The iMac from Apple Computer shipped in 1998 proving that Apple not only makes easy to use software, but also easy to use computers, too. The iMac gives its users an easy to use, stylish, powerful, yet versatile computer without breaking the checkbook. Over 6 million people have bought an iMacs since 1998.

Those six million people understand the space saving nature of its small size, yet the power to capture their home videos and convert them to an energy packed video. Students know the power of iMovie to develop video reports for class, but that's not all the kids know. With the latest iMacs, anybody can also record movies to DVD to play on ordinary console DVD players. Those same students organize their music, record it to CD, and JAM to their own mix of music with iTunes. You would think that this would be a hard thing to do, but it's as easy as slicing bread.

With powerful G3 and G4 processors, you can do simple things such as surf the Internet or get e-mail, write a letter with Microsoft Word, keep your checkbook, watch movies or MAKE movies, or even difficult things like retouch your old photos, or even design 3D animation with the most powerful 3D software on the market from Maya.

This short guide provides a simple portal to find out what you need to know to make a decision to purchase an iMac, upgrading that iMac and where to find the parts, and even gives you a history of the iMac showing its changes. If your questions are not answered, please look e-mail the webmaster for more info.

The latest iMac was announced on January 7, 2002 bringing the power and some features of the professional PowerMac G4 into the consumer budget. The new iMac features a powerful 700 or 800Mhz G4 processor with the velocity engine, and a high quality 15" LCD display on a strong pivoting neck. With the top end model, you can even use the built-in SuperDrive to record your own DVDs.
The model shown includes:

- 800Mhz G4 processor, 256MB RAM, 60GB Hard Drive
- SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
- nVidia GeForce 2MX graphic processor w/ 32MB
- 2 Firewire ports, 3 USB ports, 10/100 Ethernet
- 56K v.90 modem, Airport Wireless networking slot
- Software bundle highlights: iMovie 2, iTunes 1.1, iPhoto 1.0,
...iDVD 2, Appleworks 6, Quicken Deluxe 2002, one game
- Mac OS X 10.1.2 and Mac OS 9.2.2