The First iMac Introduction

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  • @ExplorewithSvetlin
    @ExplorewithSvetlin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2048

    Steve doesn't look stressed when showing a new product for the first time, he is rather excited to tell everyone about it. This is TRUE passion.

    • @Kalle72
      @Kalle72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      That... and acting.

    • @grizzlybear1754
      @grizzlybear1754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well said

    • @ssscyborg1987
      @ssscyborg1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      and don't forget his reality distortion field.It mesmerised people all around the world

    • @someman7
      @someman7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Especially about that mouse. I'm thinking that is true micromanagement.

    • @keveinkevin4422
      @keveinkevin4422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you joking? That thing is fucking trash. 233MHz in 1998 lmao

  • @johnnynitetrain3884
    @johnnynitetrain3884 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2797

    Shoutout to the Apple II team

  • @yyangcn
    @yyangcn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +891

    20 years of computer development has made RAM go from 32MB to 32GB, hard drive from 4GB to 4TB.

    • @noyl1152
      @noyl1152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      And now from 32 gb to 1,5tb 😂

    • @MrNouvelage
      @MrNouvelage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@noyl1152 this will never stop :)

    • @ard-janvanetten1331
      @ard-janvanetten1331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Perfectly following moore's law

    • @PianistTanooki
      @PianistTanooki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      32GB wasn’t even the max when you posted this. The iMac was already capable of expanding up to 64GB with the late-2015 27-inch model. And yes, the current Mac Pro goes up to 1.5TB of RAM and many of their computers expand up to 8TB SSDs.

    • @Stank_Dank_
      @Stank_Dank_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Im a numbers guy, thats 1000x improvement you're talking about lol

  • @12Noud
    @12Noud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    "And these things are uuuuugly."
    Loved that.

    • @Wired4Life2
      @Wired4Life2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounded like the hyenas in _The Lion King,_ no?

  • @uzairrampage
    @uzairrampage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    The fact that he introduced the first Iphone only 9 years after this is nothing short of mind blowing. Technology has been improving at an explosive pace!

  • @yorkieinthemill
    @yorkieinthemill 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1891

    Amazing how 16 years of technology has changed drastically. Imagine what we can do in another 16 years...

    • @a.Hopeful
      @a.Hopeful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      Forget sixteen years. In the last 4 years alone, Apple has pioneered and been at the forefront of -
      1. Removing the headphone jack
      2. Removing the home button
      3. Introducing the notch and ultra thin bezels
      God knows what new market they'll create and what cool technology currently in use will they render obsolete.

    • @danielferia1755
      @danielferia1755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Next thing you know they will remove the Phone altogether for the low price of $19999

    • @chip48
      @chip48 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Yeah we can create animated emojis for 1000$

    • @roychung6667
      @roychung6667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      A_Hopeful reason why they removed it is because it’s old tech

    • @patrick8734
      @patrick8734 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      More memes.

  • @hexdragon_
    @hexdragon_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    A genius of Steve Jobs is that I want this iMac right now in 2019

    • @morten1
      @morten1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If it had modern hardware and screen I would get it

    • @fenderstratADHD
      @fenderstratADHD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im getting one for Christmas

    • @toopienator
      @toopienator 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same lol

    • @zacharyking214
      @zacharyking214 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@morten1 Ask and you shall receive I guess.

  • @Schneizel1208
    @Schneizel1208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    15" display
    O.5MB cache
    32MB RAM
    4GB HDD
    100Mbps Ethernet
    Oh boy. How times have changed.

    • @RealDyllon
      @RealDyllon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      David Shon cat 5 cable isn’t new

    • @linusmlgtips2123
      @linusmlgtips2123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Except for 100 Mbps internet

    • @Michal_Sobczyk
      @Michal_Sobczyk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      My predictions for mid-range 2042 iMac:
      48" curved display
      32 TB RAM
      250 TB disc (post-SSD tech)
      100Gbps Ethernet

    • @mjay1304
      @mjay1304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Michal_Sobczyk There won't be any ethernet for sure. Most in the companys their data center networking, there playing about 20-100 Gbp/s about glass fiber etc. Glass fiber is our next technology at home.

