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iMac G4 17" and iPod (2nd gen)

Apple announced two products on 1 August 2002: iMac G4 17" and iPod (2nd gen). The day spanned iPod and Mac.

It was the 4th of 6 dated moments the archive holds for 2002, 79 days after the previous one, 14 May 2002.

iMac G4 17" product photograph

Felix Winkelnkemper · CC BY 2.0

What Apple announced

iMac G4 17"

Mac · iMac · discontinued 31 August 2004

The iMac G4 is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from January 2002 to August 2004. The all-in-one computer comprises a hemispheric base that holds the components, including a PowerPC G4 processor, and a flatscreen liquid-crystal display (LCD) mounted above. The display is connected to the base via an adjustable arm that allows the monitor to be tilted and swiveled.

Apple's previous release, the iMac G3 (1998), was a commercial success at a time when the company was close to bankruptcy. As component prices fell, Apple envisioned a replacement that would use an LCD instead of the G3's bulky cathode-ray tube. The resulting iMac G4 took two years to develop. The new shape was inspired by a sunflower, with Apple's design team exploring different ways of attaching the monitor to the base before settling on a single stainless steel arm. The iMac G4 eschewed the colorful translucency of the iMac G3 in favor of opaque white with silver accents.

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iPod (2nd gen)

iPod · iPod Classic · discontinued 28 April 2003

The iPod Classic (stylized and marketed as iPod classic and originally simply iPod) is a discontinued portable media player created and formerly marketed by Apple.

There were six generations of the iPod Classic, as well as a spin-off (the iPod Photo) that was later re-integrated into the main iPod line. All generations used a 1.8-inch (46 mm) hard drive for storage. The "classic" suffix was formally introduced with the rollout of the sixth-generation iPod on September 5, 2007. Prior generations of the device had simply been marketed as the "iPod". It was available in silver or black from 2007 onwards, replacing the "signature iPod white".

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Also in 2002

Sources

  1. iMac G4 17" · Wikipedia
  2. iPod (2nd gen) · Wikipedia

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