Ever since they came out, I've had a theory that the original Rev. A Bondi iMac would one day be a sought-after collector's item, up there with the Lisa and the original Macintosh. That still hasn't happened, but still, I'd really quite like to get my hands on an good condition, original Rev. A one day simply to preserve it for the day when it does become a collector's item.

As you were saying, it was really the machine that turned Apple around, not to mention it introduced quite a few modern trends, such as USB, colours other than beige/platinum (yes, I know the iMac was not the first computer, or even the first Mac to come in a colour other than beige/platinum, but it was by far the most common, not to mention the most inspiring, with all the PCs, accessories, alarm clocks, toasters, irons, etc that came in Bondi and later on fruit flavours), and no floppy drive.