The fact that he introduced the first Iphone only 9 years after this is nothing short of mind blowing. Technology has been improving at an explosive pace!
32GB wasn’t even the max when you posted this. The iMac was already capable of expanding up to 64GB with the late-2015 27-inch model. And yes, the current Mac Pro goes up to 1.5TB of RAM and many of their computers expand up to 8TB SSDs.
Forget sixteen years. In the last 4 years alone, Apple has pioneered and been at the forefront of - 1. Removing the headphone jack 2. Removing the home button 3. Introducing the notch and ultra thin bezels God knows what new market they'll create and what cool technology currently in use will they render obsolete.
@@CinemaRescored I thought Kutcher was shit, He looks okay in stills photographs but he plays the character like he's in an SNL skit. Not to mention that delivers his dialogue in what is almost a whisper.
@@OneFlockOneShepherd seems like we took a step backwards in PC aesthetics. This one was in every HS and college around the US, in every library, in every police station. What a product!
@@Michal_Sobczyk There won't be any ethernet for sure. Most in the companys their data center networking, there playing about 20-100 Gbp/s about glass fiber etc. Glass fiber is our next technology at home.
@@sweetfruit7769 Steve wanted all the exit signs & all sources off light to be off for the Hello again video, zero distractions, all focus on the iMac.
He's talking about the return of Steve Jobs to Apple in the late 90s. Between that and the mediocre sales of 1984's Macintosh, he was kicked out of Apple and the company lost its drive and ambition.
no he wasnt kicked out. He was kicked out from the Macintosh team and Apple decided to transfer him to "develop new products." He resigned and went on to build his own Next computers.
Steve is a real pro om the stage. have never seen anyone deliver a presentation so effortlessly and so confidently with so much clarity. It' a pleasure to watch him. Thank you Steve for all the memories.
I love reminiscing on these old videos on technology. Something I can not wait to show my son when he’s old enough, the struggles we had and what we now take for granted.
Zsolt Váradi Championships can be won on freethrows. It wasn’t the most wild addition but what it did was psychologically connect the buyers mind to a past-wildly successful Apple product that was also revolutionary in its time
Zsolt Váradi you have to see the deeper meaning in this one. It wasn‘t just „Hello again“ as in Macintosh, it was a „Hello again“ from Steve himself. He had just returned to the company and this „Hello“ could be read twofold. Furthermore it was the expectations tied to Jobs‘ return, as of everything would be great again. And turns out, it was.
+Zennith Jobs later wore black turtlenecks and blue jeans almost exclusively. Along with NB sneakers. There are a few videos around this era of him in a turtleneck but not many.
If Steve Jobs was still alive he might also remove the headphone jack. The iMac shown in the video didn't have a floppy drive as Jobs want it to be free from legacy-technology.
I got one the day it was released in August 1998. It really was an amazing machine for the time. I learned a lot and created some really cool stuff on it. I installed LinuxPPC on it at one time and learned all sorts of things about Linux. The 3rd party market was huge with all sorts of crazy upgrades. It still worked up until a couple years ago when the hard drive finally gave up.
Samuel Frade These machines blew our mind back, something that newer generations can never understand because their smartphones have resolution double to this.
My first computer in 2004 came with a default resolution of 800x600 and even then, few old games worked only in 640x480. Amazing though. Try switching to 1024x768 today. Bet you wouldn't be able to for more than a few seconds.
@@thewitcher08111 agree on that as well i have a macbook with no fans and it gets pretty hot , but at least its silent which i really like & the speakers are crazy good. the butterfly key board i hear is really messed up but mine has luckily been working good for 2 years, if apple would add a centimeter and make it thicker for the key board it would fix it but they dont want to seem like they're backtracking smh.
I'm using my 2011 iMac on August 22, 2020 and it still works beautifully! I like it that Steve talks just like you and me not above us yet he was a prodigy. He should have lived a long time!
My first Imac was the G3 Graphite Special Edition. I remember how big the box it came in and how happy I was with the machine! Eight Macs later, I've never been as excited about any other computer as I was with my G3! 🖤
Reading the book now which lead me to this video. That mouse was a POS, he sold it like Trump however. "The best mouse ever, it's sooo good, I know you'll love this mouse".
Interesting. I worked in a computer shop for a year in 1997 here in Australia. At that time the standard monitor size was 15". You could pay extra for an upgrade to a 17" model (we typically sold the ADI brand). If you wanted a really high end display you purchased the "flat screen" but still cathode ray based Sony Trinitron or Mitsubishi's knock off Diamondtron. All these monitors natively ran at either 1024x768 or 1280x1024 resolutions. My uncle ran an electronics company and in 1996 he had an NEC Multisync 21" monitor for CAD work. I have trouble believing in the US the standard at the time was 13 or 14"! Some of Steve's presentations leave me believing this was the type of guy who could sell snow to the Eskimos.
