IMac G3 Colors

There are different colors of the iMac G3, and this page shows a complete list of each one. The iMac G3 was sold from 1998 to 2003, which was 5 years in total length.

The first one that came out in 1998 was Bondi Blue. The last ones were released in 2001, which were Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power.

The iMac G3 also saw a nearly look alike computer also from Apple, the eMac, which was used for the education market at the time. This page shows a complete list of all the iMac G3's that came out.

August 15, 1998 (Bondi Blue)
The first iMac G3 released was Bondi Blue. The iMac G3 when it first came out left several things in the past, including beige plastic, legacy I/O, and a floppy drive.

In October 1998, it recieved a few minor updates, but neither of them were different. The only difference is that it recieved more vram and hardware bug fixes.

January 1999 (The Five Flavors)
In January of 1999, The Five Flavors were released, which were Grape, Blueberry, Lime, Tangerine, and Strawberry. They were essentially just faster 1998 iMacs, except in exciting new colors.

In April of 1999, a speed bump took place, bringing them to 333 MHz.

Sometime in the fall of 1999, they were slightly redesigned, replacing the cd drive with a slot loading mechanism and no door.

October 1999 (Rename To DV)
In October of 1999, there was a USB only Blueberry for $999.99. That same time, the five flavors came back and were released with FireWire built in, and were renamed to DV.

The DV Special Edition, released the same time, was released in a new color, Graphite. That featured FireWire and a 13GB hard drive.

July 2000 (Major Changes)
In July of 2000, things got out of hand. An Indigo iMac G3 was released with no FireWire nor support for airport.

The DV Summer Edition added Indigo and a new color, which was Ruby, and a faster again DV+ iMac G3 added Indigo, Ruby, and Sage.

The DV SE was sold in Graphite and Snow were released with an even faster processor and a 33GB hard drive.

February 2001 (Two New Colors)
The early 2001 Indigo iMac brought much needed sanity. It was released in the same Indigo as well as two new colors, Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power.

In the two new colors, the patterns were molded into the plastic and took Apple at least 18 months to perfect.

The Early 2001 SE swapped Graphite for Indigo and came with an updated G3 as well as a faster GPU.

July 2001 (Last Generation)
The Last Generation iMacs were introduced in Graphite, Indigo, and Snow.

After the iMac G4 was released in early 2002, all colors except snow were discontinued.

Only the snow remained and went on for sale until March 18, 2003.