    • @cunnyman
      @cunnyman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      100Mbps internet is still hella relevant today.
      My internet is barely 30mbps.

  • @Wired4Life2
    @Wired4Life2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +877

    Steve Jobs did a really fantastic Michael Fassbender impression.

    • @bingbonglinglong6277
      @bingbonglinglong6277 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lolol 😂😂😂

    • @AngrySilence
      @AngrySilence 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I actually think Ashton Kutcher was better.

    • @CraigBickerstaff
      @CraigBickerstaff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@AngrySilence I thought Kutcher was shit, He looks okay in stills photographs but he plays the character like he's in an SNL skit. Not to mention that delivers his dialogue in what is almost a whisper.

    • @meisterxehanort1941
      @meisterxehanort1941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His movie didn’t show this product reveal though, unfortunately.

    • @jqyhlmnp
      @jqyhlmnp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The answer was the internet.

  • @DannyWilliamH
    @DannyWilliamH 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3466

    The day Apple woke from a coma.

    • @Jaysus9
      @Jaysus9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      that doesn't make sense

    • @jordanriver722
      @jordanriver722 7 ปีที่แล้ว +289

      He's talking about the return of Steve Jobs to Apple in the late 90s. Between that and the mediocre sales of 1984's Macintosh, he was kicked out of Apple and the company lost its drive and ambition.

    • @Jaysus9
      @Jaysus9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      the creator of Apple.. got kicked out of Apple..?
      ridiculous

    • @athuldominic
      @athuldominic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Spector read the book of Steve jobs by Walter Isaacson

    • @proserfina21096
      @proserfina21096 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      no he wasnt kicked out. He was kicked out from the Macintosh team and Apple decided to transfer him to "develop new products." He resigned and went on to build his own Next computers.

  • @ok_schlatter
    @ok_schlatter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    "it's the most wonderful mouse you've ever used"
    -Steve Jobs describing what would become known as one of the worst-designed computer mice ever

    • @juicybignut
      @juicybignut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why was it so bad?

    • @yt-sh
      @yt-sh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@juicybignut carpal tunnel
      direction is not felt as you can hold it in any side

    • @andrewx8888
      @andrewx8888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      2021 and you still can't use Apple's mouse and charge it at the same time...

    • @atisbasak
      @atisbasak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andrewx8888 But at least it's elegant and ergonomic.

    • @andrewx8888
      @andrewx8888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@atisbasak That's the funniest joke I've heard all year. Ergonomic? I don't think you know what that word means.

  • @kusha3000
    @kusha3000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    This "Hello (again)" was pretty genius

    • @ctrlaltcreate3827
      @ctrlaltcreate3827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Zsolt Váradi Championships can be won on freethrows. It wasn’t the most wild addition but what it did was psychologically connect the buyers mind to a past-wildly successful Apple product that was also revolutionary in its time

    • @PvtAnonymous
      @PvtAnonymous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Zsolt Váradi you have to see the deeper meaning in this one. It wasn‘t just „Hello again“ as in Macintosh, it was a „Hello again“ from Steve himself. He had just returned to the company and this „Hello“ could be read twofold. Furthermore it was the expectations tied to Jobs‘ return, as of everything would be great again. And turns out, it was.

  • @AsadKhanCR
    @AsadKhanCR 12 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Steve is a real pro om the stage. have never seen anyone deliver a presentation so effortlessly and so confidently with so much clarity. It' a pleasure to watch him. Thank you Steve for all the memories.

  • @Ufosxm
    @Ufosxm 13 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    It still looks awesome. Like a space egg.

  • @HAWXLEADER
    @HAWXLEADER 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1350

    Dual headphones jacks? Apple should really learn from this company ...

    • @toopienator
      @toopienator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Lol because this was early Apple.

    • @MatanVil
      @MatanVil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      If Steve Jobs was still alive he might also remove the headphone jack. The iMac shown in the video didn't have a floppy drive as Jobs want it to be free from legacy-technology.

    • @MatanVil
      @MatanVil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Boddhi He would still make the AirPods for the same reason he made the iPod

    • @roerd
      @roerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MatanVil It also had only USB instead of the ADB port and serial ports all macs used to have until then.

