The eOne was an all-in-one desktop computer produced by eMachines

EMachines

eMachines is a brand of entry level PCs, based in Irvine, California. eMachines employed about 135 employees and sold between 1 to 2 million computers each year before its purchase on January 30, 2004, by rival Gateway Computers...

 in 1999 that bore a clear resemblance to the design of Apple's iMac

IMac G3

The iMac G3 was the first model of the iMac line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. , and the originator of the Legacy-free PC market category. Like the first Macs, the iMac G3 is an all-in-one personal computer, encompassing both the monitor and the system unit in a single enclosure...

. It targeted buyers who liked the iMac

IMac

The iMac is a range of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers built by Apple. It has been the primary part of Apple's consumer desktop offerings since its introduction in 1998, and has evolved through five distinct forms....

 style but wanted to use the Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

 operating system.

The eOne came with a translucent "cool blue" case, while the original iMac had a two-toned case with "Bondi Blue" accents. At US$

United States dollar

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799, the eOne was also cheaper than the US$1,199 iMac. eMachines hoped to avoid legal trouble because the shape of the computer was different from the iMac, however Apple still sued successfully.

The eOne had a 433 MHz Intel Celeron

Celeron

Celeron is a brand name given by Intel Corp. to a number of different x86 computer microprocessor models targeted at budget personal computers....

 microprocessor, 64 megabyte

Megabyte

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s of PC-100 SDRAM RAM, and 15-inch CRT monitor, a 10BASE-T Ethernet port, a floppy drive, an 8 MB ATI

Ati

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 video card, a 56k modem

56K modem

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, and a CD-ROM drive

CD-ROM

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, along with the ability to use PC card

PC card

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s, which were commonly used to expand the capabilities of laptops. The eOne ran Windows 98

Windows 98

Windows 98 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on 15 May 1998 and to retail on 25 June 1998. Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid...

 or Windows Me

Windows Me

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, as opposed to the iMac running Mac OS 9

Mac OS 9

Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's Mac OS before the launch of Mac OS X. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever," highlighting Sherlock 2's Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple's free online services known as...

.

The eOne was available at Circuit City and Micro Center, but it did not sell well in the few months it was available; it was widely considered a failure for eMachines. The eOne is no longer in production.

In 2007, three years after acquiring eMachines, Gateway released the One, an all-in-one desktop computer.