iMac G3
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The iMac G3 is Apple’s iconic late-1990s all-in-one desktop computer, known for its colorful translucent design and role in revitalizing the company’s consumer product line.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bondi blue (original iMac G3) | 1 |
| PowerPC G3 iMac | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all-in-one desktop computer
ⓘ
personal computer ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 1998-05-06 ⓘ |
| brand |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple
|
| category |
1990s computer
ⓘ
Apple hardware product ⓘ |
| colorVariant |
Blue Dalmatian
ⓘ
Blueberry ⓘ Bondi Blue ⓘ Flower Power ⓘ Grape ⓘ Graphite ⓘ Indigo ⓘ Lime ⓘ Ruby ⓘ Sage ⓘ Snow ⓘ Strawberry ⓘ Tangerine ⓘ |
| connectivity |
56k modem
ⓘ
Ethernet ⓘ USB 1.1 ports ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cpuArchitecture | PowerPC ⓘ |
| cpuFamily | PowerPC G3 ⓘ |
| designer |
Apple Industrial Design Group
ⓘ
Jonathan Ive ⓘ
surface form:
Jony Ive
|
| discontinued | 2003-03 ⓘ |
| expandableRam | up to 1 GB ⓘ |
| formFactor | all-in-one ⓘ |
| graphics |
ATI Rage series
ⓘ
surface form:
ATI Rage 128
ATI Rage series ⓘ
surface form:
ATI Rage Pro
ATI Rage series ⓘ |
| initialCpuClockSpeed | 233 MHz ⓘ |
| initialHardDriveCapacity | 4 GB ⓘ |
| initialRam | 32 MB ⓘ |
| inputDevices |
Apple USB keyboard
ⓘ
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse ⓘ
surface form:
Apple USB mouse
|
| integratedDisplaySize | 15-inch ⓘ |
| integratedDisplayType | CRT ⓘ |
| introducedTechnology | popularized USB on consumer Macs ⓘ |
| laterCpuClockSpeeds |
266 MHz
ⓘ
333 MHz ⓘ 350 MHz ⓘ 400 MHz ⓘ 450 MHz ⓘ 500 MHz ⓘ 600 MHz ⓘ 700 MHz ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| marketingSlogan |
Chic. Not geek.
ⓘ
Sorry, no beige. ⓘ |
| marketPosition | consumer desktop ⓘ |
| memoryType | SDRAM ⓘ |
| mouseNickname | hockey puck mouse ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
USB-only peripheral ports
ⓘ
all-in-one design with integrated CRT display ⓘ elimination of legacy ports such as ADB and serial ⓘ no built-in floppy disk drive ⓘ translucent colored plastic enclosure ⓘ |
| notableImpact | helped revitalize Apple in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Mac OS 8
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS 8.1
|
| opticalDriveOptions |
CD-ROM drive
ⓘ
CD-RW drive ⓘ DVD-ROM drive ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Power Macintosh 5200 series
ⓘ
surface form:
Power Macintosh 5xxx series
|
| productLine | iMac ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-08-15 ⓘ |
| series | first-generation iMac ⓘ |
| storageType | IDE hard drive ⓘ |
| successor | iMac G4 ⓘ |
| supportedOperatingSystem |
Mac OS 9
ⓘ
Mac OS X 10.0 ⓘ Mac OS X 10.1 Puma ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.2 ⓘ Mac OS X 10.3 Panther ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X 10.3
|
| wirelessOption |
AirPort
ⓘ
surface form:
AirPort (Wi‑Fi) on later models
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
PowerPC G3 iMac
this entity surface form:
Bondi blue (original iMac G3)