20 years ago today, Apple introduced the eMac, designed for educational use in classrooms and computer labs.
The Hellenic IT Museum has eMac.
The original eMac had a white enclosure, a 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor, 128 MB of RAM, a 40 GB hard drive, and two FireWire ports. An upgraded model with a faster internet modem was available for $1,199.
Steve Jobs said in April 2002 that their education customers asked them to design a desktop computer specifically for them.
Stephen Hackett shared a video about the history of the eMac.
The original eMac was shipped with Mac OS X version 10.1.4 and it was pre-installed with Microsoft's Internet Explorer. In early 2003 Apple announced its own web browser, called Safari.
In June 2002, Apple made the eMac available to all customers.
Jobs said that consumers have been demanding to buy the eMac, and that they will have enough to satisfy both.
Additional eMac configurations with upgraded specifications and a SuperDrive were released by Apple. The eMac was replaced by a low-end iMac in July 2006 after it was limited to educational institutions.
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