20 years ago today, Apple launched the eMac

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Apple’s introduction of the eMac, which was designed for educational use in classrooms and computer labs.

The original eMac sold for $999 in the United States, with a white casing, a 17-inch flat CRT display, a 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor, 128 MB RAM, and a 40 GB hard drive. , five USB ports, two FireWire ports, two speakers, and a built-in CD-ROM drive. An upgraded model with a faster 56K Internet modem is available for $1,199.

"Our education customers asked us to design a desktop computer just for them," Steve Jobs said in April 2002. "The new eMac features a 17-inch flat-panel CRT and a powerful G4 processor while retaining the all-in-one compact educator-favorite fence."

The original eMac shipped with Mac OS X version 10.1.4, says is "Puma" and comes with Microsoft's Internet Explorer pre-installed. Apple's own web browser, Safari, was announced in early 2003, a few months after the eMac was launched.

Citing strong consumer demand, Apple launched the eMac to all customers in June 2002.

“Consumers are knocking on the table asking for an eMac, and we agree,” Jobs said. “eMac production is ahead of schedule, so we will have enough eMacs this quarter to meet the needs of our education and non-education customers. .”

Apple continues to release additional eMac configurations with upgraded specs and SuperDrive. In October 2005, the eMac was once again restricted to educational institutions, and in July 2006, the eMac was replaced by the lower-end 17-inch iMac.

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