"But one of the most intriguing proposals for any lovers of retro creative tech has to be a Lego iMac G3. The design is picking up so many votes on the site that it might actually make it past the threshold to earn a review from Lego. I hope it does because this is the perfect retro toy I never knew I needed and could become on of the best Lego sets for adults."
"(Image credit: Terauma) Lego Ideas is a section of the Lego website where fans can submit their own proposals for new sets to be voted on by other fans. As spotted by 9to5mac, the 700-piece Lego Apple iMac G3 was submitted by a fan designer who goes by the name of Terauma, replicating Apple's classic 1998 all-in-one computer."
"The G3 has been getting a lot of attention again recently amid the current trend for Y2K nostalgia. The computer is remembered for introducing a CD-ROM drive in place of a floppy disk, and it immediately stood out from other desktop PCs with its translucent curved plastic frame (see our pick of the 100 best Apple products). It was one of Jony Ive's first designs for Apple, and it's often seen as the product that revived Apple's fortunes following Steve Jobs' return to the company. There was even a touchscreen iMac G3 (not something Apple's yet returned to in its computers)."
The Lego Ideas submission page features fan-created proposals ranging from architectural replicas to meme-inspired models. A 700-piece Lego iMac G3 model recreates Apple's 1998 all-in-one computer in the Bondi Blue colorway, complete with translucent keyboard, "hockey puck" mouse, a miniature cathode ray tube and motherboard. The concept was designed and rendered using BrickLink Studio virtual bricks. The original iMac G3 introduced a CD-ROM drive, used a translucent curved plastic frame, and marked an early major design by Jony Ive that helped revive Apple's fortunes after Steve Jobs' return. A touchscreen iMac G3 variant once existed.
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