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A cikin rabin na biyu na Fabrairu, Apple ya gabatar da iMacs masu launi, masu kama da juna a cikin wani sabon salo na gaba daya, wanda ya kasance abin mamaki har ma da ban mamaki ga mutane da yawa. IMac Flower Power da iMac Blue Dalmation model an yi niyya ne don komawa ga annashuwa, salon hippie kala-kala na shekarun sittin.

Kuka mai nisa daga nauyin nauyi, ƙirar masana'antar aluminium wanda zai zama alamar Apple na shekaru masu zuwa, waɗannan iMac masu launuka iri-iri suna cikin kwamfutoci masu ƙarfin gwiwa Cupertino ya taɓa fitowa da su. IMac Flower Power da Blue Dalmatian alama ce ta ƙarshen layin launi wanda ya fara da ainihin iMac G3 a cikin Bondi Blue. Hakanan kewayon ya haɗa da Blueberry, Strawberry, Lemun tsami, Tangerine, Inabi, Graphite, Indigo, Ruby, Sage da bambance-bambancen dusar ƙanƙara.

A lokacin da kwamfutoci na yau da kullun suka shigo cikin chassis a fili da launin toka, kewayon launi na iMacs ya zama mai juyi. Ya yi amfani da ruhun ɗabi'a iri ɗaya wanda ya sanya taken "Tunanin Daban" Apple. Manufar ita ce kowa zai iya zaɓar Mac wanda ya fi dacewa da halinsu. IMacs masu jigo na hippie sun kasance ɗan tunatarwa mai daɗi na abubuwan da suka gabata na Apple. Har ila yau, sun dace daidai da al'adun gargajiya na lokacin - shekarun 60 da farkon sabon karni sun kasance a wani lokaci tare da XNUMXs nostalgia.

Wanda ya kafa kamfanin Apple Steve Jobs a koyaushe ya ce ya samu kwarin gwiwa ta hanyar kiyayya ta shekarun 60. Duk da haka, yana da wuya a yi tunanin ya dasa IMac Flower Power a ofishinsa. Magoya bayan Mac na yau da kullun sun amsa game da yadda mutum zai yi tsammani. Ba kowa ne ya kasance mai son sabbin kwamfutoci ba, amma wannan ba shine batun ba. Tare da farashi mai araha na $1 zuwa $199 da ingantattun bayanai na tsaka-tsaki (PowerPC G1 499 ko 3 MHz processor, 500 MB ko 600 MB RAM, cache 64 KB Level 128, CD-RW drive, da 256-inch duba), waɗannan Macs. tabbas yayi kira ga talakawa. Ba kowa ba ne ke son Mac ɗin mahaukaci, amma wasu mutane sun ƙaunaci waɗannan kwamfutoci masu ƙarfin hali.

iMac G3, sakamakon ɗayan shari'o'in farko na haɗin gwiwa na gaske tsakanin Ayyuka da kuma guru na ƙirar Apple Jony Ive, ya zama babbar nasara ta kasuwanci a lokacin da Apple ke buƙatar gaske. Idan ba a ƙirƙiri iMac G3 ba ko kuma ya yi nasara kamar haka, iPod, iPhone, iPad, ko duk wasu samfuran Apple masu banƙyama waɗanda suka biyo baya a cikin shekaru goma masu zuwa bazai taɓa ƙirƙirar ba.

A ƙarshe, Ƙarfin Flower da Blue Dalmatian iMacs ba su daɗe ba. Apple ya dakatar da su a watan Yuli don ba da damar iMac G4, wanda ya fara jigilar kaya a 2002.

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