Ars Technica:
Today marks 10 years since the release of the iconic iMac. Introduced to the public in May of 1998 and available on August 15, 1998, Apple’s friendly all-in-one has undergone many changes over the last 10 years in order to stay current. Although the iMac wasn’t Apple’s first or only all-in-one machine, it was—and remains—the most popular by far, and remains a symbol of Steve Jobs’ lasting impact on Apple.
Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 after a 12-year hiatus spent tinkering with Pixar and NeXT. His first year back was marked by cutting back on projects, reorganizing resources, and desperately trying to turn things around for the suffering company. That included axing a number of products that were simply not going anywhere, such as the much-maligned Apple clone project and the Newton. [READ ON]
Wired has a gallery of 10 Years of Cuddly, Friendly iMacs.