However, that all changed when Steve Jobs returned to the Apple fold in 1997 and introduced the iMac G3 just a year later.

Full specs are still available on Apple’s website. The nicer 266 MHz model cost several hundred dollars more, and came with that coveted ZIP drive. The front panel is also home to two headphone jacks.

few of Apple's products were quite as eye-catching as the legendary Apple iMac G3. The then-recently returned Steve Jobs debuted the iMac in 1998, with the tech-loving masses enjoying its rounded ...

These users had been asking for an “iMac to Go,” a computer with the ease of use and approachability found in the iMac G3. Jobs delivered ... The trackpad button and Apple logo 1 under the screen ...

[Paul] spent his summer bringing an iMac G3 into this decade. There’s plenty of room to work with since he removed the CRT which originally occupied most of the computer’s space. The final ...