
Unusually the renunciation of an integrated floppy drive ( external drives can be purchased separately since 2000 ) and the previously built in all Apple models SCSI interface.

It was dispensed to all interfaces, except for the at that time not yet widespread USB version 1.2 with a maximum of 12 Mbps.Īpart from a modem and a Fast Ethernet port was built next to headphone and microphone jack yet, and therefore the aim of offering a computer for " surfing the Internet " was reached.

The price in Germany was at the launch in 2999 of DM, which today, adjusted for inflation, 1,922 euros correspond, in the U.S. He was introduced on and delivered on 15 August 1998. Primary characteristics of the first generation iMac were the semi- translucent ( semitranslucent ) polycarbonate housing, in the screen and PC were integrated, including speakers, in addition to the keyboard and mouse in the same circular design externally connected. With this device, Apple followed up on earlier, produced in the 1980s, computers in which computers and mini screen were integrated into one device. computer manufacturer Apple Computer.īasic idea of the iMacs was a so-called "all-in -one" housing with simple to use as possible for a non-technical audience.
