Which iMac are you?
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iMac G3: Unveiled
on May 6, 1998 and shipped in August. The iMac G3 originally
used a PowerPC 233 MHz processor. By the time the iMac G3 was
last updated in the summer of 2001, the processor speed had been
increased to 700 MHz.
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iMac G4: The
iMac G4 incorporated a PowerPC G4 processor running at 700 MHz,
as well as a new case design that placed all of the computer's
electronics in a hemispherical shell, with an LCD display attached
via an articulated arm. The iMac G4 was announced on January
7, 2002 and had a 15-inch LCD display. The last update to the
iMac G4 occurred on November 19, 2003, with a 20-inch display
and a 1.25 GHz G4 processor.
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iMac G5: The
iMac G5 adopted a whole new case design. Apple moved all of the
electronics into the display's shell, creating an elegant profile
that resembled the company's line of LCD displays, though with
a thicker case. Released on August 31, 2004, the iMac G5 was
available with a 17- or 20-inch display and a 1.6 or 1.8 GHz
G5 processor.
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iMac (Intel-based): January 10, 2006 saw the introduction
of the Intel-based iMac. This new model was the first Macintosh
to use the Core Duo processor from Intel. Available processor
speeds were 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz.
See
all the Macs (1976-2009) here. The picture is VERY large
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