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==Updates==

The iMac line was continually updated after initial release. Aside from increasing processor speed, video RAM, and hard-disk capacity, Apple replaced bondiBondi blue with new colours—initially blueberry, strawberry, tangerine, grape, and lime; later other colours, such as graphite, ruby, emerald, sage, and indigo, and the "blueBlue [[Dalmatian]]" and "Flower Power" patterns. A later hardware update created a sleeker design. This second-generation iMac featured a slot-loading optical drive, [[FireWire]], silent fanless operation (through [[convection cooling]]), and the option of [[AirPort]] [[wireless networking]]. This line of iMacs represented Apple's entry into digital video making, with capabilities far ahead of any consumer desktop. Apple continued to sell this line of iMacs until March 2003, mainly to customers who wanted the ability to run the older Mac OS 9 operating system.

USB, FireWire, modem, ethernet, wireless networking soon became standard across Apple's entire product line. In particular, the high-speed interface, FireWire, corrected the deficiencies of the earlier iMacs. As Apple continued to release new versions of its computers, the term 'iMac' continued to be used to refer to machines in its consumer desktop line. However, later redesigns of the iMac were usually more expensive to the consumer and never matched the first iMac in sales.