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The iMac G3, originally released as the iMac, is a series of Macintosh personal computers that Apple Computer sold from 1998 to 2003. The iMac was Apple's first major product release under CEO Steve Jobs following his return to the financially troubled company he co-founded. Jobs reorganized the company and simplified the product line.
In its original form, the iMac G3 had a gumdrop, ADM-3 or egg-shaped look, with a CRT monitor, mainly enclosed by a colored, translucent plastic case. The second major revision, the iMac G4 , moved a design with a hemispherical base containing all the main components and an LCD monitor on a freely moving arm attached to it.
The keyboard was criticized in MacWorld's review of the G3 as feeling "cheap compared with the huge Apple keyboard of old" and the removal of several keys. The Apple USB Mouse , previously included with the iMac , was also reviewed poorly, noting that "many users will find it unacceptable: because of the round design, it's impossible to tell ...
Apple’s stock soared just ahead of the iMac’s release, and not even critical reviews about the lack of a floppy drive and its $1,299 price tag (roughly $2,400 today) halted momentum.
That slick package ended up being the biggest product launch of 2010 and went on to sell more than 350 million units, across various iPad models. The Cost of Apple Products Since 1977
In 1998, Apple released the iMac G3, an all-in-one computer built around a cathode-ray tube display. The iMac was a major success for Apple, selling more than five million units; it also sold for as low as US$799, making it the most affordable Mac model Apple offered. In January 2002, Apple announced a successor to the iMac G3, the iMac G4 ...
The PowerPC 740 is completely pin compatible with the older 603, allowing upgrades to the PowerBook 1400, 2400, and even a prototype PowerBook 500/G3. The 750 with its L2 cache bus required more pins and thus a different package, a 360-pin ball grid array (BGA). The PowerPC 750 was used in many computers from Apple, including the original iMac.
The iMac G3 had a translucent plastic case. This first phase appeared in 1997 with the eMate , followed in 1998 with the release of the Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One and the original iMac . This motif was later applied to the first iBook models released in 1999, and the blue-and-white Power Mac G3 and their accompanying Studio Displays.