@wefixstupidcomputers: Was @apple ahead of its time with this design? A transparent case? A fanless design? A slot load CD drive? Built in speakers? This iMac G3 had it all. The almost silent whir brings back nostalgia. This version came out in 1999 with a some great upgrades from the original iMac G3. The cool transparent color is something out of the future. This had everything a kid could dream of in school in terms of a computer for their computer lab! . . . . #imac #imacg3 #retrotech #90stech #retrocomputer

dustytony :

All I know is that the files are IN the computer

frankee :

L :

My school had these and we never got to use them.

DKM :

Firewire…reminds me I still need to import footage from my aging library of miniDV tapes 😰

Pedro :

These were so cool in the day.

koolcate3 :

middle school teachers had these. students got the cheap ones

zetaia :

What happened to Apple? Going from this slick ahead-of-time design, to announcing iPad calculator on 2025… so sad

DAKOTA!! :

So aesthetically pleasing, anything from apple today feels as if it were forced to forget its mother tongue.

Spartanic17 :

If I wanted a generic, no customization option that could never be modified, sure… they were ahewd of their time.

steviegeisel :

Now they’re making iPhone socks

Opener of the Way :

There literally hasn’t been a better personal computer made since.

ricardo guevara159 :

all gimmicks 🙄

Juan Barraza :

It’s STILL beautiful

E :

The condition of the plastic on that thing is such a flex.

bob6278 :

Wait they had USB back then?

PrimedBuddha :

Don't forget the PC counter part, the Gateway Astro!

heydadwutchadoin :

We sold tons of those at CompUSA

userefzwr4dira :

and look what they're today 👀 behind on everything...

9mt :

Look it how is beautiful design ? Why they dont make like this in these days

Minty :

I don’t think it was ahead of it’s time, I think it set the standard for top of the line at it’s time

NuVreiAici :

Yet, people stuck with their boring, slow and terrible Windows PCs that sounded like a plane taking off like they had no alternative.

uggghburger :

Man a retro mod of this would go incredibly hard

Shady :

My mom bought the family the emachine eOne. It was the blatant knock off version but it was equally awesome

Bandersnatch Speedru :

I had a friend who had one, he immediately put some Linux distro on it, it was a cool machine except it wrecked a lot of burned CDs, we think because the CRT putting off extra heat?