Amaya Toman Unyaka ngu-1998. Ingosi yezindaba iyaqala iDnes.cz, Abadlali be-hockey baseCzech bawina ama-Olympics Wasebusika e-Nagano, e-Japan. John Paul II evakashela eCuba, uBill Clinton uhileleka othandweni noMonica Lewinsky, futhi u-Apple ukhulula ikhompuyutha efana nayo umhlaba ongakaze uyibone - i-iMac G3.
Ikhompyutha evela kuplanethi engcono
Ngo-1998, amakhompyutha omuntu kancane kancane aqala ukuba yingxenye ebalulekile yemishini yemindeni evamile. Ezimweni eziningi kakhulu, isethi ye-PC yasekhaya yayihlanganisa i-chassis enzima, e-beige noma empunga kanye nesiqaphi esinzima sombala ofanayo. NgoMeyi 1998, amakhompiyutha e-Apple wonke-in-one ngemibala eminingana futhi anokwakhiwa kwepulasitiki okusobala aqhuma kule monotony e-beige. Ngaleso sikhathi, uzobe ucindezelwe kanzima ukuthola umuntu ongeke, okungenani ekhoneni lomphefumulo wakhe, alangazelele i-iMac G3 yoguquko. I-iMac G3 isibe ngolunye lwezimpawu ezivelele kakhulu zokubuya kukaSteve Jobs enkampanini yaseCupertino, nobufakazi bokuthi i-Apple isiphinde yalangazelela izikhathi ezingcono.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Uma iMacs yangaleso sikhathi bekufanele ichazwe ngegama elilodwa, bekungaba "elinye". I-iMac yayicishe ifane nekhompyutha yakudala ejwayelekile engxenyeni yesibili yeminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye. "Babukeka sengathi bavela kwenye iplanethi," kusho uSteve Jobs ngaleso sikhathi. “Kusuka emhlabeni omuhle. Isuka eplanethini enabaklami abangcono,” wengeza ngokuzethemba, futhi umhlaba kwadingeka uvumelane naye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxwmF0OJ0vg
Akekho omunye ngaphandle kukaJony Ive wodumo, owayeneminyaka engu-3 kuphela ngaleso sikhathi, owayenomthwalo wemfanelo wokwakhiwa kwe-iMac G31. Bengihlale e-Apple iminyaka eminingana ngaphambi kokubuya kukaJobs futhi ucabanga ukuhamba. Kodwa ekugcineni wathola ukuthi kuningi ayefana ngakho noJobs kangangokuthi izinhlelo zakhe zokusula zigcine zibhuntshile.
Igalari yezithombe
Imibala kanye ne-inthanethi
Ngesikhathi kukhishwa i-iMac G3, ikhompuyutha ye-Apple ethengeka kakhulu yayibiza u-$2000, cishe kabili lokho abasebenzisi abangakukhokhela ikhompuyutha ye-Windows evamile. U-Steve Jobs wayefuna ukuhlinzeka abantu ngokuthile okulula nokungabizi, okuzokwenza kube lula ngangokunokwenzeka ngabo ukufinyelela i-inthanethi, eyayisabalala kakhulu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uXJlX50Lj8
Kodwa umphumela wokugcina awuzange ushibhile kakhulu. Idizayini esobala nenemibala ye-iMac G3 ithathe wonke umuntu umoya. Njengoba yayiphelele njengoba yayibonakala, ayizange ivuse intshiseko engu-XNUMX% - igundane eliyindilinga elisesimweni se-hockey puck lathola ukugxekwa ikakhulukazi, kodwa alizange lifudumale emashalofini esitolo isikhathi eside kakhulu.
I-iMac G3 yasekuqaleni ibiqukethe i-233 MHz PowerPC 750 processor, 32 GB ye-RAM, i-hard drive ye-4G EIDE kanye nezithombe ze-ATI Rage IIc ezino-2 MB we-VRAM, noma i-ATI Rage Pro Turbo eno-6 MB ye-VRAM. Ingxenye yekhompiyutha "ye-inthanethi" nayo yayihlanganisa imodemu eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, yayingenayo idrayivu yama-diskette, ayesasakazeke kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi, okwadala isiphithiphithi.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Jakub Dlouhy U-Apple kamuva waphinda ukwakheka kwe-iMac G3 enama-iBooks aphathekayo anokwakheka okungavamile futhi wakwazi nokushintsha ububanzi bemibala yamakhompyutha anikezwayo.
Nakuba ukusebenza kwayo kungasaneli izidingo zomhlaba wanamuhla, i-iMac G3 isathathwa njengekhompyutha eklanywe ngendlela encomekayo umnikazi wayo okungadingeki abe namahloni ngayo.
Kwakuyikhompyutha enamandla, kodwa njengoba kushiwo esihlokweni, igundane eliyindilinga lalibi kakhulu...
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