The iMac G3 is an absolute icon of industrial design, as (or perhaps more) era-defining than the Mac Classic before it. In ...

This means that the computer could be pushed back against a wall or desk with all of its accessories plugged in, without damaging the cables. That’s clever. All of these features did come at a cost.

It’s difficult to believe then, that the first Apple Mac to be designed with a USB interface was shipped without it; but that’s the case with 1997’s grey Power Mac G3. On the personality ...