iMac G3 - The Computer That Saved Apple (A Retrospective)
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*At 2:52, the Graphics Card is the ATI Rage IIC, not Range.
In 1997, Apple was 90 days from going bankrupt. But after Apple's purchase of NeXT Software, Steve Jobs returned to the company he co-founded. A year later Apple introduced the iMac, the machine that undeniably helped to save the company from extinction.
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Gonna be real; I would totally buy a modern PC designed like the G3.
@Gaming York Yeah those damn things fetch prices of around 300€ in my area. Big ripoff.
@Gaming York lol. You can get them for practically free if you know where to look.
I would buy a modern pc that looks like any old computer
if it runs windoww im ok with it
@MrDog im a windows fanboy. thats really the only layer. im not an ogre. 💀💀💀
When I was in 3rd grade back in 1998 I transferred to another school and that school was still using the Apple II. (My previous school was using performas) The following fall they updated all the computers to the G3 iMac and I remember my nine year old self being obsessed with the computer. It definitely was an unique computer for its time.
I'm in 5th grade we run mac os at a lot of schools.
yeah it was like they were from another planet.
When I was very young in the early 2000s, my younger brother actually had an iMac G3 as his first computer. I'm sure my dad picked it up secondhand, and we had plenty of software for it. I don't even remember the computer I was using at the time, definitely something Windows-based, but I'll always remember that iMac because as a kid it was something completely different from what I was used to. I just remember thinking it seemed so inviting to me back then. As a kid, you really couldn't ever forget a computer that looked like that. I was born in 1997 and my brother was born in 2001. He must've been only 4 or 5 years old at the time. I don't even know what ended up happening to it. I believe it was the bondi blue model with the CD tray.
The Blueberry iMac was my first iMac, prior to that I’d used the 7600/132. I still boot my iMac from time to time just to mess around and remember how awesome Apple was before it became a cell phone company. Miss SJ a lot.
I still associate Apple with computers.
Back in the day, this machine (the Bondi Blue one) was my first "personal" computer ever. Was that machine that I learned how to use a computer and was my first contact with the English language, though. Seeing those pictures again gave me so much nostalgia (I paused the video many many times just to see its details again lol). However, I was in shock when Michael said that this machine could run Mac OS X! When I was a child at that time, I dreamed about running OS X on this (lol), as my father has a Mac Pro running OS X Panther, but, I was stuck at 9.2. So many memories! Thanks a lot for the video!
I loved the music in this. Great video dude!
Thanks so much!
3:34 The controversial thing was, the iMac got rid of removable _writable_ storage--the CD drive was read-only. If you wanted to attach any kind of extra drive, you had to do it via USB.
Incidentally, the iMac was the machine that really kick-started USB. Prior to that, it suffered from the chicken-and-egg problem: customers were reluctant to buy machines with USB capability, because so few devices were available, and device manufacturers were reluctant to add USB interfaces, because so few PCs could connect to them.
The iMac changed all that. Others tried to put the credit on Microsoft Windows 98, but you could tell that wasn’t the major factor. How could you tell? Because so many USB devices came out, not in beige, but in translucent colours, so they wouldn’t look too out of place sitting next to an iMac. The fact that they now looked out of place sitting next to a Windows machine ... well, that was another story.
I have had 4 iMacs, including the current 27-inch 2017 iMac. They have all been great.
Overpriced though
Heath Mitchell How do you figure? They certainly were for a time in the mid to late 2000’s, but recent models like the iMac 5k, iMac Pro, and Mac Pro have been very competitive from a value perspective. When the iMac 5K was released, it put similar spec and performance PCs with 5k displays to absolute shame, and I suspect the newest variants still do. 😑
@@dregenius Until recently. Now PCs have rejoiced with high resolution and high refresh rate panels. Not to mention great color accuracy.
@@yeti4269 That's true, but it's hard to deny that Apple really does push the industry forward.. there are plenty of reasons why they can do this, but the biggest one is because they aren't as concerned about "losing market share" in a saturated segment like PC brands are. If Apple didn't push USB-C, I pretty much guarantee we'd still have brand new high end PCs without it. (I just bought a new $350 Asus motherboard and it has *one* USB-C and zero Thunderbolt!) Apple is ok with temporarily "pissing off" some stalwarts that lament when anything changes, but they really do seem to be constantly the driving force behind widespread adoption of all manner of features and creature comforts, so I give them credit for that!
@@dregenius Its funny they do that, but then are slow to change on something like the iPhone that would greatly improve from the use of USB-C. We've already seen the capability of iPads increase since USB-C was implemented.