    • @myvyny
      @myvyny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Achmad Putra no because Macs are the preffered computers for the music industry,and that would mean pure suicide

  • @dillardc81
    @dillardc81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I got one the day it was released in August 1998. It really was an amazing machine for the time. I learned a lot and created some really cool stuff on it. I installed LinuxPPC on it at one time and learned all sorts of things about Linux. The 3rd party market was huge with all sorts of crazy upgrades. It still worked up until a couple years ago when the hard drive finally gave up.

    • @sgeggbub1008
      @sgeggbub1008 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      i mean tell me a metal computer that wasnt crap from 1998?

  • @apeddle
    @apeddle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    Great presentation, can really tell the Exit signs were turned off.

    • @Maddie_is_a_swiftie
      @Maddie_is_a_swiftie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Andy really did learn 😌

    • @sweetfruit7769
      @sweetfruit7769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Maddie_is_a_swiftie can you explain?

    • @dvn950
      @dvn950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@sweetfruit7769 Steve wanted all the exit signs & all sources off light to be off for the Hello again video, zero distractions, all focus on the iMac.

    • @heyithinkitsfucking
      @heyithinkitsfucking 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Maddie_is_a_swiftie Which andy?

  • @Landes1024rs
    @Landes1024rs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1259

    He's wearing a suit.

    • @4615406
      @4615406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You think

    • @thesoftparade1990
      @thesoftparade1990 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      +Zennith Jobs later wore black turtlenecks and blue jeans almost exclusively. Along with NB sneakers. There are a few videos around this era of him in a turtleneck but not many.

    • @Paniekzaaiertje
      @Paniekzaaiertje 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      We have eyes too

    • @iteratedofficial
      @iteratedofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Paniekzaaiertje Of course you have eyes. Everyone has eyes.

    • @enzdude
      @enzdude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@iteratedofficial aPoloGIzE tO eyE amPUteEs

  • @Wambamyeah
    @Wambamyeah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love reminiscing on these old videos on technology. Something I can not wait to show my son when he’s old enough, the struggles we had and what we now take for granted.

  • @RobertVandenberg
    @RobertVandenberg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    5:25 That is the coolest presentation ever. Having a cameraman close up to the product and take a 360-degree shot.

  • @fpeloquin1
    @fpeloquin1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Still haven't seen another CEO as inspiring, as smart and as persuasive and as comfortable in front of the camera and the public.

  • @priyonjoni
    @priyonjoni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    “Most wonderful mouse you’ve ever used” until you use it.

    • @jblyon2
      @jblyon2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "Most wonderful mouse you've ever used" except for all others

    • @ShikiByakko
      @ShikiByakko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Well, it is apple, they put design over user experience.

    • @andreiboroianu946
      @andreiboroianu946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shiki Byakko It’s actually the opposite...

    • @psoteriou3884
      @psoteriou3884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      That was the worst mouse I've ever used.

    • @ShikiByakko
      @ShikiByakko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Werner Great if you like not being able to use your mouse while it is charging

  • @IndexFossilchannel
    @IndexFossilchannel ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My first Imac was the G3 Graphite Special Edition. I remember how big the box it came in and how happy I was with the machine! Eight Macs later, I've never been as excited about any other computer as I was with my G3! 🖤

  • @scootergreen3
    @scootergreen3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm using my 2011 iMac on August 22, 2020 and it still works beautifully! I like it that Steve talks just like you and me not above us yet he was a prodigy. He should have lived a long time!

  • @samuelfrade2652
    @samuelfrade2652 10 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    Hey, 15" at 1024x768 was big in 1998.

    • @junaid9957782027
      @junaid9957782027 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Samuel Frade These machines blew our mind back, something that newer generations can never understand because their smartphones have resolution double to this.

    • @a.Hopeful
      @a.Hopeful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      My first computer in 2004 came with a default resolution of 800x600 and even then, few old games worked only in 640x480. Amazing though. Try switching to 1024x768 today. Bet you wouldn't be able to for more than a few seconds.

