The iMac G4 also shipped with AppleWorks 6 (an Office-like productivity suite), PCalc 2 (scientific calculator software), World Book Encyclopedia, and Otto Mattic (a 3D action game).

Two decades ago, Apple introduced the iMac G4, and the company again turned the market on its head. And in doing so, it created the greatest Mac it has ever made.

The iMac G4 -- one of Apple’s best-ever Macs -- turns 23 today. Here’s why it was so important to the world of computing, despite only lasting two years.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Apple announcing the iMac G4.Unveiled on January 7, 2002, the iMac G4 featured a unique design with a flat-screen panel mounted on an adjustable arm and a ...

The 2002 all-in-one Apple iMac G4 was just modded and brought back to life with an M1 chip and all-new hardware. Spoiler alert: It actually works.

The mid-2000s saw a big shift in Apple's design language for the iMac. The G5, which debuted in 2004, dropped the fun stylings of the G3 and G4 in favor of a more professional look.

The DockLite G4 is a drop-in replacement motherboard for the iMac G4’s board that features an HDMI port, along with three USB-A and a single USB-C port, and 3.5mm ports for audio.

W hen Apple launched its all-in-one personal computer, the iMac G4, back in 2002, it was the coolest computing device you could own. A big departure from your typical squarish-beige-box PC, the ...

Steve Jobs introduced the iMac onstage in 1998, and it changed the all-in-one computer market forever. This visual history details the iMac G3, G4 Flat Panel, G5, Intel white, aluminum, slim, Pro ...

The 2009 iMac is also notable for being the first iMac to come with a quad-core Intel CPU, with the 27-inch, 2.66 GHz Core i5 iMac topping the range at a cool $1,999 (just under $3,000 today).

The legendary iMac G4 is long gone now (except as an artifact of adoration in fans' basements), but Apple might launch something similar next year – at least on the outside.