The iMac G3, originally released as the iMac, is a series of personal computers sold by Apple Computer from 1998 to 2003. Following Steve Jobs's return to the financially troubled company that he co-founded, he aggressively restructured its offerings. The iMac was envisioned as Apple's new inexpensive and consumer-friendly desktop product, focused on easy connection to the Internet. Apple's head of design Jony Ive and his team created a striking teardrop-shaped all-in-one design based around a cathode-ray tube display, shrouded in translucent colored plastic. The iMac eschewed legacy technologies like serial ports and floppy-disk drives in favor of CD-ROMs and USB ports. Selling more than six million units, the iMac was a commercial success for Apple, helping to save it from bankruptcy whilst influencing the look of future computers and consumer products. The original model was revised several times and was succeeded by the iMac G4 and eMac.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G3> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1038: Upon the death of his uncle Stephen I, Peter (depicted) became the second king of Hungary. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter,_King_of_Hungary> 1909: A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goudi_coup> 1944: World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dragoon> 1998: The Troubles: A car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army killed 29 people and injured approximately 220 others in Omagh, Northern Ireland. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omagh_bombing> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: lakh: 1. One hundred thousand (100,000; or, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000). 2. One hundred thousand rupees. 3. (figurative) Often in the plural: an indefinitely large number; a zillion. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lakh> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day: Do not be afraid of obstacles in your path, it does not matter how great the forces are that stand in your way … Do not think that anything is impossible when miracles are being worked on every side. If you are true to yourself there is nothing to be afraid of. There is nothing unattainable by truth, love and faith. --Sri Aurobindo <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sri_Aurobindo> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list. To unsubscribe write to: [email protected] Questions or comments? Contact [email protected]