    • @junaid9957782027
      @junaid9957782027 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A_Hopeful yes kids of today’s will not be able to tolerate that for a sigle second 😂

    • @Martinit0
      @Martinit0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I almost forgot there used to be CRTs

    • @lulalelilo
      @lulalelilo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah well we're at TFT 27" and 4K res (or 2K 144hz) as standard nowadays.

  • @paincreatesfame
    @paincreatesfame 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Still love the design to this day, it may be obviously old compared to modern technology but it still looks so unique and brilliant

  • @gentlepersuader
    @gentlepersuader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Interesting.
    I worked in a computer shop for a year in 1997 here in Australia. At that time the standard monitor size was 15". You could pay extra for an upgrade to a 17" model (we typically sold the ADI brand). If you wanted a really high end display you purchased the "flat screen" but still cathode ray based Sony Trinitron or Mitsubishi's knock off Diamondtron.
    All these monitors natively ran at either 1024x768 or 1280x1024 resolutions. My uncle ran an electronics company and in 1996 he had an NEC Multisync 21" monitor for CAD work.
    I have trouble believing in the US the standard at the time was 13 or 14"!
    Some of Steve's presentations leave me believing this was the type of guy who could sell snow to the Eskimos.

  • @Billzloveschelsea
    @Billzloveschelsea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    14 years later and TH-cam recommends me this video

    • @Maddie_is_a_swiftie
      @Maddie_is_a_swiftie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need to watch the Steve Jobs movie on Netflix 😌 it’s really good

    • @Billzloveschelsea
      @Billzloveschelsea 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Maddie_is_a_swiftie I don't give a fuck about that asshole. lol

  • @eenayeah
    @eenayeah 7 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    What I really like about Apple is they really take design and appearance into account.

    • @thewitcher08111
      @thewitcher08111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ...sadly, *Not Anymore*

    • @db-sj6wz
      @db-sj6wz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@thewitcher08111 i would argue all the macbooks are some of the best looking laptops on the market, the imac and new iphones are not all that though.

    • @thewitcher08111
      @thewitcher08111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      d b, agreed, but now comes other issues like overheating and Stage light defects...

    • @db-sj6wz
      @db-sj6wz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thewitcher08111 agree on that as well i have a macbook with no fans and it gets pretty hot , but at least its silent which i really like & the speakers are crazy good. the butterfly key board i hear is really messed up but mine has luckily been working good for 2 years, if apple would add a centimeter and make it thicker for the key board it would fix it but they dont want to seem like they're backtracking smh.

    • @SuyashKrishnaDas108
      @SuyashKrishnaDas108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Till the iphone x

  • @socialillz
    @socialillz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    Steve Jobs straight lied about that mouse though. it was painful to my wrist to use. lol

    • @64thKomapatient
      @64thKomapatient 8 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      +socialillz but wasn't the pain wonderful?

    • @tafftastic
      @tafftastic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      +socialillz He was a pathological liar and a sociopath. A genius at marketing though.

    • @64thKomapatient
      @64thKomapatient 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Pfffffft everybody lies :3

    • @tafftastic
      @tafftastic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      ***** I highly recommend his biography by Walter Isaacson. You'll see what I mean.

    • @K4R3N
      @K4R3N 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Reading the book now which lead me to this video. That mouse was a POS, he sold it like Trump however. "The best mouse ever, it's sooo good, I know you'll love this mouse".

  • @love99091
    @love99091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What’s amazing is that even 2022, this thing looks marvelous - a thing of beauty…

  • @CoolsBreeze
    @CoolsBreeze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was truly an amazing machine. I used one of these for years while in school.

    • @chrisgestalis3563
      @chrisgestalis3563 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have really fond memories of learning to type and learn the computer with one of those babies!

  • @87rongeorge
    @87rongeorge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    tbh that was one helluva good looking desktop computer at the time

    • @carlosrincon6017
      @carlosrincon6017 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It still is good looking.

    • @yimpyoi9808
      @yimpyoi9808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's ugly af now

    • @AceCajigas
      @AceCajigas 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      87rongeorge Was

    • @db-sj6wz
      @db-sj6wz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Éanna O'Brien actually I heard he passed away.. poor lad.