I super loved this video... Theme, narration and songs used all in perfect timing!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it : )
Got myself an original Bondi blue 233 iMac. Also have too many PPC Mac's to count. Pre Intel Mac's are extremely unique (hardware wise) that I can't help but to keep buying them up and restoring them to their formal glory.
They are definitely cool machines to collect!
I've had a Rev. B Bondi Blue for several years now, manufactured in November 1998 if I recall correctly. Still works great on the original install of Mac OS 8.5 and sits above my main iMac 5K. Also have a few of the later models including a Late '99 Blueberry iMac DV running Mac OS X Panther with an attached iSub, a rare accessory meant to compliment the slot-loading G3 iMac's internal speakers. Even today it's a good setup for music playback, provided you ignore the loud whine coming from the iMac's original hard drive.
petevineaux Yes they are usable somewhat. Getting them on the internet is a challenge but that's the fun. Screens are not great compared to today's standards but still pretty good.
@petevineaux Fine for most mid-late 1990's / early 2000's Mac games and apps, though by the mid 2000's some of them were requiring a G4. Screen is a Shadowmask CRT with a max res of 1024x768, not a good resolution by today's standards (and fairly average in its time), but the color reproduction isn't bad (Trinitron CRTs were a little bit better and early flat panels were a little bit worse, both were too expensive to put into the iMac until the 2002 iMac G4 was released with a flat panel).
I love the uniqueness of old Macs, from a time when it was cool to hate them.
I don't know how I haven't heard of your channel before or why you don't have more subs. Really good production style, audio quality, and you're really stylish. Awesome job on this!
Thank you so much!
Dude it was an ATI Rage IIC not Range...
No, it’s definitely “range” ATI Range 128
This!
*this is it!*
*thats the kind of video I had hope you would do!*
The quality of Mike's content is improving a lot with every video.
ATI Range?
i recently got interested in vintage apple computers and i really like the look of the iMac G3 so i decided to go pick one up yesterday and its awesome
How do you get them? I search eBay and $300 plus 8 hour drive, and other sites all have 0 g3 listings!
4:46 I never had a problem with the mouse. I used a bunch of these machines over the subsequent few years, and never got confused over the mouse orientation.
What did drive me batty were the half-height function keys on the keyboard.
Very nicely done! I like how much you cover, it certainly was one of Apple's greatest products.
Awesome video, dude. I love your stuff. Would love to see more history tech videos from you. Cheers! Plus, nice touch with the bgm :)
I used iMac G3 at school IT lessons in 1999 It was great time to be alive
Brilliant.
I still have one of the 600MHz models under my desk. It served me faithfully, as an upgrade from my 600MHz Celeron machine, until I got my first laptop halfway through high school!
At least removal of the floppy drive made sense because Cd-ROM and later DVD-Rom based media did offer a lot more options and flexibility plus way more storage than 3.5 inch floppies. Removing the 3.5mm headphone jack on their new phones makes no sense in any sort of way because there is nothing better that wireless or Apple's proprietary Lightning connector provides compared to a 3.5mm connector which is tried and true.
That's why I think the real Apple died when Steve Jobs died.
James Rowe yet the EarPods are the best functioning wireless earphones ever
Not best sounding definitely but best integrated and functioning
And only phones don’t have the jack anymore. What about usb c Macs.... that’s genius as it offers everything in a single port.
Without apples partnership with USB there would be no such thing as thunderbolt 3 either
The removal of the floppy drive didn't make sense at the time because the CD was ROM and there was still a need to actually save and transfer files on some kind of cheap portable media.
Guys technology goes ahead: I remember the same ranting when they dismisssed floppy drives, scsi and serial ports and introduced the FireWire ... come on... in 5 years literally everything will be wireless .. a wire in mobility is a nightmare to deal with ! Different thing at home in a proper Hifi setup ...;)
I played Quake on this thing in the Midwest Gaming Classic Convention. It was pretty cool!
The iMac G4 Sun Flower design was something my mom had back in the day and was used for 5 years.
The triumphant return of Steve Jobs! Love him or hate him, this was legendary!
so much information on a tiny video i wanted more, keep it up!♥
Thank you! Will do : )
7:10 Of which I still have one, within arm’s reach of where I’m sitting. It’s still one of the most beautiful PCs ever made.
I had a Summer 2000 iMac 350 (cheapest model) in Bondi Blue. It was my first new home computer. It cost £650 in the UK, which at the time I thought was reasonable.
