Introduction of the first iMac
12.12.2006 – 12:34 am | by paulHere’s an interesting video of the introduction of the first iMac, in 1998. It wasn’t that long ago, but oh how the specs have changed from todays Macs. I also think it’s funny how Steve Jobs refers to the mouse as “the coolest mouse on the planet”. Anyone who’s ever used one of those knows that making the mouse round was one of the worst mistakes Apple ever made. When your hand rested on it, there was no way to tell front from back, by touch. The thing constantly got turned, and the cursor would go in the wrong direction when you moved your hand. In the next revision they added a little dimple to the front so when you felt that you knew you were holding it the right way, but it was still a pain in the ass to use. I always just threw mine in a drawer.
YouTube Link | found via macsupport
December 12th, 2006 at 9:38 am
nice bit of nostalgia - I agree, I have NEVER used that mouse - absolutely the worst thing to ever come from Apple industrial design - when I studied ID at ASU, the first, most important thing was testing and experience - it is clear that the designers never actually plugged it in and used it. Nevertheless, I like the paret about “it looks like it came from another planet… a planet with better designers”
December 12th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
“what’s the biggest screen you’d want on a consumer computer? 15 inch”
naturally
hahaha iMacs don’t even come 15″ anymore
December 12th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
we had one of those in school computer lab …
and only a blessed few were allowed to use it …
we’ll drool from a distance …
and talk about it at recess everyday …
hehe …
December 17th, 2006 at 11:51 am
Even though it was a big improvement in design for Apple and I’m sure they sold well… I thought it quite ugly and the colors were befitting a child’s room. The round mouse was horrible and at the time… not having a floppy drive was ousting the older technology a bit before the public was ready to do so.