<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
personal	O
computers	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
sold	O
from	O
1998	O
to	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
product	O
release	O
under	O
its	O
CEO	O
and	O
co-founder	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
,	O
who	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
financially	O
troubled	O
company	O
in	O
1996	O
after	O
eleven	O
years	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
reorganized	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
simplified	O
the	O
product	O
line	O
;	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
new	O
consumer	O
desktop	B-Device
product	O
,	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
,	O
consumer-oriented	O
computer	O
that	O
would	O
easily	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
all-in-one	B-Device
design	I-Device
is	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
cathode	B-Device
ray	I-Device
tube	I-Device
(	O
CRT	O
)	O
display	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
fitted	O
with	O
a	O
G3	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
components	O
,	O
and	O
connectivity	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
enclosure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
head	O
of	O
design	O
Jony	O
Ive	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
developed	O
a	O
teardrop-shaped	O
,	O
translucent	O
,	O
plastic	O
case	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
radical	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
previous	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
eschewed	O
legacy	O
technologies	O
like	O
serial	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
and	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
mixed	O
;	O
journalists	O
said	O
the	O
machine	O
would	O
be	O
good	O
for	O
new	O
users	O
but	O
bemoaned	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
legacy	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	O
were	O
uncomfortable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
an	O
immediate	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
lifetime	O
and	O
becoming	O
Apple	O
's	O
fastest-selling	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
model	O
was	O
revised	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
processor	B-General_Concept
speed	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
random	B-Architecture
access	I-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
space	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
is	O
credited	O
with	O
saving	O
Apple	O
from	O
financial	O
ruin	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
turning	O
computers	O
from	O
niche	O
,	O
technical	O
products	O
to	O
mass-consumer	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G3-based	O
series	O
of	O
iMac	B-Device
models	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
G4-powered	B-Device
successor	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
's	O
role	O
in	O
education	O
markets	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
eMac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
acquired	O
NeXT	O
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
NeXTSTEP	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
next-generation	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
planned	O
to	O
reduce	O
Apple	O
's	O
computer	O
offerings	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
confusing	O
and	O
extensive	O
,	O
to	O
four	O
products	O
:	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
and	O
desktop	B-Device
model	O
each	O
for	O
professionals	O
and	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planned	O
consumer-oriented	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
became	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
;	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
inexpensive	O
and	O
would	O
prioritize	O
easy	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Jobs	O
wanted	O
the	O
new	O
consumer	O
desktop	B-Device
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
network	O
computer	O
"	O
—	O
a	O
cheap	O
,	O
low-powered	O
terminal	O
without	O
disk	B-Device
drives	I-Device
that	O
would	O
connect	O
to	O
remote	O
servers	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ive	O
's	O
team	O
was	O
given	O
Jobs	O
 '	O
specifications	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
product	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
:	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
distinctive	O
,	O
all-in-one	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
a	O
selling	O
price	O
of	O
around	O
US$1	O
,	O
200	O
,	O
much	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
$	O
2,000	O
( $	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
Apple	O
was	O
charging	O
for	O
its	O
entry-level	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Translucent	O
hardware	O
design	O
was	O
not	O
new	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
products	O
;	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
8600	I-Device
and	O
9600	B-Device
tower	O
computers	O
had	O
translucent	O
green	O
latches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LaserWriter	O
8500	O
,	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Studio	B-Device
Display	I-Device
made	O
more	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
translucent	O
colored	O
plastics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Apple	O
senior	O
designer	O
Thomas	O
Meyerhoffer	O
described	O
the	O
eMate	B-Device
's	O
use	O
of	O
plastics	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
product	O
accessible	O
and	O
distinctive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
Bondi	O
blue	O
"	O
object	O
provided	O
the	O
color	O
Jobs	O
selected	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
iMac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Apple	O
relied	O
on	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
using	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
modeling	O
program	O
Alias	O
Wavefront	O
to	O
sculpt	O
models	O
and	O
CNC	O
milling	O
machines	O
and	O
primitive	O
3D	O
printers	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
physical	O
mockups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
product	O
designers	O
wrote	O
software	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
Wavefront	O
3D	O
models	O
to	O
be	O
brought	O