I'd had experience of the hockey puck mice in my job where I used a blue and white G3 tower, those mice truly were terrible, very uncomfortable to use for any extended period (like in a job!). So I was glad that the Summer 2000 iMacs had the new pro mouse which was so much better. It had the full size keyboard as well which was an improvement over the previous keyboard.
The only real issue with mine was the lack of fast ports in the 350 Mhz model, it only had USB 1, no FireWire, so was very limiting. I bought an external CD writer which was soooooo slow it was painful. More expensive models had FireWire.
That gripe aside, it was a good computer that lasted me 3 years or so, I then passed it on to my Mother in Law who used it for another couple of years.
I know that the hockey puck styled mouse would suck to use but it is the coolest looking mouse in my opinion
I had the last model, the indigo G3 1999 Fall, and it was amazing, by far, the best computer I ve ever had, and guys
Microsoft - The Company That Saved Apple (Not only in Retrospective but quite literally)
AKA 'The Gates Satan' :) Paying Apple to install and promote the Mac version of IE was another brilliant move on Bill''s part. 'Thought I stuck it to ya before Stevie? THINK AGAIN!!' Of course, the last thing anyone needed was IE on anything, but those were the early days of the Net. MS has always found a way to worm it's way into other companies, products and architectures so that they manage to maintain some sort of vendor and standards lock-in. I pray they never get that far with Linux. Although, they're trying.
Linux is quite "bulletproof" though. Even if they weasel their way into most main stream distros. Microsoft(R) Ubuntu(TM) with non-optional cortana integration.....
Just use something else. It could even be a good thing. If at least some of the stuff they do is under GPL and other non-affected Distros can use stuff they helped developed.
You gotta give it to MS, Windows 10 is super stable and got some nice features. Too bad they ruin it with their policies and mandatory updates.
@@raydeen2k Remember, they started out by calling Linux a “cancer”. So they’ve been trying to kill it for about 20 years, without success.
What they’re doing now is trying to turn Windows into Linux. But that’s not going so well ...
i just sangged one on ebay. mainly for nostalgia purpose. i used them back in HS from 2000-2002
My second Mac was a Revision C iMac in blueberry, I had a Kensington Trackball with it and I loved the little keyboard it came with. I would love to find a keyboard with Alps switches or buckling springs with the same footprint as the Original Apple USB keyboard.
I'm still rocking a Grape tray loader. Running 9.2, Classilla and an old version of Python (2.3) for playing around with. Considering I got mine free from a local company that was tossing it's old equipment around 10 years ago or so, it's given me more than enough enjoyment. Maybe someday I'll upgrade the RAM, HD and replace the PRAM battery and attempt an OS X upgrade. I believe I have to flash the firmware first or risk bricking it as the original firmware can't handle OS X, at least not on the tray loaders. Slot loading machines should be fine from what I've heard.
I have the original bondi blue iMac 3. I am not much of an Apple guy, but I like how this one stands out with the bright color.
Dang this is probably one of your best videos yet! Loved the animations and music but what was with the Pac-Man World 3 Menu music at the beginning of the video? That really caught me off guard haha.
I remember in kinder garden using an old iMac G3. I can't remember the specs, but I can remember that the display was weirdly faded
I'm proud to still own an imac G3 to this day after watching this video.😁
It’s a pretty awesome computer for sure!
I used a G3 at my first elementary school. I once tried (unsuccessfully) to get it to run MechCommander 2, before I learned about all the numerous differences between PowerPC-based Macintosh and x86-based Windows computers.
Even though I am NOT an Apple fan (I never owned a single Apple product) the iMac G3 is just so iconic.
5:10 Ah, the march of the startup icons. But- _four_ rows of the things ... bloody hell ...
Nice, good old times ;)
Would LOVE to see an iPod Touch with a Bondi Blue casing….
That would be so COOL!
Imagine a modern PC inside a G3 case
1997
Apple: *dying so fast*
iMac G3: *was created*
Apple: *S T O N K S*
That GPU was not a Range, but a Rage.
No google, me wanting an iMac G3 for christmas does NOT mean I have an iMac G3 fetish
I have been a mac user since the era of the Mac Plus (which I still have, nonfunctional tho, from about 1986?). Presently I'm on a mac mini. The G3/G4 years were great. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I remember using these things in elementary school. I was always messing with this silly drawing application 😜
I've bought an eMac 1.25 because I missed crt's, it's my gaming rig, DosBox, ScummVM, PiMiga, Vice sdl, source ports etc... It's my gaming rig.
Nice video. 😉
Once i had a iMac g3 blueberry, and after i turn it off and the next day on agan the HDD was corrupt.
