Back in the 1990s, your desire for a touchscreen Mac had already been fulfilled.
Did you know that there was a touchscreen Mac in the late 90s? It wasn’t made by Apple, but by a company called Elo.
The iPad, which has the same processors as the most recent MacBooks, is the closest thing Apple has ever given us to a Mac with touch capabilities. Yes, the iPad Pro M2 is the topic at hand. But since that isn’t actually running macOS, it doesn’t matter. What a letdown.
Furthermore, touch-enabled Windows PCs are widely available, so it’s not like Apple can’t create a Mac with a touch screen. The corporation, which is valued roughly $3 trillion, undoubtedly has the means to produce one; it just doesn’t want to. What if, however, we informed you that the Mac of our fantasies actually does exist? One is simply not allowed.
In the good old days of the late 1990s, a company by the name of Elo made the decision to accomplish what Apple would not and give the legendary iMac G3 touchscreen capability. It required an outsider to create a Mac with touchscreen support because Apple has been adamant about not doing so.
The iMac G3 was introduced in 1998. It was an instant hit with the masses. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)
Elo transformed a standard iMac G3 into a touchable marvel as part of the Apple Value Added Reseller programme, which allowed businesses to take Apple gear and beef it up.
Unexpectedly, the touchscreen iMac G3 performed admirably when YouTuber Michael MJD tested it out. Remember that the iMac G3 is an all-in-one computer that resembles a vibrant bubble with a screen and a computer inside of it? From 1998 through 2003, Apple sold it.
It’s unclear why these touchscreen Macs were created, but it’s assumed that they were utilised as kiosk computers with unique software. However, the device displayed by the YouTuber appears to be running conventional Apple software without any apparent modifications.
Of course, you can’t expect iPad-level touch sensitivity from a machine built when dial-up internet was still a thing, but it works surprisingly well – almost as if Apple made it. The only issue is that because the software wasn’t designed with touch support, certain elements appear oddly tiny for a device that could be operated directly from the screen.
Article courtesy@IndianExpress
