The iMac G3 was the first model in Apple's iMac line of personal computers.
The device had an egg-shaped look, and had both the display and the other hardware components stored under the same enclosure. The enclosure consisted in a plastic, brightly colored translucent casing. The casing was originally of blue color, but was later shipped in other bright colors as well. The iMac shipped with a keyboard and mouse in matching tints.
The iMac G4
The iMac G4 is also a model of Apple's iMac line, and was a personal computer developed, produced and marketed between 2002 and mid 2004. The iMac G4 was designed to replace the now old iMac G3. Throughout it's selling life, it was called The New iMac, but after it was discontinued, Apple changed its name into iMac G4 so it will not get confused with the iMac G5. This iMac computer model is very different from the iMac G3, and it consists of a LCD 15 inch screen, which is supported by an arm. The computer has a hemispherical bottom which consists of all these hardware components .
All the components were stored behind the hemispherical bottom, including the sixteenth generation CPU (PPC 74xx series). Apple advertised the iMac G4 as having the flexibility of a desk lamp, and was also nicknamed the iLamp, similar to Luxo Jr., from a short movie made by Pixar (Pixar is another venture of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs). Apple also released an ad in which the iMac is sitting in a store's window, and reacts to every movement made by a passer-by. At the end of the commercial, when the man sticks out his tongue, the iMac responds by sticking out its optical drive.
The iMac G4 received several upgrades over the next two years, including 17 inch and 20 inch LCD screen models. At the time of the release of these two models, the CRT screen technology was all but removed from Apple's product lines. However, the iMac G4 did not succeed in reaching the low price limit of the iMac G3, mostly due to the higher cost of LCD screen technology at that time. The iMac G3 was still being sold for a while after the release of the iMac G4, but got discontinued and replaced in 2002 by the eMac. The eMac is a Machintosh range of computers that resemble the iMac G3's original egg shaped look, enclosing a 17 inch LCD screen. This eMac computer was initially intended only for the educational market ( as the "e" in "eMac" stands for "education" ) but it was then made available for general consumers usage as well, one month after its release.