Apple iMac G3 (1998-2003)

✅ Apple iMac G3

🥇First Fully-USB Personal Computer 

The Apple iMac G3, unveiled in May 1998, was the colorful savior that marked the triumphant return of Steve Jobs and the rise of legendary designer Jony Ive. Ditching the boring, beige box designs that had dominated the computer industry for decades, the iMac G3 featured a translucent, teardrop-shaped plastic shell in a vibrant "Bondi Blue." It was a radical bet on the future of simplicity and the internet. The computer famously lacked a floppy disk drive—a bold move that critics initially mocked—and was the first mass-market PC to rely entirely on modern USB ports to plug in accessories, including its infamous circular "hockey puck" mouse. The iMac became an instant fashion and tech revolution, eventually launching in a full palette of candy colors like Tangerine and Grape. It permanently transformed computers from sterile office equipment into friendly, colorful household appliances.

Curators Note: Featuring the original 1999 'Yum.' promotional posters, pristine original internal packaging and outer packaging, and the matching Strawberry peripheral set. A 100% complete representation of the machine that saved Apple.

Donation: Gretchen S.