    • @ShashwatPanda
      @ShashwatPanda 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still is

  • @Polletross
    @Polletross 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how everyone is like “oh he’s a salesman” dude have y’all seen the other computers during that time?! This thing was so cool and inspiring and I’m excited they brought back the colors for 2021.

  • @beatleszilla
    @beatleszilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watching this after the announcement of the redesigned 24" iMac with the M1 chip and I can really see where the inspiration for the new design came from. The colors, the white bezels, no Apple logo on the chin, matching keyboard and mouse, just the essential I/O, it makes so much more sense now.

  • @josephs3973
    @josephs3973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Let's go ahead and put a lot of memory in this thing".... 32mb. Oh, the times.

    • @gelfie2208
      @gelfie2208 ปีที่แล้ว

      if it were Apple (2023) introducing the iMac (1998) it'd be "Lets put a lot of memory in this thing" 3.2MB

  • @NoiDontWantFries
    @NoiDontWantFries 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You didn't just change the course of computers and technology completely, but the way they are now thought of, not just places to do work, but a place that you want to go to, want to work on or play on. You saw this, you knew it.
    You were so inspiring and thank you for all your great inventions, you will be missed.
    R.I.P.

  • @thebroomisinmyhand
    @thebroomisinmyhand 8 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Almost 20 years later and a lot of people don't even have 100mb internet connections

    • @DannyWilliamH
      @DannyWilliamH 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      A 100mb ethernet/connection modem can transfer data at a max of 10mbps. Like a 56k modem, always add a decimal before the last number.
      it has to do with bits, bytes and marketing. Many homes have 10mbps connections and therfore 100mb ethernet adapters. Though, to your point this was almost 20yrs ago and most don't have or need more than that outside of businesses.

    • @Jaysus9
      @Jaysus9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +DannyWilliamH we didn't ask you, nerd

    • @johnraabe1134
      @johnraabe1134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Back in 1998 most users used dial-up and close to nobody had broadband internet access. The Ethernet adaptor was not so much used for hooking up to the internet but instead used for private networks (in homes, schools, universities and so on). And there, even back in 1998 100 MBps were nothing out of the ordinary, contrary to what Steve Jobs tried to insinuate in his presentation.

    • @oligent4265
      @oligent4265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      8 bits in a byte. 1mb/s= 8mbps. 100mb/s speed requires 800mbps

    • @gabakusa
      @gabakusa 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i have 400mbps spectrum 2019

  • @MixerVM
    @MixerVM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    "Look at this mouse. It's the most wonderful mouse you've ever used."
    Two years later: "This is the worst mouse in the world - we'd like to change that."

  • @braedenheese7866
    @braedenheese7866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    14 years later im here watching this

  • @roman_nfkrz
    @roman_nfkrz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    Lol, Word and IE on mac

    • @Altayus
      @Altayus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Skrrrrt pop pop

    • @NexusXP
      @NexusXP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      NFKRZ?

    • @terribecker2686
      @terribecker2686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Only ten likes?

    • @NexusXP
      @NexusXP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@terribecker2686 Yup.

    • @yosefwiizard
      @yosefwiizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Altayus what do you have now to replace word? WPS?

  • @romcapprotti7477
    @romcapprotti7477 10 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Nobody can make a presentation like Steve Jobs.even if the product was good or bad nobody did it like Steve job

  • @TenWolf-wb7pc
    @TenWolf-wb7pc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used these iMacs in schools and they were great. A lot of people complain about the mouse but I had no problem with it. I get this nice feeling of nostalgia seeing them

  • @jamesforbes4996
    @jamesforbes4996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was a marvelous trip on the wayback machine. For its time it was an incredible machine (except maybe the mouse). If I had the money I would find and buy one of these in blue purely for nostalgic purposes.

    • @johngullo9420
      @johngullo9420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always get a laugh when people complain about Mac prices. This iMac started at $1299. Then look at the new M1 Mac mini for $699.
      Heck, smartphone specs blow the 98 iMac away. We’ve come a long long way since 1998

  • @nonstopdemo
    @nonstopdemo 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's crazy, but watching this makes me want to get an iMac just to have it sitting around. Bless you Steve! Fantastic thing you made.

