The iMac revolutionised our world – and now it s back to do it again
Apple s original iMac was so perfectly designed, it shaped the look and feel of a technological era. Will the new M1 have the same legacy?
21 May 2021 • 5:00am
The new M1 is the latest version of the iMac, originally released 23 years ago
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In Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs biopic Michael Fassbender, as Jobs, launches the iMac G3 in 1998 and it’s the triumph of his life. His opponents praise him. The press fawn. He gets projections that he’ll ship one million units in the first 90 days, making it the fastest selling computer in history. “Steven – it’s over,” Kate Winslet, playing his marketing chief Joanna Hoffman, tells him. “You’re going to win.”