Talk:IMac G3

Combined CPU/monitor

At the time, Apple was unique in producing all-in-one desktop computers, in which the CPU and the monitor are contained in one enclosure. Many other PC manufacturers have tried to imitate this; most have met with little success.

It's true that Apple seem to be unique in making computers with combined monitors, but it's a myth that this was new with the iMac - there were plenty of Macs years before then which followed this design.

Its certainly not true if one is not referring to a specific time (in which case the reference to earlier Macs is hard to understand). See for example Commodore PET for a much earlier example that predates even the first Mac. Arguably this differs in that the keyboard is also included. If including the CPU and monitor but not the keyboard is unique to Macs, then the article should say that. I don't know if that is the case. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.84.3.72 (talk) 00:13:39, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

Also it's not clear what the last sentence means - was there something wrong with their results, or was it just that all-in-one designs weren't popular with PC users? Mdwh 23:14, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No comments, I'm removing the latter sentence as it's unclear and unsourced, and I've rewritten the first sentence to make it clear that the iMac wasn't the first Apple computer to be in this style. Mdwh 20:09, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, i removed this one from the category:Industrial design examples

Restored. See discussion in Talk:iMac G4

Article Structure / Introduction

This article seems to have an overly long and in-depth introduction, probably as a result of it being largely extracted from the iMac article. It would undoubtedly benefit from a restructure and a shorter, more relevant introduction. For example (just a rough draft, not even fact checked),

The iMac G3 is an all-in-one personal computer, encompassing both the monitor and the CPU in a single enclosure. Originally released in striking bondi blue and later a range of brightly coloured, translucent plastic, casings shipped with a keyboard and mouse in matching tints, with later revisions shipping with Pro peripherals. Released in various revisions over it 6 year production run the iMac G3 was the fist personal computer produced by Apple to carry the iMac brand name, representative of its purpose as a Macintosh for the internet, or the internet Macintosh.

done. --Jerome Potts 18:20, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for including the information in this page. I got a few of my questions answered. However I need to point out some things: - Please give references and links to the original articles. For example I have a Bonzi Blue iMac which is 350 MHZ and the article says it is blueberry and it seems factually wrong to me. - Secondly for the same machine it says 512 KB RAM is supported and 1GB is unsupported. Maybe you could hyperlink the word unsupported and explain a bit on what it means and why. Or leave a stub at least for possible enrichment by an insider? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.76.35.196 (talk) 02:19, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd post this on your talk page, but I'm not sure you'd see it. Are you sure you're not confusing Blueberry with Indigo? Bondi Blue is kind of a turquoise color, but Blueberry is still rather light compared to Indigo. I'm considering buying a 350MHz slot-loading iMac G3 that the seller claims is Bondi Blue, but according to all the specs I've seen they weren't available in that color. Could be wrong though, and if it turns out to be Bondi I'll certainly make mention of it here. 72.236.218.36 (talk) 20:34, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Photo placement

When you load this page you see no photos. A photo of the G3 needs to be put right at the very top JayKeaton 08:52, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Since the iMac G3 is most notable for its design (it is part of the industrial design category), so I feel that it is fitting for the picture to appear at the top of the page. Besides, most articles focusing on one product (when a picture of a product is available) place the picture near the top of the article. Mandanthe1 16:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promotional iMacs?

I know that, in the late '90s, Apple partnered with other companies and gave specially designed iMacs (usually limited edition) away as promotions. One I specifically remember was a promotion for Digimon: The Movie. They gave away a total of 8 iMacs Bondie Blue color with Digimon logos added to the case. Just thought it might be important to point out. Mandanthe1 16:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]