into	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
aerospace	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
began	O
to	O
reject	O
the	O
network	O
computer	O
concept	O
because	O
similar	O
products	O
struggled	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
persuaded	O
to	O
recalibrate	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
a	O
full-featured	O
computer	O
with	O
optical	O
and	O
disk	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
finalized	O
iMac	B-Device
enclosed	O
its	O
components	O
and	O
a	O
cathode	B-Device
ray	I-Device
tube	I-Device
(	O
CRT	O
)	O
display	O
within	O
a	O
plastic	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	B-Device
were	O
redesigned	O
with	O
matching	O
translucent	O
plastics	O
and	O
trim	O
for	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ive	O
was	O
especially	O
proud	O
of	O
the	O
round	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
,	O
which	O
showed	O
the	O
complicated	O
internal	O
components	O
that	O
were	O
partially	O
hidden	O
behind	O
the	O
Apple	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
wanted	O
the	O
new	O
computer	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
old	O
and	O
proprietary	O
technology	O
to	O
a	O
modern	O
,	O
"	B-Protocol
legacy-free	I-Protocol
"	I-Protocol
computer	I-Protocol
;	O
Apple	O
's	O
engineers	O
adapted	O
work	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
abandoned	O
Common	B-Device
Hardware	I-Device
Reference	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
specification	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
concepts	O
included	O
using	O
standard	O
SO-DIMM	B-General_Concept
RAM	I-General_Concept
that	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
Microsoft-Windows-based	B-Application
PCs	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
OpenFirmware	B-Architecture
read-only	B-Device
memory	I-Device
(	O
ROM	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
used	O
complex	O
,	O
machine-specific	O
ROMs	O
while	O
the	O
new	O
computer	O
's	O
instructions	O
were	O
loaded	O
from	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
shortening	O
production	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
also	O
had	O
no	O
serial	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Desktop	I-Device
Bus	I-Device
,	O
or	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
replace	O
the	O
removed	O
ports	O
,	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
used	O
Universal	B-Protocol
Serial	I-Protocol
Bus	I-Protocol
(	O
USB	B-Protocol
)	O
ports	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
faster	O
and	O
cheaper	O
than	O
Apple	B-Device
Desktop	I-Device
Bus	I-Device
and	O
serial	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
but	O
was	O
very	O
new	O
—	O
the	O
standard	O
was	O
not	O
finalized	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
release	O
—	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
was	O
unsupported	O
by	O
any	O
third-party	O
Mac	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
wagered	O
USB	B-Protocol
would	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
accessory	O
makers	O
abandoning	O
the	O
increasingly	O
small	O
Mac	O
market	O
with	O
its	O
special	O
connectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
did	O
not	O
officially	O
have	O
an	O
expansion	B-Device
slot	I-Device
but	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
mezzanine	O
slot	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
slot	O
was	O
intended	O
only	O
for	O
internal	O
use	O
but	O
a	O
few	O
third-party	O
expansion	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
card	O
upgrades	O
and	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
ports	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
models	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
IrDA	O
infrared	O
port	O
that	O
allowed	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
and	O
other	O
devices	O
to	O
wirelessly	O
transmit	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
was	O
furious	O
the	O
initial	O
iMac	B-Device
model	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
tray-loading	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
more-modern	O
slot-loading	O
drive	O
,	O
and	O
nearly	O
canceled	O
the	O
product	O
launch	O
over	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
continued	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
assured	O
subsequent	O
models	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
slot-loading	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1998	O
,	O
representatives	O
from	O
the	O
advertising	O
agency	O
TBWA	O
\Chiat\Day	O
were	O
shown	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
which	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
was	O
code-named	O
"	O
C1	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TBWA	O
spent	O
a	O
week	O
developing	O
other	O
names	O
;	O
Segall	O
's	O
pick	O
was	O
"	O
iMac	B-Device
"	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
short	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
i	O
prefix	O
suggested	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
next	O
presentation	O
,	O
Segall	O
once	O
again	O
ended	O
with	O
"	O
iMac	B-Device
"	O
;	O
Jobs	O
said	O
he	O
no	O
longer	O
hated	O
the	O
name	O
but	O
still	O
preferred	O
"	O
MacMan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
thus	O
named	O
"	O
iMac	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Jobs	O
unveiled	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
launch	O
echoed	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
128K	I-Device
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
invited	O
Apple	O
founding	O
members	O
Steve	O
Wozniak	O
,	O
Mike	O
Markkula	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
Scott	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Macintosh	B-Device
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
traditional	O
computers	O
,	O
Jobs	O
revealed	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
from	O
under	O
a	O
tablecloth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
displayed	O
"	O
Hello	O
(	O
again	O
)	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
screen	O
,	O
hearkening	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
's	O
whimsical	O
"	O
Hello	O
"	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
began	O
shipping	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
$100million	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
