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<div class="left_inner_box_heading"><h1>Apple Unveils New eMac for Education</h1></div>
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<p>Apple Unveils New eMac for Education<br />
17-Inch Flat CRT eMac Most Affordable G4 System Ever</p>
<p>CUPERTINO, California-April 29, 2002-Apple=AE today unveiled the eMac=AE, a =<br />
new<br />
desktop line designed specifically for education, featuring a stunning<br />
17-inch flat CRT and a powerful 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor in a<br />
remarkably compact design that is 8 mm less deep than the original 15-inch<br />
iMac=AE. The most affordable PowerPC G4 system ever, the new eMac line start=<br />
s<br />
at just $999 (US).</p>
<p>"Our education customers asked us to design a desktop computer specifically<br />
for them," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "The new eMac features a 17-inch<br />
flat CRT and a powerful G4 processor, while preserving the all-in-one<br />
compact enclosure that educators love."</p>
<p>"By listening to educators and including their suggestions in the<br />
development of the product, Apple is showing why they have led the market<br />
for technology in education for the past 25 years," said James L. Konantz,<br />
Asst. Superintendent, Instructional Technology, Los Angeles Unified School<br />
District. "The new eMac delivers on the promise of powerful, affordable<br />
technology for schools."</p>
<p>Designed for today's digital classroom, the new eMac incorporates a 17-inch<br />
flat CRT, yet is actually 8 mm less deep than the original iMac with its<br />
15-inch CRT, an ideal size for both classrooms and computer labs. The<br />
17-inch flat CRT display has screen resolutions up to 1280-by-960 pixels in<br />
24-bit color. All eMacs include Apple's award-winning suite of digital<br />
lifestyle software, including iPhoto=81 for managing and sharing digital<br />
photographs, iMovie=81 2 for creating digital movies and iTunes=81 2 for<br />
creating a digital music library.</p>
<p>With five USB ports and two FireWire=AE ports, eMac provides easy<br />
plug-and-play connections to popular peripherals such as digital video<br />
camcorders, digital still cameras, printers and scanners. The eMac line<br />
includes a choice of a tray-loading CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo<br />
drive for watching DVDs and burning CDs.</p>
<p>Additional eMac features include:</p>
<p> * 40GB ATA Hard Drive;<br />
* built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet;<br />
* a 56K V.90 modem (some models);<br />
* support for optional AirPort=81(IEEE 802.11) wireless networking;<br />
* a total viewable image size of 16 inches on the 17-inch flat CRT;<br />
* an audio-in port, headphone jack, and integrated 16-watt digital<br />
amplifier and stereo speakers for great stereo sound;<br />
* NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 3D AGP 2X graphics with 32MB of Double Date<br />
Rate (DDR) video memory for outstanding performance;<br />
* an incredible software bundle offering AppleWorks=AE, QuickTime=AE,<br />
Mac OS=AE X Mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, WorldBook Mac OS X<br />
Edition, PCalc and Acrobat Reader;<br />
* Mac OS X version 10.1.4, Mac OS 9.2.2; and<br />
* Apple's optical Pro mouse and full-size Apple Pro Keyboard.</p>
<p>Pricing & Availability<br />
eMac priced at $999 (US) includes:</p>
<p> * 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor;<br />
* 128MB SDRAM;<br />
* CD-ROM optical drive; and<br />
* 40GB ATA Hard Drive.</p>
<p>eMac priced at $1,199 (US) includes:</p>
<p> * 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor;<br />
* 128MB SDRAM;<br />
* CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo optical drive;<br />
* 40GB ATA Hard Drive; and<br />
* 56K V.90 modem.</p>
<p>The new eMac will be available to education customers in the US and Canada<br />
in May through the Apple Store for Education at<br />
<a href="http://www.apple.com/education/store" title="www.apple.com/education/store">www.apple.com/education/store</a> or by calling an Apple education sales<br />
representative at 800-800-APPL.</p>
<p>Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple<br />
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.<br />
Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to<br />
students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world<br />
through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.</p>
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