pˈɜːsənəl kəmpjˈuːɾɚz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst jˌuːˌɛsbˈiː bˈuːɾɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, wɪððə mˈækɪntˌɑːʃ kəmpjˈuːɾɚz ˌɪntɹədˈuːsɪŋ ðə fˌʌŋkʃənˈælᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪððə pˈaʊɚ mˈæk dʒˈiː fˈoːɹ wɪð ˌeɪdʒˌiːpˈiː ɡɹˈæfɪks ænd ðə slˈɑːtlˈoʊdɪŋ ˈaɪ mˈæk dʒˈiː θɹˈiː mˈɑːdəlz.
Personal computers introduced USB booting in the early 2000s, with the Macintosh computers introducing the functionality in 1999 beginning with the Power Mac G4 with AGP graphics and the slot-loading iMac G3 models.