that	O
stressed	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
internet	O
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
striking	O
contrast	O
from	O
competitors	O
 '	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
promotions	O
included	O
radio	O
giveaways	O
,	O
midnight	O
launch	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
golden	O
tickets	O
"	O
hidden	O
in	O
select	O
iMacs	B-Device
that	O
could	O
be	O
redeemed	O
for	O
a	O
tour	O
of	O
an	O
Apple	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
had	O
a	O
233MHz	O
PowerPC	O
G3	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
ATI	O
Rage	O
IIc	O
graphics	O
,	O
4GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
a	O
tray-loading	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
,	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
networking	O
,	O
an	O
infrared	O
port	O
,	O
built-in	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
headphone	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
updated	O
with	O
faster	O
ATI	O
Rage	O
Pro	O
Turbo	O
graphics	O
options	O
and	O
MacOS	O
8.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
substantial	O
revision	O
to	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
lineup	O
came	O
in	O
1999	O
;	O
these	O
new	O
models	O
came	O
in	O
five	O
colors	O
:	O
blueberry	O
,	O
strawberry	O
,	O
tangerine	O
,	O
grape	O
,	O
and	O
lime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
a	O
266MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
6GBhard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
iMacs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
original	O
iMac	B-Device
models	O
focused	O
on	O
connecting	O
consumers	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
iMac	B-Device
line	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
emerging	O
digital	O
video	O
(	O
DV	O
)	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tray-loading	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
slot-loading	O
drive	O
;	O
a	O
rear	O
door	O
was	O
fitted	O
so	O
users	O
could	O
easily	O
add	O
additional	O
RAM	B-Architecture
;	O
and	O
a	O
slot	O
for	O
an	O
AirPort	O
wireless	O
networking	O
card	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
partnered	O
with	O
Harman	O
Kardon	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
new	O
internal	O
speakers	O
;	O
Harman	O
Kardon	O
also	O
produced	O
a	O
separate	O
subwoofer	O
,	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
powered	O
by	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
iMacs	B-Device
had	O
no	O
fan	O
;	O
the	O
components	O
were	O
cooled	O
via	O
convection	O
—	O
hot	O
air	O
was	O
exhausted	O
through	O
vents	O
around	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
top	O
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
350MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
64MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
better	O
graphics	O
chipset	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
more-capacious	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
DV	O
came	O
in	O
five	O
colors	O
and	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
video-editing	O
software	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
400MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
two	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
more-capacious	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DVD-ROM	O
optical	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
DV	O
Special	O
Edition	O
came	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
color	O
named	O
graphite	O
,	O
and	O
shipped	O
with	O
more	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
13GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
—	O
the	O
largest	O
capacity	O
in	O
the	O
line-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
DV	O
models	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
video-out	O
port	O
for	O
mirroring	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
display	O
on	O
another	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
iMac	B-Device
line-up	O
with	O
four	O
configurations	O
in	O
five	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
least-expensive	O
base	O
model	O
had	O
no	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
or	O
video-out	O
socket	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
in	O
an	O
indigo	O
casing	O
,	O
and	O
retailed	O
for	O
US$799	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
350MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
and	O
64MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
as	O
the	O
original	O
iMac	B-Device
but	O
had	O
a	O
more-capacious	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
DV	O
and	O
DV+	O
models	O
had	O
a	O
400MHz	O
and	O
450MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
more-capacious	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
;	O
and	O
the	O
DV+	O
model	O
had	O
a	O
DVD-ROM	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most-expensive	O
model	O
was	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
DV	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
500MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
128MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
more-capacious	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive-color	O
casing	O
called	O
snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
machines	O
came	O
with	O
CD-RW	O
drives	O
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
software	O
as	O
Apple	O
shifted	O
to	O
digital	O
music	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
and	O
iMac	B-Device
Special	O
Edition	O
shipped	O
with	O
400MHz	O
,	O
500MHz	O
,	O
and	O
600MHz	O
processors	O
and	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
became	O
standard	O
alongside	O
a	O
faster	O
graphics	O
chipset	O
and	O
more-capacious	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
indigo	O
(	O
iMac	B-Device
)	O
and	O
graphite	O
(	O
iMac	B-Device
Special	O
Edition	O
)	O
colors	O
,	O
Apple	O
created	O
two	O
new	O
patterns	O
—	O
"	O
Flower	O
Power	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Blue	O
Dalmatian	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
intended	O
as	O
visual	O
representation	O
of	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
models	O
shipped	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
500MHz	O
,	O
600MHz	O
,	O
or	O
700MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
up	O
to	O
256MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
60GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
Apple	O
continued	O
selling	O
some	O
G3-based	O
iMac	B-Device
models	O
,	O
with	O
500MHz	O
and	O
600MHz	O
models	O
in	O
indigo	O
,	O
snow	O
,	O
and	O
graphite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworlds	O
Andrew	O
Gore	O
said	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
might	O
be	O
as	O
important	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
shifting	O
the	O
computing	O
paradigm	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Apple	O
's	O
"	O
Think	O
different	O
"	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
was	O
not	O
just	O
empty	O
talk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiawatha	O
Bray	O
said	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
doomed	O
and	O
a	O
severe	O
misstep	O
from	O
Jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
its	O
curved	O
look	O
to	O
the	O
recently-released	O
Volkswagen	O
New	O
Beetle	O
,	O
while	O
journalist	O
Rob	O
Morse	O
likened	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
huggable	O
"	O
,	O
futuristic	O
machine	O
like	O
R2-D2	O
or	O
a	O
toy	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Jetsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less-positive	O
reviews	O
compared	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
to	O
an	O
AMC	O
Gremlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Positive	O
reviews	O
highlighted	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
for	O
setup	O
and	O
operation	O
;	O
According	O
to	O
Morse	O
,	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
felt	O
"	O
almost	O
human	O
"	O
and	O
approachable	O
for	O
a	O
non-tech	O
consumer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
publications	O
including	O
CNN	B-Architecture
and	O
PC	O
Week	O
considered	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
performance	O
fast	O
,	O
others	O
felt	O
the	O
machine	O
was	O
underpowered	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
Worlds	O
testing	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
machine	O
generally	O
performed	O
poorer	O
than	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
lack	O
of	O
legacy	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gore	O
considered	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
acceptable	O
but	O
he	O
wished	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
module	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PowerBook	B-Device
notebook	B-Device
,	O
could	O
be	O
swapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
expansion	B-Device
slots	I-Device
limited	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
future	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Posts	O
John	O
Breeden	O
highlighted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
for	O
making	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
unsuitable	O
for	O
office	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
bemoaned	O
the	O
high	O
cost	O
of	O
external	O
replacements	O
for	O
the	O
internal	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
installed	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
its	O
tinny	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
complaint	O
with	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
its	O
original	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	O
,	O
which	O
reviewers	O
said	O
were	O
small	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
comfortably	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
style	O
over	O
substance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shape	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
was	O
derisively	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
hockey	O
puck	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
cable	O
was	O
frequently	O
considered	O
too	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	B-Device
's	O
round	O
shape	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
discern	O
its	O
correct	O
orientation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	O
were	O
later	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	O
Pro	O
Mouse	B-Device
and	O
Apple	O
Pro	O
Keyboard	O
for	O
the	O
2000-revision	O
iMacs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
complaints	O
included	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
software	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
accessories	O
,	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
models	O
addressed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
perceived	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
won	O
numerous	O
design	O
competitions	O
and	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Gold	O
at	O
the	O
1999	O
D&AD	O
Design	O
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Object	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
Face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
models	O
are	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
collections	O
of	O
museums	O
including	O
The	O
Henry	O
Ford	O
,	O
the	O
Victoria	O
and	O
Albert	O
Museum	O
,	O
the	O
Powerhouse	O
Museum	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
was	O
an	O
immediate	O
hit	O
with	O
consumers	O
,	O
selling	O
278,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
six	O
weeks	O
,	O
and	O
800,000	O
units	O
after	O
20	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
in	O
US	O
stores	O
for	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
half	O
of	O
iMac	B-Device
sales	O
were	O
to	O
first-time	O
computer	O
buyers	O
,	O
while	O
nearly	O
20	O
percent	O
were	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
users	O
who	O
had	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quarter	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
shipped	O
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	O
sales	O
grew	O
year-on-year	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
Mac	O
grow	O
its	O
worldwide	O
market	O
share	O
from	O
3	O
percent	O
to	O
5	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
continued	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
strong	O
seller	O
for	O
Apple	O
as	O
it	O
returned	O
to	O
profitability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
3.7million	O
units	O
by	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
shipped	O
its	O
five-millionth	O
iMac	B-Device
in	O
April	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
