IPod (2nd generation)

The 2nd-generation iPod, also known as the iPod 2G or iPod (Touch Wheel), was released by Apple Computer in August 2002.
==Features==
The new iPod had a few hardware improvements such as a redesigned hold switch, a cover for the FireWire port and slightly more rounded body. The main improvement was replacing the mechanical scroll wheel with a Touch Wheel, which would be adopted by subsequent models. It also offered larger hard-drive capacity options, in 10 and 20 GB models that also included an iPod Remote control.FAQs : iPod General, iPodlounge. Archived 2003-10-17.
This was the first iPod with Windows support through the use of , a third-party bundled application as iTunes had not yet been released for Windows yet. Apple continued to sell 5 GB versions of the 1st-generation iPod into this product's lifespan.
==Requirements==
The minimum operating systems required to sync to the iPod 2G are Mac OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X 10.1.4, or Windows Me or 2000. A FireWire connection is required.iPod - Technical Specifications, Apple Computer. Archived 2002-08-02.
==References==
==External links==
*Introducing the new iPod family. at Apple (archived 2002-08-02)
**iPod - Sync with iTunes 3 (archived 2002-08-02)
*Apple iPod 2nd Gen (Touch Wheel) 5, 10, 20 GB specs at EveryMac
*2nd Generation iPod at Low End Mac (2002-07-17)
* at Wikipedia
Category:2002 introductions
Category:Discontinued Apple hardware