He was referring to AIO home computers, which, yes, really had crappy screens. There were way more 14" external displays in 1997-98, most running at 800x600. You're referring to basic nerd upgrades and professional grade gear for designers. iMac wasn't aimed at nerds and pros. It was a true home computer. Which didn't stop people from finding it powerful enough for some graphic design, Web and multimedia work, as a cheaper alternative to the beige Macs, in publishing houses and advertising agencies of the time.
I love how everyone is like “oh he’s a salesman” dude have y’all seen the other computers during that time?! This thing was so cool and inspiring and I’m excited they brought back the colors for 2021.
Watching this after the announcement of the redesigned 24" iMac with the M1 chip and I can really see where the inspiration for the new design came from. The colors, the white bezels, no Apple logo on the chin, matching keyboard and mouse, just the essential I/O, it makes so much more sense now.
This was an amazing computer at the time! It's just cool how technology has progressed, IMO. I love living in the era of technology that I do. So grateful to have access to it as well!
A 100mb ethernet/connection modem can transfer data at a max of 10mbps. Like a 56k modem, always add a decimal before the last number. it has to do with bits, bytes and marketing. Many homes have 10mbps connections and therfore 100mb ethernet adapters. Though, to your point this was almost 20yrs ago and most don't have or need more than that outside of businesses.
Back in 1998 most users used dial-up and close to nobody had broadband internet access. The Ethernet adaptor was not so much used for hooking up to the internet but instead used for private networks (in homes, schools, universities and so on). And there, even back in 1998 100 MBps were nothing out of the ordinary, contrary to what Steve Jobs tried to insinuate in his presentation.
"Look at this mouse. It's the most wonderful mouse you've ever used." Two years later: "This is the worst mouse in the world - we'd like to change that."
doogulass Him and Jony Ive were obsessed with it, even though many people told them that it wouldn’t work. Anyway, I’d rather have that than limited design, which I feel we have somewhat today, considering Apple’s products.
This was a marvelous trip on the wayback machine. For its time it was an incredible machine (except maybe the mouse). If I had the money I would find and buy one of these in blue purely for nostalgic purposes.
I always get a laugh when people complain about Mac prices. This iMac started at $1299. Then look at the new M1 Mac mini for $699. Heck, smartphone specs blow the 98 iMac away. We’ve come a long long way since 1998
I find the 27 inch screen to be uncomfortable to use. Dual 21 inch screens are nicer in my opinion, because you can see more on one screen without moving the eyes too much.
It'll never happen, but I would love it if Apple released a limited edition anniversary iMac that was similar to this. Updated specs and all, but that design.
The stand did what it needed to do. The sold a few of them to people that just want to flex on expensive luxury items but more importantly: it got EVERYONE to talk about Apple. It’s free publicity. And before you say “oh but it’s only bad publicity” no it is not. A professional news article will give detailed background information about the product that it’s made for (Pro XDR Display and MAC Pro), so it’s free advertisement
I’m obsessed with these old iMacs, I wanted one so bad growing up so they’ll always be the coolest things ever to me. But, I couldn’t help but laugh at “Let’s go ahead and put a lot of memory in this thing!” 😂 I can’t believe we survived with only 4GB on a desktop computer. 👀
This guy was one of the brilliant visionaries in technology.This was also my first Macintosh product.I got the Bondi Blue iMac in 1998. Now watching on 15 May , 2020 on MacBook Pro 2019 model.RIP Steve Jobs.
Some people like Steve Jobs. Others don't. Whatever you think about him, but this man knew how to present products to an audience like no other. And I miss him for that. Wish he could see the technology of today with his visions of tomorrow.
The best consumer electronics sales man of all time, this man could sell any electronic device to people at any cost and it be a hit just something about Steve Jobs and the way he communicated the products to the general public was magical and even the most untechy user could understand.
Jobs was a marketing genius, and it didn't hurt that he became a sort of cult leader to many Apple fanatics. he could have stuck the Apple logo on a cowpie, and many would have stood in line to buy it.
Anyone else just feel like going back in time to these conferences and walk in with today's laptops and smartphones and be like this is what it will be in a few years while watching these announcements?
For a machine that was released late 1998, it was underpowered compared to the latest PCs. By that time PCs had standardized to 64GB+ of RAM, had Pentium 2 CPUs with speeds of up to 400 MHz and the AGP 3d graphic cards were mainstream. Also some PCs were beginning to support DVD Video Playback. The thing back in the day, was that with the money of an iMac, you could afford a PC with the above specs.
It's very clear from the initial words of the presentation that iMac was a product aimed at laypeople, Internet first users, who wanted convenience, integration and style, and didn't gave a f&&& to specs comparisons. Entire lineups of car brands are sold to this day on this exact same approach, independently of their performance. I was there and used both PCs and Macs at the time. Specs were changing absurdly fast. There wasn't a clear spec standard as you imply. Nerd-grade machines aimed at gaming and multimedia creation in 1997 were already demoted to second tier in 1999 and reached the recycle bin around 2001. So any choice that wasn't a ready-to-use AIO box depended on timing, price slot and the user's intent and willingness/need to expand with peripherals and software. You didn't get an iMac G3 because it wasn't for you, but it was good for about 4 million buyers, more than half of them first time computer buyers.