The iMac could become the preferred computer of trees. Problems There were, of course, Problems. The biggest one is Nanosaur . This is an irritatingly addictive game in which you guide a time-traveling, intelligent dinosaur on a mission to rescue dinosaur eggs. It sucks up way too much time, and watching the planet get obliterated by a comet is almost as much fun as winning.
Speed is another problem.
The iMac is very, very fast, faster than the Washington Apple Pi Labs crew expected. Almost immediately, everything had to be tested on the iMac, leaving other perfectly capable Macs, some with similar speed, sitting unused. Pre-installed on the iMac is a small application, Register, which allows you to register your computer purchase with Apple across the Internet. To complete the registration, you need a model number, from the outside of the shipping box, and the iMac serial number. The serial number is not so conveniently located inside a compartment on the side of the iMac.