  • @WubadubFilms
    @WubadubFilms 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was an amazing computer at the time! It's just cool how technology has progressed, IMO. I love living in the era of technology that I do. So grateful to have access to it as well!

  • @Marc_Masters
    @Marc_Masters 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A throwback of a throwback, first time seeing this IMac video on a video from TH-cam's infancy!

  • @TheMarc388
    @TheMarc388 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These things were everywhere in the late 90s and early 2000s. Cool to look back and see how far tech has some.

  • @masterdebatercarl
    @masterdebatercarl 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember playing around with this thing as a kid. So many memories with such a revolutionary computer

  • @EddieLRosado4L
    @EddieLRosado4L 10 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I'm watching this on my 21.5" iMac. :) ... I love it. Thank you, Steve.

  • @sub-harmonik
    @sub-harmonik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    these looked so nice. This guy was a genius designer and salesman

  • @brittanybutleredits
    @brittanybutleredits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m obsessed with these old iMacs, I wanted one so bad growing up so they’ll always be the coolest things ever to me.
    But, I couldn’t help but laugh at “Let’s go ahead and put a lot of memory in this thing!” 😂 I can’t believe we survived with only 4GB on a desktop computer. 👀

    • @paulb2092
      @paulb2092 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first Mac was a PowerBook in 1992, 4Mg memory, 40 Mg Hard Drive, and I thought that would be enough forever.

  • @amotb2023
    @amotb2023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    September 2019 TH-cam recommends this video for me!

  • @chrisberry6575
    @chrisberry6575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “....and these things are uuuugly”😂

  • @slippydouglas
    @slippydouglas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That translucent plastic looks so fantastic. Tim Cook should take a cue from this guy/company and have Apple release something beautiful like this. And don’t forget the I/O (and backside cache)!

  • @mst4309
    @mst4309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    From this, to iPhone in 9 years. That’s a lot more than 2011-2020, ngl.

  • @raajathalapathy8461
    @raajathalapathy8461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How many of you recognise the changes in his Presentation Style compared to this all the way up to his last Presentation of the iPad!
    Jobs is a constant learner, Right till his death ❤️

  • @ColonialPuppet
    @ColonialPuppet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "It's the most wonderful mouse you'll ever use!"
    *cue it's always sunny music*
    'The Gang Creates the Worst Computer Mouse in History'

  • @arranmc182
    @arranmc182 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The best consumer electronics sales man of all time, this man could sell any electronic device to people at any cost and it be a hit just something about Steve Jobs and the way he communicated the products to the general public was magical and even the most untechy user could understand.

    • @cardinalRG
      @cardinalRG 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Jobs was a marketing genius, and it didn't hurt that he became a sort of cult leader to many Apple fanatics. he could have stuck the Apple logo on a cowpie, and many would have stood in line to buy it.

  • @estuardoguatemala
    @estuardoguatemala 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really amazin that just 9 years later, he was introducin the iPhone, a device that changed the whole world!

  • @blueguy1411
    @blueguy1411 8 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Came here from the new Steve Jobs movie

    • @smithfan22
      @smithfan22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So did I. I haven't watched the full video of this, but I wonder if he did in fact acknowledge the Apple 2 team.

    • @blueguy1411
      @blueguy1411 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nope, he never did :P

    • @chrisray9653
      @chrisray9653 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Joshua Medrano Was his first daughter really right off stage?

    • @jeanfellipebarkoczy4332
      @jeanfellipebarkoczy4332 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Joshua Medrano me too

    • @Lijtszainn
      @Lijtszainn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Qio Cio that is my question too :p

  • @doogulass
    @doogulass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    “It’s the most wonderful mouse you’ve ever used.” Nope Steve. Not even close. Other than that though, this was a great product.

    • @SirTermos
      @SirTermos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      doogulass Him and Jony Ive were obsessed with it, even though many people told them that it wouldn’t work. Anyway, I’d rather have that than limited design, which I feel we have somewhat today, considering Apple’s products.

    • @razzaqrahman7929
      @razzaqrahman7929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was actually the coolest computer mouse at that time

    • @olmurabis
      @olmurabis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe the mouse was translucent, and you could look through it and see the ball rolling as it moved. Very cool.

