Editing Power Mac G4 (section)

==Development==
After releasing the [[iMac]], Apple adopted the translucent plastic computer's visual style to its line of professional desktop computers with the "Blue and White" PowerPC G3-powered [[Power_Macintosh_G3#Blue_and_White|Power Macintosh G3]]. These machines featured a colorful design with curved handles for portability and a motherboard mounted on the side of computer for ease of access. They also began a migration away from legacy connectivity, such as [[SCSI]], floppy disk drives, and [[Apple Desktop Bus]] to [[Universal Serial Bus]] and [[FireWire]].{{sfn|Bates|1999|p=67–69}} While it was not as popular as the iMac, the Power Macintosh G3 sold well and kept Apple's foothold in the more lucrative business market.{{sfn|Kahney|2013|p=144}}

For the Power Mac G4, Apple kept the same design as the G3 it replaced, but came in a series of more sober case styling that presaged Apple's use of aluminum that would become Apple's trademark.{{sfn|Kahney|2013|p=144}} The front panel switched from a blueberry color to gray (initially in a shade Apple called "graphite"), the formerly frosted white side panels became opaque silver, and the white handles became clear.{{sfn|Gore|1999|pp=88–89}}