What color was the original iMac G3 introduced by Steve Jobs in 1998?
Answer
Bondi blue
The original iMac G3 introduced by Steve Jobs in 1998 was Bondi blue.
Apple unveiled the iMac on May 6, 1998, and began selling it on August 15 that year. Its translucent Bondi-blue enclosure exposed elements of the computer’s internal design and made the machine visually distinct from the beige desktop computers common at the time. The all-in-one computer included a built-in display and emphasized simple setup for home users.
The iMac also removed several older computer connections, including the floppy-disk drive and many legacy ports, while adopting USB. That decision was controversial, but it helped accelerate the adoption of USB peripherals and signaled Apple’s preference for simpler hardware choices.
Apple later released iMacs in additional colors, including Blueberry, Tangerine, Grape, and Lime. Graphite, Ruby, and other names therefore belong to later color variants, not the first Bondi-blue iMac G3.