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25th Anniversary Mac on January 24, 2009?

Thursday, December 11, 2008 · 1:03 pm · 32 Comments

“January 24, 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh,” Anthony Frausto-Robledo writes for Architosh. “This is a momentous occasion by all accounts but what does Steve Jobs and Apple have planned for this event?”

Frausto-Robledo offers up a few possible ideas a 25th Anniversary Mac:

• All aluminum updated version of the original Macintosh
• Mac Pro Ultra
• MacBook touch

Full article here.

MacDailyNews Note: The Twentieth Anniversary Mac (TAM) was shipped by Apple in March 1997 (US$7,499) to mark the 20th anniversary of Apple Computer, not the Macintosh.

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Al

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 3:56 pm · Reply

Given the Mac’s up and down fortunes over the years, a 15% market share would be a nice commemorative accomplishment for the 25th anniversary.
Cubert

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 4:01 pm · Reply

DWJ,
You are a genius, sir!
Digits McGee

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 4:03 pm · Reply

Ah… Spartacus. What a great laptop for your desk. Maybe Apple should expand on that idea.
Digits McGee

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 4:06 pm · Reply

See Sparty here:
http://flickr.com/photos/36996637@N00/5289836/
Gosh

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 5:11 pm · Reply

it’s here – peak preview!

http://www.gizmowatch.com/images/future_imac2.jpg
Jeremy

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 5:38 pm · Reply

Yeah, this article is full of it.

The “20th Anniversary Mac” was in 1997 and celebrated the anniversary of the birth of the company. In 2007, (the 30th anniversary) nothing happened.

The anniversary coming up is the 25th anniversary of the Mac, not the company, and there is no reason to think that anything will happen then either.

Plus how stupid would it be to put a modern computer inside an old Mac Classic box aluminium or otherwise? Who would buy anything with a 9″ screen and pay a premium for it to boot?
Uncle Al

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 6:35 pm · Reply

We wrote software in FoxBase for the original Mac. Today, it displays on our 20″ monitors as a little 9″ window. Quaint.
G4Dualie

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 6:36 pm · Reply

Oh gee, a wet blanket.
Uncle Al

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 6:51 pm · Reply

Nah, just a fun little story. Wasn’t trying to be a wet blanket, or make any particular point. Well, except maybe that 20-year old Mac software still runs on my MBP. If I use Remote Desktop to get to a an older Mac running 10.3.9 and Classic.

If that comment was for someone else, then nevermind.
Register or Login

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 7:05 pm · Reply

It’s a macbook pro with a MATTE screen.
Larry

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 7:28 pm · Reply

That body must have jacked up the shipping cost a lot!
G4Dualie

Friday, December 12, 2008 - 1:20 am · Reply

Not you Al, I was taking about, oh never mind…