  • @MobySlick
    @MobySlick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some people like Steve Jobs. Others don't. Whatever you think about him, but this man knew how to present products to an audience like no other. And I miss him for that. Wish he could see the technology of today with his visions of tomorrow.

    • @joewhitehead3
      @joewhitehead3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      TubedFisch We still got apple computers

  • @stevecool21iscool55
    @stevecool21iscool55 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    They look so cool and I love the colors

  • @TechRyze
    @TechRyze 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "The back of this thing looks better than the front of the other guys'"
    WIN.
    5:54

    • @enricorpg
      @enricorpg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s what she said.

  • @AdamasOldblade
    @AdamasOldblade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It'll never happen, but I would love it if Apple released a limited edition anniversary iMac that was similar to this. Updated specs and all, but that design.

  • @TechVisionpk
    @TechVisionpk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well, hello again
    OMG, what a time it was, golden moments

  • @SocialWorkProfessor
    @SocialWorkProfessor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had one of these and it WAS beautiful.

  • @Derpy1969
    @Derpy1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “What is the largest display that you would ever want in a consumer computer?”
    “15 inches”
    Watching this on a 27” iMac since 2009.

    • @0xbenedikt
      @0xbenedikt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I find the 27 inch screen to be uncomfortable to use. Dual 21 inch screens are nicer in my opinion, because you can see more on one screen without moving the eyes too much.

  • @tylersmyler
    @tylersmyler 9 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    This blew our minds in 1998.
    I think you guys are too young to understand..

    • @KozenaDrzka
      @KozenaDrzka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      In 1998 I would be amazed by Unreal not by this even in 2002 I was amazed by Quake 3 which is 1999 game and iMac had problems running it years later

    • @upgradednigga
      @upgradednigga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      tylersmyler shut up grandpa

    • @patrick8734
      @patrick8734 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We can, we lived the iPhone. We lived the smartphone revolution. We're gonna live Ai

    • @pieyield2255
      @pieyield2255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Haha we has these things in kindergarten back in 09

    • @mikenco
      @mikenco 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Show some respect, your day will come all too fast, sonny jim!

  • @VijayKanta
    @VijayKanta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That box to this day still looks like from another planet. Who else still likes the CRT guys from back in the day?

  • @Miller_Lite
    @Miller_Lite 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still remember when I saw this for the first time on tv, it reminded so much of the N64 clear consoles.

  • @strkilla89
    @strkilla89 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Haha the hockey puck...

  • @VietVuHunzter
    @VietVuHunzter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Watching Steve introduce anything is a privilege.

  • @hankheel9944
    @hankheel9944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Around the back we've got a really great handle here." fucking love jobs' presentations

  • @JackPonissi
    @JackPonissi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had two of these, slot loading version, and they were really way ahead everything on the market. Apart from the most wonderful mouse ever, that is.

  • @gabbcrunchy6327
    @gabbcrunchy6327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    1998 apple: this company is gonna be great in the future
    2019 apple: 999$ stand

    • @kuchenzwiebel7147
      @kuchenzwiebel7147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nobody will even buy the stand, because everybody that needs this display has vesa mounts...

    • @Singh-ez7yj
      @Singh-ez7yj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @nickjans3846
      @nickjans3846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The stand did what it needed to do. The sold a few of them to people that just want to flex on expensive luxury items but more importantly: it got EVERYONE to talk about Apple. It’s free publicity. And before you say “oh but it’s only bad publicity” no it is not. A professional news article will give detailed background information about the product that it’s made for (Pro XDR Display and MAC Pro), so it’s free advertisement

    • @TeachingYouExcel
      @TeachingYouExcel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TStudiosInc When Tim Cook does a bad job then he will leave, but right now he and Apple are killing it.

    • @jtlovescodelyoko
      @jtlovescodelyoko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2020 Apple- $700 Wheels

  • @rusolarusso8372
    @rusolarusso8372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    5:03 You can see Steve knew people will like iMac, he seems very proud of the hard work. RIP :(

  • @karaloca
    @karaloca 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I,ve got to say, it was pretty amazing at the time. The design changed everything.

