The G4 iMac was Steve Jobs’ Masterpiece
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Published 2024-01-31
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Join us as we delve into the iconic iMac G3, marking 25 years since its groundbreaking release. From Steve Jobs' strategic moves to rescue Apple from the brink of bankruptcy to the iMac's unprecedented success, discover the pivotal moments that shaped Apple's trajectory. Explore the highs of innovation with the iMac G4 and the lows of missteps like the G4 Cube, culminating in reflections on Apple's evolution and the enduring legacy of the iMac G3's design.
0:00 40-years of Mac!
0:23 90 days from bankruptcy
1:53 The iMac G3 saved Apple—but it also didn't
2:38 The new iMac must be PERFECT!
5:26 Unboxing the G4 iMac
11:57 How to plug stuff in...
12:32 The moment of truth!
14:13 The 2022 version of Mac OS X Tiger
15:26 So what happened...?
16:22 Today's iMac is the result of compromise
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All Comments (21)
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I always liked the G4 ad were the person was walking past a store and the computer came to life like the lamp from the Pixar intro Just made the computer look so fun
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Small detail: FRA more likely stands for Frankfurt Airport in Germany.
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This with a retina screen and the internals of a mac mini or studio is my dream computer
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When Steve introduced this Mac, he declared that he thought it was the best thing they’d ever done up to that point. He was not wrong.
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The G4 iMac was everywhere, and it was great. It's what my high school had for our multi-media class to learn to edit on. It was powerful, compact, had a great screen, and the hinge on said screen was phenomenal. To this day it might be my favorite Apple Computer.
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everyone else: apple vision pro review quinn: check this imac from 22 years ago
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It’s amazing how the iMac was the first computer in people’s houses period. Hard to imagine in this day and age!
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An iMac G4 format with 27, 30, 34" (ultrawide), and 38" ultrawide options would be awesome.
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Specifically, that $150 million from Microsoft was part of the settlement deal for a lawsuit against them relating to QuickTime
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it still looks amazing, 20 years later. it also solves the problems with the current iMac with the tilt mechanism. I would love to see this revisited. I had a beige PC when this came out and I remember this so clearly, it was what made me pay attention to Apple
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I might be trailing an old road, or jut plain wrong, but does anyone else, or have you Quinn, noticed the resemblance with Moonwind from Pixar's Soul? Energy, vibe, and likeness, uncanny...
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God I love that old footage of you and Marques. Your enthusiasm for tech is so contagious, I love when your excitement comes through in your videos. I don't usually go in for unboxing videos but you made this informational and enjoyable! :)
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I had one of these and it was my favorite Mac. The damping on the neck/arm was absolutely perfect and effortless to move. The material of the base was absolutely beautiful. I don’t even know how to describe it. Such an amazingly unique design.
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There is a YouTuber who explains how to dismantle it to gain access to the LCD to convert to DVI and then you can fit in an Intel NUC or a tiny motherboard to bring it up to today's performances. I have tried this, but I'm having trouble getting the DVI to receive the signals. It's one of those projects that you start I never finish...
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So just had this thought come to mind. Seeing Steve Jobs integral roll in Pixar, and his integral roll in the development roll in the G4 mac. I would wager to say that the G4 design was a homage to the Pixar Lamp from the intro credit of Pixar movies. As they share very similar design elements in the way both the lamp and computer move.
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This is my favorite kind of content you produce. Lots of nostalgia remembering using those great computers. And what a time to be alive where it seemed like nearly every keynote there was some mind blowing innovation. Those were the days!
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You could right click the mighty mouse without the side buttons. You can see right in the screen shot 8:59 that despite it not having two buttons you still get two buttons (3 including clicking the roller ball which was amazing, 4 if you include the side buttons). The design was just too good that I guess it confused a lot of people. I loved that mouse and the wireless version.
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I had the 17inch widescreen version. Beautiful iMac. The sound was stunning from those speakers too. You should make a modern day equivalent, with an M3 chip inside
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I literally bought an iMac G4 from eBay after watching this video. It arrived today and boy... that design is just timeless. It really is a peace of art.
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When I was in college there was a building called the Math Emporium where you took online math tests with proctors, studied, and sometimes had a math class for the more obscure subjects. It was basically a 1 story fully carpeted office building with hundreds of iMac G4's at desks configured in hexagonal clusters (so 6 desks per cluster). This video is nostalgic to me in both a good and bad way.
