Announced in May 1998, the iMac was Apple's computer for the new millennium. Aimed at the low-end consumer market and designed with the internet in mind, the iMac was positioned by Apple as the best new computer since the original Mac in 1984, and came in a stylish new case design, with translucent green plastics. The iMac had a 233Mhz PPC750 processor with a 2:1 512k backside cache, 32 MB of RAM (expandable to 128 MB via two DIMM slots), a 4 GB IDE hard disk, built-in 15" monitor, 10/100B-T Ethernet, 24x CD-ROM and Stereo speakers, a 4Mbps IrDA port, and an internal 33.6Kpbs modem. The iMac used two 12 Mbps Universal Serial Ports (USB) as its only means of external expansion, and included a newly-designed USB keyboard and mouse. While it had no other serial or SCSI ports, many manufacturers have promised to make a variety of USB peripherals available by the time it ships in August. The iMac will cost $1,299 and will not ship for several months. (specs may change in the meantime.)

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