iMac (Bondi Blue)
Codename: "Columbus, C1, Elroy"
Discontinued: July 1999
Processor: PowerPC 750 (G3)
Processor Speed: 233 MHz
Cache: 32 KB L1, 512 k backside (1:2)
Data Path: 64 bit
System Bus: 66 MHz
Hard Drive Size: 4 GB
Media: CD-ROM
Colours: Bondi Blue
Weight and Dimensions: 40 lbs, 15.8" H x 15.2" W x 17.6" D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS 8.1 or 8.5
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Machine ID: iMac,1
Motherboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 256 MB (Rev. A) 512 MB (Rev. B) 128 MB (Apple)
Number of Sockets: 2 - PC66 144 pin SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 10 ns
Graphics Card: ATI Rage IIc (Rev. A) or Rage Pro (Rev. B)
Video Memory: 2 or 6 MB
Built-in Display: 15" CRT (13.8 viewable)
Resolutions: 640x480 @ 117Hz, 800x600 @ 95Hz, 1024x768 @ 75Hz
Display Connection: None
Slots: Mezzanine
Hard Drive Bus: ATA
Modem: 33.6k or 56k
AirPort: None
Bluetooth: None
PRAM Battery: 3.6V Lithium
Power: 80 watts
USB: 2 - 12 MBit/s
FireWire: None
Ethernet: 10/100BaseT
Infrared: 1 - 4Mbps
Sound: 16 bit stereo with built-in speakers
History: Announced in May 1998 and shipped in August, the iMac was Apple's computer for the new millennium. Aimed at the low-end consumer market and designed with the internet in mind, the iMac was positioned by Apple as the most original new computer since the original Mac in 1984, and came in a stylish new case design, with translucent "Bondi Blue" plastics. The iMac used two 12 Mbps Universal Serial Ports (USB) as its only means of external expansion, and included a newly-designed USB keyboard and mouse. While it had no other serial or SCSI ports, many manufacturers promised to make a variety of USB peripherals available by the time it shipped in August, and by and large they delivered on that promise. A "Rev B." model was released several months later, with 6MB of VRAM, and several hardware bug-fixes. The iMac sold for $1,299 U.S.

