It was on May 6, 1998, when Apple announced its ... pitched it to him twice. The original iMac was also referred to as iMac G3 because the device packed a 233MHz PowerPC G3 processor inside ...

the iMac G3 arguably kickstarted Apple's focus on fashion -- as Steve Jobs told CNN-- and mass appeal. The G3 debuted with a Bondi Blue shell, 233 MHz PowerPC CPU, and 32 MB of RAM for $1,299 ...