imac built for OS X?

[chibianh]

I've seen people mention here and there that the new iMac is the first Mac designed from the ground up for OS X.

How is this so?

 

[krossfyter]

first big distinction from the old one is that it has a G4 processor. the old one was a g3. In order for the new imac to include osx they had to put a g4 in there to keep up with the power demands of osx. as for everything else im sure other people on here can answer your question better than i can.

 

[oldMac]

built for OS X...

It's very simple really, prior to OS X, all Mac models were built for OS 9 and its predecessors.

Now that OS X is out, obviously the hardware is built for Mac OS X to be run on, because it's the current OS.

Seriously, it's just marketing. Just like all those "Built for Windows 2000" and "Built for Windows NT" PCs that are out there.

 

[mac15]

It had to be it the first with OS X as the the default boot