G3 All In One - Why didn't IT sell?

**RacerX** · January 19th, 2002, 05:08 PM

The All-in-One was one of Apple's best selling models of 1998 (just before the release of the iMac). The only problem was that you had to be in the education market in order to get one (for normal people that meant having a student ID and buying it at your college bookstore). The two removable media drives slots are actually for a zip and a floppy drive (not two floppies, see attached image below).

I personally love being able to copy CD's directly from one drive to another. Currently the only system I have a CD-R on is my Quadra 950 which also has a CD-ROM so I do it all the time. The floppy thing for me is not that different from how I deal with zips. If I have at least one system with a floppy/zip drive attached on my network, then every system has access to one.

**ulrik** · January 19th, 2002, 05:51 PM

Anybody care to explain me what the reason was to limit the G3 All-in-one to the educational market???

**kenny** · January 19th, 2002, 07:19 PM

IIRC, the all-in-one was released during Amelio's reign of terror at Apple. They did a fair amount of stupid things during those days, and the all-in-one being made only for the edu market was just one of them. It's probably just as well; I don't think the world was quite ready for an all-in-one on the general market at that time. Even the original iMac, successful as it's been, took a little getting used to...

Just my $0.02...

**mindbend** · January 19th, 2002, 08:15 PM

Wasn't it a TV instead of a computer CRT? That alone is enough of a reason to kill it. Ever try to use a computer via a TV? Not fun.

**kenny** · January 19th, 2002, 08:29 PM

No, it was a computer display (not TV)... I don't have the specs, but I think it maxed out at 1024x768x16. I could be wrong. Very iMac-ish, actually. Not a bad machine, just Apple didn't have a proper clue what to do with it at the time...

**BlingBling 3k12** · January 19th, 2002, 08:40 PM

that's what you're talking about mindbend... Performa 520 (LC 520)

The limited edition Mac TV had a bit of an identity crisis. It came in a black LC 520-style case. (It is one of only a few Macs to have ever been black.) It came with a cable-ready TV tuner card, and included a CD-ROM drive. Only 10,000 Mac TVs were made before it was discontinued. However, Its TV-tuner card has become a popular option on many LCs and Performas.

It was introduced October 1993 and discontinued in early 1994.

Information From http://www.applehistory.com

**ablack6596** · January 20th, 2002, 03:42 PM

My school has a lot of the all-in-one G3's they are great computers.

**JakPuma** · January 20th, 2002, 04:28 PM

Ummm, the G3 All-in-One had only ONE floppy for it. That extra slot is for a optional Zip. How do I know? I saw one at my old school and the left slot had the Zip logoon it.