Editing EMac (section)

==Background==
In 1998, Apple released the [[iMac G3]], an [[all-in-one computer]] built around a [[cathode-ray tube]] display. The iMac was a major success for Apple, selling more than five million units;<!-- ref --> it also sold for as low as US$799, making it the most affordable Mac model Apple offered.<!-- ref --> In January 2002, Apple announced a successor to the iMac G3, the [[iMac G4]]. This iMac was built around a floating flat-panel display, and started at a higher price than the previous generation.<!-- ref here --> While a few models of the iMac G3 remained at lower price points, they lacked power for educational tasks like video. Education customers made up nearly a quarter of Apple's sales,<ref>{{cite news|author=Hales, Linda|date=June 29, 2002|title=At Awards, the I's Have It; The iMac and Three Other Apple Concepts Take Gold for Industrial Design|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|page=C2}}</ref> and with Windows-based computers eating into Apple's market share of the sector, Apple consulted with educators to build a cheaper G4-powered successor for the price-conscious market.{{sfn|Michaels|Cellini|2002|p=16}}

Apple announced the eMac on April 29, 2002,<ref>{{cite web |title=Apple Unveils New eMac for Education |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/04/29Apple-Unveils-New-eMac-for-Education/ |website=Apple Newsroom |access-date=13 July 2023 |date=29 April 2002}}</ref> to be sold only to education markets. Apple had previously created education-only computer models, including the iMac predecessor [[Power Macintosh G3#All-In-One|Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One]]. The machine's CRT screen made it cheaper than the iMac G4 (the most expensive configuration was still cheaper than the cheapest iMac G4), and its bulk was intended to make it more resilient to wear and tear in a school setting than the fragile hinge and flat screen of the iMac.