My 1999 iMac G3 (Revision D) in Blueberry with a 333MHz G3 processor.
I'm the proud owner of a 1999 Blueberry iMac G3. This was a Revision D tray-loading model—iMac G3s are usually called tray loading or slot loading as the significant generation changes can be most easily identified by the optical drive type—with a speedy 333MHz PowerPC G3 processor.
Just take a listen to this glorious startup sound:
The iconic startup sound of the iMac G3. Wait for the CRT degauss sound and loud hard drive. This revision had a fan unlike later slot-loading models, which also had overheating issues.
It was my Christmas gift from my wife last year; a completely unused, new in box iMac G3 from 1999. Based on the shipping label, I think it was purchased by a school that never used it for some reason. It arrived with original plastic wrap still intact. I, however, don't plan to keep it as a trophy stored in the original box for years to come. I want to use it, upgrade it, and look at it in my office every day.
The pristine Apple logo atop the iMac G3. The iMac's styling inspired the Aqua user interface of Mac OS X.
I plan to write in detail about this iMac G3 in a future blog post. In the meantime I've upgraded a few things, such as the PRAM battery, the RAM, upgrading the hard drive, as well as minor tweaks like applying new thermal paste to the processor.
The first time I booted it up, before my upgrades.
