🍎 Apple in 1999: The Comeback Era - The iMac G3 (1998) had already saved Apple financially. - The iBook G3 (released July 1999) was the consumer laptop counterpart to the iMac: - Affordable - Colorful - Friendly - Not intimidating 👉 This is where Apple shifted from “computer company” to lifestyle tech brand. - The iBook was the 1st mass-market laptop with Wi-Fi. - Apple branded it AirPort, to use it for: - Browsing the web - While walking around the stage - With no cables plugged in That blew

Have you ever wondered what the differences were between the 1998 iMac G3 vs the 1999 iMac G3? The older ‘98 version seems to have had a sturdier handle. The 1999 version replaced the little handle on the back with an Apple proprietary video connector. The monitor stands were pretty much the same on both models. The 1999 iMac upgraded to a passive convection cooling system. This fanless design had 244 cooling vent holes, while the 1998 fan version had 243 holes. The ‘98 G3 had Harmon Kardon spea