  • @MrUPSman
    @MrUPSman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always cool to find a TH-cam video uploaded in 2006.

  • @ssscyborg1987
    @ssscyborg1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy was one of the brilliant visionaries in technology.This was also my first Macintosh product.I got the Bondi Blue iMac in 1998. Now watching on 15 May , 2020 on MacBook Pro 2019 model.RIP Steve Jobs.

  • @Hello-xt3ks
    @Hello-xt3ks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Steve Jobs was a legend I really miss him

  • @Ingens_Scherz
    @Ingens_Scherz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The word "fast" meant something very different in 1998. It meant something very different in 2006 for that matter.
    But, I remember seeing the iMac for the first time in 1999 and thinking, "what the hell is THAT! I want one!" ;)

  • @ramon475
    @ramon475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone else just feel like going back in time to these conferences and walk in with today's laptops and smartphones and be like this is what it will be in a few years while watching these announcements?

  • @BenRajan
    @BenRajan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It blows my mind to see how far we've gone in only 20 years. I wonder how they would have reacted to know that my laptop has a 4tb ssd in it.

  • @adhywiranto
    @adhywiranto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i've become his fans since he died.

  • @frankiereda937
    @frankiereda937 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    2019 13 years later and now it’s on my recommendations

  • @IMAN7THRYLOS
    @IMAN7THRYLOS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For a machine that was released late 1998, it was underpowered compared to the latest PCs. By that time PCs had standardized to 64GB+ of RAM, had Pentium 2 CPUs with speeds of up to 400 MHz and the AGP 3d graphic cards were mainstream. Also some PCs were beginning to support DVD Video Playback. The thing back in the day, was that with the money of an iMac, you could afford a PC with the above specs.

  • @oddioblinker
    @oddioblinker 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I still think the iMac looks dope. The red and orange ones really stood out.

    • @midnightsnack1306
      @midnightsnack1306 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      audioblinker it was a big step up in computer design at the time

  • @vcodxxbeastv633
    @vcodxxbeastv633 9 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    If I showed them a MacBook pro 2015 I bet they would shit their pants lol

    • @adityachaudhari292
      @adityachaudhari292 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gilbert Sena hahaha . yes

    • @imdasij
      @imdasij 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I wonder what would happen if you showed them a smartphone then they would probably faint lol

    • @confuseddad2865
      @confuseddad2865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea and then they would die because of how often they fail and how impossible repair is.

    • @Martinit0
      @Martinit0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "it looks like it's from another planet" to quote Steve himself

    • @bitronicc1887
      @bitronicc1887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Imagine what they'll be saying in 25 years about us right now. "If I showed them a 2034 _____ I bet they would shit their pants"

  • @johnrusselllombard8774
    @johnrusselllombard8774 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Steve Jobs is maybe the only person in the world who could make me feel like that is the computer that needs to be on my desk, right now, today, as I sit here watching this on the latest generation MacBook Air

  • @zeldera
    @zeldera 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember when I was in elementary school and seen this in the computer lab I loved it

  • @LS-to6el
    @LS-to6el 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Back then the audience wouldn’t applause for every sentence that jobs said

  • @Nooki23
    @Nooki23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "The back of this thing looks better than the front of the other guys" 🤣

  • @timmie426
    @timmie426 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, as a kid i was so happy when my parents finally got rid of their iMac G3 around 2005 and bought a Windows computer because i wanted to play video games. Only to realise how cool that iMac was in the last few years :(

  • @JakobsVideoClassics
    @JakobsVideoClassics 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steve Jobs really brought a lot of excitement into apple keynotes. Haven’t watched one since his passing.

  • @awnnerd
    @awnnerd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "It's the most wonderful mouse you've ever used". Gotta love the outstanding shit salesman! I still miss his showmanship.

  • @rishikukreti8876
    @rishikukreti8876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just realize that this video was Uploaded when I was not even born 😐😬

  • @observand0707
    @observand0707 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2021, 15 años y un par de pandemias después, me sigue maravillando esa máquina.

  • @arnaudmartien
    @arnaudmartien 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this video.