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Makon da ya gabata, a cikin Komawar Shagonmu na Baya, mun tuna ranar da Apple ya gabatar da iMac G3. A shekarar 1998 ne, lokacin da Apple ba shi da kyau sosai, yana fuskantar fatara, kuma kaɗan sun yi imanin cewa zai iya samun damar yin fice. A wancan lokacin, duk da haka, Steve Jobs ya dawo cikin kamfanin, wanda ya yanke shawarar ajiye "apple" nasa a kowane farashi.

Lokacin da Ayyuka suka koma Apple a rabi na biyu na 3s, ya fara jerin canje-canje masu mahimmanci. Ya sanya kayayyaki da yawa akan kankara kuma ya fara aiki akan wasu sabbin ayyuka a lokaci guda - ɗaya daga cikinsu shine kwamfutar iMac G6. An gabatar da shi a ranar 1998 ga Mayu, XNUMX, kuma tun daga wannan lokacin kwamfutoci na tebur, waɗanda a mafi yawan lokuta sun ƙunshi haɗaɗɗen chassis na filastik na beige da kuma na'urar duba kyan gani a cikin inuwa ɗaya.

iMac G3 kwamfuta ce gabaɗaya wacce aka lulluɓe da robobi masu launin shuɗi, tana da hannu a saman, kuma tana da gefuna. Maimakon kayan aikin fasaha na kwamfuta, ya yi kama da wani salo mai salo ga gida ko ofis. Jony Ive ne ya sanya hannu akan ƙirar iMac G3, wanda daga baya ya zama babban mai zanen Apple. IMac G3 an sanye shi da nunin CRT mai inci 15, masu haɗa jack da kuma tashoshin USB, waɗanda ba a saba da su ba a lokacin. Motar da aka saba amfani da ita don floppy faifai 3,5” ya ɓace, wanda aka maye gurbinsa da CD-ROM drive, kuma ana iya haɗa keyboard da linzamin kwamfuta “puck” a cikin inuwar launi ɗaya zuwa iMac G3.

IMac G3 na ƙarni na farko an sanye shi da na'ura mai sarrafa 233 MHz, ATI Rage IIc graphics da modem 56 kbit/s. An fara samun iMac na farko a cikin inuwa mai shuɗi mai suna Bondi Blue, a cikin 1999 Apple ya sabunta wannan kwamfutar kuma masu amfani za su iya siyan ta a cikin bambance-bambancen Strawberry, Blueberry, Lime, Inabi da Tangerine.

Bayan lokaci, wasu bambance-bambancen launi sun bayyana, gami da siga tare da ƙirar fure. Lokacin da aka saki iMac G3, ya ja hankalin kafofin watsa labarai da dama da kuma jama'a, amma kaɗan sun annabta kyakkyawar makoma a gare shi. Wasu sun yi shakkar cewa za a sami isassun masu ɗaukar kwamfutar da ba ta dace ba wacce ba za ta iya saka faifan faifai ba. A ƙarshe, duk da haka, iMac G3 ya zama samfur mai nasara sosai - tun kafin a fara sayar da shi a hukumance, Apple ya yi rajista kusan oda 150. Baya ga iMac, Apple ya kuma fitar da iBook, wanda kuma aka kera shi a cikin robobi masu launin shuɗi. An daina sayar da iMac G3 bisa hukuma a cikin Maris 2003, magajinsa shine iMac G2002 a cikin Janairu 4 - sanannen farin "fitila".

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