became	O
a	O
computing	O
icon	O
;	O
Paul	O
Atkinson	O
wrote	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
Macintosh	B-Device
made	O
a	O
huge	O
impact	O
on	O
computing	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
affected	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
decades	O
,	O
personal	O
computers	O
were	O
defined	O
by	O
unimaginative	O
,	O
beige	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
way	O
consumers	O
used	O
computers	O
but	O
its	O
design	O
changed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
defined	O
itself	O
in	O
opposition	O
to	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
who	O
rushed	O
to	O
produce	O
computers	O
that	O
followed	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
design	O
language	O
,	O
adding	O
similar	O
translucent	O
or	O
colored	O
plastic	O
to	O
their	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
mirrored	O
contemporary	O
design	O
trends	O
in	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
streamlining	O
and	O
curves	O
;	O
one	O
designer	O
said	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
rounding	O
helped	O
make	O
objects	O
more	O
approachable	O
and	O
personal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
protected	O
the	O
distinctive	O
iMac	B-Device
design	O
with	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
competing	O
computer	O
makers	O
who	O
attempted	O
to	O
imitate	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
eMachines	O
 '	O
eOne	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
made	O
computers	O
fashionable	O
rather	O
than	O
utilitarian	O
,	O
and	O
helped	O
popularize	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
hasten	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
massive	O
success	O
helped	O
buoy	O
Apple	O
while	O
it	O
released	O
a	O
modern	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
refreshed	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	O
lineup	O
,	O
and	O
maintained	O
Apple	O
's	O
position	O
as	O
a	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
emerging	O
digital	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
noted	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
saved	O
Apple	O
financially	O
and	O
proved	O
Apple	O
could	O
still	O
produce	O
exciting	O
,	O
innovative	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
also	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
public	O
's	O
introduction	O
to	O
Jony	O
Ive	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most-celebrated	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
's	O
name	O
influenced	O
many	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
later	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
,	O
the	O
iLife	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
defined	O
Apple	O
's	O
consumer-focused	O
product	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
consumer	O
laptop	B-Device
the	O
iBook	B-Device
followed	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
lead	O
in	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
legacy	O
technology	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
colorful	O
,	O
translucent	O
plastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
so	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
Apple	O
created	O
a	O
G4-powered	B-Device
successor	I-Device
named	O
the	O
eMac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
influence	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
was	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
personal	O
computers	O
;	O
by	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
multicolored	O
,	O
translucent	O
plastic	O
designs	O
had	O
become	O
common	O
among	O
consumer	O
designs	O
,	O
including	O
microwave	O
ovens	O
and	O
George	O
Foreman	O
grills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
would	O
not	O
continue	O
the	O
look	O
;	O
it	O
followed	O
the	O
bulbous	O
,	O
candy-colored	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
with	O
the	O
flat-panel	O
,	O
white	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
desktop	B-Device
lineup	O
remained	O
relatively	O
monochrome	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
;	O
the	O
2021	O
release	O
of	O
Apple	O
silicon-based	O
iMacs	B-Device
were	O
sold	O
in	O
seven	O
colors	O
and	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
hearken	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
's	O
colorful	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
233	O
MHz	O
)	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
266	O
MHz	O
)	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
333	O
MHz	O
)	O
Colors	O
256px|alt	O
=	O
Original	O
iMac	B-Device
viewed	O
from	O
the	O
side	O
256px|alt	O
=	O
Lineup	O
of	O
iMacs	B-Device
in	O
five	O
different	O
colors	O
,	O
side	O
view	O
Released	O
date	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
1998	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1999	O
Discontinued	O
date	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
Color(s )	O
Model	O
number	O
;	O
ID	O
M4984	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
1	O
Order	O
number	O
M6709/A	O
"	O
Rev	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
Slot	O
Loading	O
)	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
Summer	O
2000	O
)	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
Early	O
2001	O
)	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
Summer	O
2001	O
)	O
Pictures	O
215px|alt	O
=	O
Side	O
view	O
of	O
an	O
iMac	B-Device
in	O
a	O
translucent	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
215px|alt	O
=	O
Side	O
view	O
of	O
an	O
iMac	B-Device
in	O
a	O
translucent	O
grey	O
and	O
white	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
215px|alt	O
=	O
Side	O
view	O
arrangement	O
of	O
five	O
iMacs	B-Device
,	O
in	O
clear	O
dark	O
blue	O
,	O
red	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
grey	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
frosted	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
215px|alt	O
=	O
Side	O
view	O
of	O
two	O
iMacs	B-Device
;	O
one	O
has	O
a	O
blue	O
coloring	O
with	O
lighter	O
spots	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
has	O
multicolored	O
flowers	O
screened	O
on	O
its	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
215px|alt	O
=	O
Side	O
view	O
arrangement	O
of	O
dark	O
blue	O
,	O
grey	O
,	O
and	O
white	O
iMacs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
