Apple in 1998
January 6, 1998
- A second 266MHz Power Macintosh G3 minitower model is added featuring a SCSI hard disk, 3D accelerator card and 128MB of RAM. [more]
March 2, 1998
- A new budget Power Macintosh G3 model with a modem as standard is added, aimed at home internet users. The prices of other models is lowered. [more]
- Display prices are lowered slightly. [more]
March 17, 1998
- Apple introduces the Studio Display, a translucent 15-inch LCD with VGA, composite and S-Video inputs. [more]
March 18, 1998
- Two 300MHz Power Macintosh G3 models are added to the lineup and a DVD-ROM drive option is made available. [more]
March 31, 1998
- The Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one is launched based on the standard Power Mac logic board including PCI slots. It is available to education customers only. [more]
May 6, 1998
- The iMac is unveiled to a mostly-surprised audience. It will not go on sale until August. [more]
- The PowerBook G3 Series is introduced with a choice of 12, 13 or 14-inch screens and 233MHz, 266MHz and 292MHz processors in six different models. [more]
July 8, 1998
- Apple introduces the PowerBook 3 DVD Kit consisting of a DVD drive and PC Card MPEG decoder. It is available as both a built-to-order option and upgrade kit. [more]
August 12, 1998
- The Power Macintosh G3 lineup is simplified to 4 models with speeds up to 333MHz. [more]
August 15, 1998
- The iMac goes on sale. [more]
September 1, 1998
- The PowerBook G3 lineup is reduced to a choice of 233, 266 and 300MHz models all with 14-inch screens. The floppy drive is no longer bundled and the top-end model has DVD as standard. [more]
October 1, 1998
- A cheaper version of the PowerBook G3 300MHz with CD rather than DVD is added to the lineup. [more]
October 17, 1998
- The Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one is removed from education customer pricelists. [more]
October 26, 1998
- The Rev B iMac appears with an improved graphics chip and redesigned reset button. [more]
December 4, 1998
- PowerBook G3 prices are cut from $2,799 to $2,499 on the low-end and $4,999 to $4,399 on the high-end. [more]
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