So my dad put a new HDD into it, but we could'nt get the software since it was only a cd drive. And not dvd.
And a year (maybe more) later i found Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah. And finaly i can put it onto cd.
So when i put the cd into the iMac i turn it off agan hold the button combitanion and it booten on my cd. After some changes i finaly installed OS X Cheetah. 😁
(And that happend a few years ago.)
Great video. I still have an eMac 👍
I always felt the eMacs were boring and ugly.
great video🍻👍
My god, I jumped from my chair hearing PMW3 Menu song
You should make a video now for OSX, and G4
I love the history great vid!
Thanks man!
Yeah, back when iMacs embraced color! I like your video and the old colorful Apple logo. Different times.
Nowadays the people get excited for 'black' Mac Pros and their accessories :-(
I’m no going to correct toy about the video card as I see others have. And it’s pronounced bond dye, Bondi is a famous beach in my home country of Australia.
Having said all that, great video and I’m a subscriber now!
Takes me back to 1st grade lol oh what a time to be a kid learning how to use a computer
How lucky I wasn’t an employee of Apple Computer in that time...
I’m still not.
I had the Bondi blue, while living next to the beach (Bondi) for which the colour came from in Australia
pronounced Bon-Die***
Great video!!!! 👍
Awesome video! Keep it up!
Jobs was a fucking beast relieving my childhood I remember our school had a contract with apple and the computer lab had theses
these were in my elementary school, then years later i heard they switch to ibms.... :(
Now I want to buy one.
I grew up with iMac G3 back in 1998
Props on owning the tray load model and not the wii style loader
Wow i was speachless when i herd that the IMAC G3 actualy saved apple and without money they couldnt of paid bills for thier computer company
Funny how this machine was frowned upon for being 'Retro' back in 1998.
This was about the time of the New VW Beetle as well, if you remember. Which was the retro equivalent in a car (reminiscent of the classic old Beetle, but actually built on a Golf chassis). I remember seeing photo spreads featuring both of them.
Wait, they include the stand?
i used them like much of the 90's kids at school we had tons of them normally running OS 9.2 it wasent until the g4 that i got my first taste of OSX. the early years of computing i aka my childhood when they started getting insanely powerful in 2005 2006 the first 2Ghz processor launched and people lost there shit those were the days
*2 HEADPHONE JACKS?!*
THAT STILL EXISTS?! *cough cough apple cough cough*cough
I have a blueberry 500mhz model
Hey! Did future models of the egg-shaped iMacs upgrade their graphics chips to Radeon?
xperia xz for speed, p20 for speed, and the pixel 2 for speed, and all of these for camera too.
OOOOOO THAT MUSIC THOUGH 💃🏻🕺
The screen resolution was kinda high for 1998
weird choice of music. Did you get clearance?
It seems like they already knew what aqua would look like when they designed this computer
This is diffrent from mine. I guess the g3 really changed from 1998 to 1999
Yeah the revision a/b and c/d do look slightly different.
Actually the latest iMac G3 Models could Go Up to Tiger!
ati range?
I used one in 2nd grade it was a great machine
How do you switch back to 10 from 9 in the dual boot, my late 99 DV has me confused on that. I bought it a few months ago and switched it to 9, can’t figure out how to go back
There is an option in the control panel to change what disk that the machine boots from.
I used these in elementary school and thought for that whole time this how all computers were lol then I moved to NC and the school I went to had windows PCs and I was so confused
Uh, can you review Windows 7 beta builds again. it been 2 years
Now what's next, Apple to abandon their External SuperDrive in favor of just the Silicon Macs and Video Streaming? (3:21, 3:45)
RIP to Steve :'(
My slot-loading iMac has Mac OS X 10.4.11 installed.
0:10 Want some dressing for that word salad, Steve?
none of your links work, they cut off at the '...'
I'd love to get one and mod it into a gaming pc like some guy on Reddit did.
That would be awesome! I have an empty shell of a bondi blue iMac and am thinking of making a fish tank out of it. There's a lot of cool mods you can do to these older machines.
Michael MJD can you make a video on how to do it please I want to do it my self
Home, home on the RANGE IIC
You kinda sound like Greg from Apple Explained ngl.
What is that song at 1:24, I cannot think of where it is from!
Check Mii Out Channel, I remember now.
more like "the anti trust lawsuit that made microsoft become a majority shareholder in apple"
Let's GO!
The Most Weirdest Mouse I've Ever Seen
I forgot to sub but subbed
6:35 And you now have FireWire ports.