twentieth anniversary mac posts

Found footage: 20th Anniversary Mac intro video

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on May 28th, 2008

Earlier this week, we pointed out an unboxing video of a pristine 20th Anniversary Mac. Of course, they're underpowered by today's standards, but many Apple collectors love them. To find one still sealed in its original factory box is a rare indeed.

During the video, we got a look at the obnoxious introductory QuickTime that shipped with these things, which begins, "There are some things in life which capture one's soul." Capture my soul? You mean the TAM is a ghost trap?

Check out the fancy CG graphics, self-important narration and the glinting TAM itself. Many thanks to propstoyou22 for sending us the video.

Tags: apple history, AppleHistory, tam, tweet-this, twentieth anniversary mac, TwentiethAnniversaryMac

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Rig of the Day: TAM

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Aug 15th, 2006

Oh, how I want one of these. The TAM was created in 1997 to celebrate Apple's 20th anniversary, and today it stands as a desirable collectible for Mac addicts and tech geeks in general. They aren't the most powerful machines in the world (a 250 MHz 603e processor just screams inside that grey shell), but it sure would look cool in the living room.

"TAM" posted by soyburger.

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Tags: rig of the day, RigOfTheDay, tam, twentieth anniversary mac, TwentiethAnniversaryMac

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Remembering Apple's 20th Anniversary Mac

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Mar 31st, 2006

Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of Apple's existence. Since I haven't seen a whole lot of rumors or speculation as to what awe-inspiring products Apple might launch (if any) in celebration, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on TAM, Apple's Twentieth Anniversary Mac, of which only 12,000 were made. As a nice tech-related reality check: these 250 MHz powerhouses were introduced in 1997 for a whopping $7,499.

I'm not trying to waste my time on a prediction or stir up commotion. I simply thought it would be neat to reflect on how Apple celebrated their last decade's anniversary. Check out more details, specs and reminiscience of the TAM over at LowEndMac.

Tags: LowEndMac, Macintosh, TAM, Twentieth Anniversary Mac, TwentiethAnniversaryMac

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Rig of the Day: Great vintage collection

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jan 26th, 2006

Check this out. Flickr user Henri has got a great set of vintage Apple products in his snapshot. Note the (blueberry?) iMac, the Powerbook, Newton Message Pad, the Apple PowerCD with remote (wow), eMate, Color Classic and a Twentieth Anniversary Mac. I must confess, I had never seen an Apple PowerCD before, and had to write to Henri for an explanation.

"MacCollection" posted by Henri Smeets.

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Tags: apple powercd, ApplePowercd, color classic, ColorClassic, emate, imac, newton, powerbook, rig of the day, RigOfTheDay, twentieth anniversary mac, TwentiethAnniversaryMac

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