iMac
The iMac is an all-in-one personal computer that was first released in 1998. It is made by Apple Inc.. It has been the main part of Apple's consumer desktop offerings since its debut in August 1998, and has evolved through six distinct forms.[1]
Apple adopted Intel processors which post-2006 iMacs now run on. Because Mac OS X was written for PowerPC at the time, Mac OS X ran in an emulation environment called Rosetta. Programs and applications received 'Universal Binary' updates to make them run reliably and use less resources of the Rosetta environment, instead hardware accelerating themselves.
iMac models after 2001 were shipped with macOS (formerly known as OS X).
The latest macOS version is Big Sur, which is not Intel processor dependent. No PowerPC based computer can run or install it meaning most of the iMac line are not 10.11 compatible.
Some of the newest iMac models don't have CD or disc drives.
On May 2021, 24" iMac with Apple M1 will be released.
IMac Media
A vector illustration of the 24 inch M1 iMac.
The timeline of iMac from 1998 to 2021, comparing it with the original Macintosh 128K (1984). This chart shows the change in the physical characteristics and appearance of the product.
An iMac G3, a personal computer produced by Apple Inc. from 1998 to 2003.
An Apple iMac G4 15-inch.*Photo taken by uploader, all rights released. * Edited using Adobe Photoshop CS3
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Apple iMac aluminium
Intel-CPU based iMac with a 27 inch 16:9 aspect ratio screen, released by Apple in October 2009. (Intel based iMac models released prior to October 2009 used screens with a 16:10 aspect ratio. PowerPC-based iMacs released 19
A rendered SVG vector of the aluminium Intel iMac.
References
- ↑ Olivarez-Giles, Nathan (May 3, 2011). "Apple updates iMac line with quicker processors, graphics and Thunderbolt I/O". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
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