to the helm. Applu, which was not in good shape at the time. But Steve managed to gradually bring it back to the limelight, where it still shines today.
From a plastic cube to a luxury fad
A lot has happened since the iMac G3 went on sale, and many upgrades have been made to the series. Miniat least in terms of design Apple He improved the iMac immediately in 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2015, while the last design change could theoretically be called the recoloring of the iMac in space gray from June of last year. So in terms of design, Apple desktop computers have come a long way. From a plastic "box" they have become beautiful aluminum machines that look really luxurious at first glance. Their performance is also very good, thanks to processors from Intel, graphics from AMD and very fast SSD drives.
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We'll see what we can do Apple guarantees in the following years. However, it can be expected that no huge design change can be expected. Far more likely is a hardware upgrade that will bring new generations of processors or graphics. Maybe for us Apple is preparing a new generation of iMacs in its workshops, which will take our breath away with its design.
