Amaya Toman Ngesonto eledlule, kukholomu yethu ethi Buyela Kodlule, sikhumbule usuku i-Apple yethula ngalo iMac G3. Kwakungu-1998, lapho i-Apple yayingekho kahle kakhulu, isondela onqenqemeni lokuqothuka, futhi bambalwa ababekholelwa ukuthi izokwazi ukubuyela ekuveleni. Ngaleso sikhathi, nokho, uSteve Jobs wayesebuyile enkampanini, owanquma ukusindisa i-Apple "yakhe" ngazo zonke izindleko.
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Ukundiza emhlabeni wonke nge-Apple Lapho Imisebenzi ibuyela ku-Apple engxenyeni yesibili yawo-3, waqala uchungechunge lwezinguquko ezinkulu. Wafaka imikhiqizo eminingi eqhweni futhi waqala ukusebenza kumaphrojekthi athile amasha ngasikhathi sinye - enye yawo kwakuyikhompyutha ye-iMac G6. Yethulwa ngoMeyi 1998, XNUMX, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi amakhompiyutha edeskithophu, iningi lamacala ayehlanganisa inhlanganisela ye-beige chassis yepulasitiki kanye ne-monitor engeyona enhle kakhulu emthunzini ofanayo.
I-iMac G3 kwakuyikhompuyutha ehlanganisa yonke into eyodwa eyayimbozwe ngepulasitiki enemibala eshintshashintshayo, inesibambo phezulu, futhi inemiphetho eyindilinga. Kunokuba ibe ithuluzi lobuchwepheshe bekhompiyutha, yayifana nokwengezwa kwesitayela ekhaya noma ehhovisi. Idizayini ye-iMac G3 yasayinwa nguJony Ive, kamuva owaba umklami omkhulu wakwa-Apple. I-iMac G3 ifakwe isibonisi esingu-15" CRT, izixhumi zikajack kanye nezimbobo ze-USB, ebezingajwayelekile impela ngaleso sikhathi. Idrayivu evamile ye-floppy disk engu-3,5” yayingekho, eyathathelwa indawo idrayivu ye-CD-ROM, futhi kwakungenzeka futhi ukuxhuma ikhibhodi negundane elithi “puck” emthunzini ofanayo wombala ku-iMac G3.
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I-iMac G3 yesizukulwane sokuqala ifakwe iprosesa engu-233 MHz, ihluzo ze-ATI Rage IIc kanye nemodemu engu-56 kbit/s. I-iMac yokuqala yaqala ukutholakala ngomthunzi oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka obizwa nge-Bondi Blue, ngo-1999 i-Apple yavuselela le khompyutha futhi abasebenzisi bangayithenga ngezinhlobonhlobo ze-Strawberry, Blueberry, Lime, Grape neTangerine.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kwavela ezinye izinhlobo zemibala, kuhlanganise nenguqulo enephethini yezimbali. Lapho i-iMac G3 ikhishwa, yakhanga abezindaba abaningi nokunaka komphakathi, kodwa bambalwa ababikezela ikusasa eliqhakazile ngayo. Abanye bebengabaza ukuthi kuzoba nabathatha abanele ikhompuyutha ebukeka ngendlela engajwayelekile engakwazi ukufaka i-floppy disk. Ekugcineni, nokho, i-iMac G3 yaba umkhiqizo ophumelele kakhulu - nangaphambi kokuba idayiswe ngokusemthethweni, i-Apple yabhalisa cishe ama-oda ayi-150. Ngaphezu kwe-iMac, i-Apple iphinde yakhipha i-iBook, nayo ekhiqizwe ngepulasitiki enemibala ekhanyayo. Ukuthengiswa kwe-iMac G3 kuyekwa ngokusemthethweni ngoMashi 2003, owalandela iMac G2002 ngoJanuwari 4 - "isibani" esimhlophe.
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