The iMac G4 also shipped with AppleWorks 6 (an Office-like productivity suite), PCalc 2 (scientific calculator software), World Book Encyclopedia, and Otto Mattic (a 3D action game).

The iMac G4 -- one of Apple’s best-ever Macs -- turns 23 today. Here’s why it was so important to the world of computing, despite only lasting two years.

The mid-2000s saw a big shift in Apple's design language for the iMac. The G5, which debuted in 2004, dropped the fun stylings of the G3 and G4 in favor of a more professional look.

The DockLite G4 is a drop-in replacement motherboard for the iMac G4’s board that features an HDMI port, along with three USB-A and a single USB-C port, and 3.5mm ports for audio.

W hen Apple launched its all-in-one personal computer, the iMac G4, back in 2002, it was the coolest computing device you could own. A big departure from your typical squarish-beige-box PC, the ...

Steve Jobs introduced the iMac onstage in 1998, and it changed the all-in-one computer market forever. This visual history details the iMac G3, G4 Flat Panel, G5, Intel white, aluminum, slim, Pro ...

The Apple iMac G4 was also lovingly referred to as the ‘Apple iLamp’ due to its rather unique design with the jointed arm on which the display perches. Released in 2002 and produced until 2004 ...

For those not old enough to remember it, the iMac G4 was one of the cutest and most-adored Mac designs, following on from the iconic pastel-colored iMac G3. Launched in 2002, ...

While such a screen wouldn’t rival that of the Echo Show 10’s (or the iMac G4’s, for that matter), it would certainly be large enough to double as a small digital photo frame, as well as ...

The 2009 iMac is also notable for being the first iMac to come with a quad-core Intel CPU, with the 27-inch, 2.66 GHz Core i5 iMac topping the range at a cool $1,999 (just under $3,000 today).

The legendary iMac G4 is long gone now (except as an artifact of adoration in fans' basements), but Apple might launch something similar next year – at least on the outside.