The iMac G3 was Apple's breakthrough all-in-one computer that single-handedly saved the company from bankruptcy. Released in August 1998, it featured groundbreaking translucent design in vibrant colors that made technology friendly and approachable.

Steve Jobs famously said the iMac would be "the computer for the rest of us" - and it delivered on that promise with unprecedented ease of use and stunning visual appeal.

In 1997, Apple was 90 days from bankruptcy. Steve Jobs had recently returned as interim CEO, and the company desperately needed a hit product. The result was Project C1 - what would become the iMac.

Jonathan Ive's design team took inspiration from everything around them: LifeSaver candies, kitchen appliances, even bathroom fixtures. The goal was simple - make the computer friendly, not intimidating.