{"id":2757,"date":"2023-05-06T10:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T10:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/05\/06\/imac-turns-25\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T10:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T10:56:31","slug":"imac-turns-25-today-when-to-expect-the-next-model-to-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.amobil.online\/imac-turns-25-today-when-to-expect-the-next-model-to-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"iMac Turns 25 Today: When to Expect the Next Model to Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today marks the 25th anniversary<\/a> of Steve Jobs introducing the iMac, a computer that helped Apple return to profitability following near bankruptcy in the late 1990s. The original iMac featured a colorful, translucent design in an era where most computers were boxy and beige, proving that computers did not have to look boring.<\/p>\n The original iMac pioneered many industry firsts, such as USB and FireWire, while abandoning the floppy drive and other legacy ports. The computer featured a 15-inch display, a PowerPC G3 processor, a 4GB hard drive, 32MB of RAM, a CD drive, two USB ports, and an Ethernet port for connecting to the still-nascent internet.<\/p>\n Over the past two and a half decades, the iMac has received many design changes, moving to a flat screen and an aluminum enclosure. Fittingly, the current 24-inch iMac features a colorful design just like the original model did all those years ago.<\/p>\n Apple released the 24-inch iMac in April 2021 with the M1 chip and an ultra-thin design available in seven colors, including green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. This is currently the only new iMac in Apple’s lineup, as the Intel-based 27-inch iMac and iMac Pro models were both discontinued over the past few years.<\/p>\n
“This is iMac,” said Jobs, at the Flint Center in Cupertino. “The whole thing is translucent. You can see into it. It’s so cool. We’ve got stereo speakers on the front. We’ve got infrared right up here. We’ve got the CD-ROM drive right in the middle. We’ve got dual stereo headphone jacks. We’ve got the coolest mouse on the planet right here.”<\/p>\nWhen to Expect a New iMac<\/h2>\n