Mike GdovinJan 11, 2023
BasicAppleGuy

January 11, 2005: Apple Announces the Mac mini
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Mac mini: B.Y.O.D.K.M
Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, & Mouse

The Mac mini was introduced at MacWorld ’05 for $499.
It featured a 1.25/1.42 GHz G4, 256MB RAM, 40-80GB HDD, & came pre-installed with Mac OS X Panther (10.3).

Jan 11, 2023 at 9:51pmIvory for iOS
Show threadThomas BrandJan 11, 2023
@BasicAppleGuy one of my favorite Macs.
Show threadBryan CulverJan 12, 2023
@BasicAppleGuy for all the mixed reviews this got it was my first Mac and therefor one of my favorites. It was the only way I could afford to get into the Mac ecosystem at the time but haven’t owned or daily driven anything else since.
Show threadChris Gervais 🎸🥁💻Jan 12, 2023
@BasicAppleGuy Kinda mind blowing to remember that Apple was locked into product intros at MacWorld, which occurred after the Christmas holiday, and built their release schedule around them. I always wanted to know what a parallel universe would be like for Apple sales where they always released products on their current schedule (March, June, Sept, Oct/Nov). Feels like Christmas ‘04 coulda had a lot of minis under the tree
Show threadBasicAppleGuyJan 12, 2023
@chrisgervais they were just talking about that on MacBreak Weekly - about how MacWorld constrained Apple in many ways.
Show threadChris Gervais 🎸🥁💻Jan 12, 2023
@BasicAppleGuy ohhh, will have to listen in. Just such a strange part of history where Apple was still becoming the highly vertically integrated company we know now, all the way down to product intro timing. Was the same for other TechCos with CES and whatnot back in ye olden times
Show threadJeffJan 15, 2023
@BasicAppleGuy great comp. Just got a new one and love it for light computer use, but only complaints are: little more expensive than it should be (compared to any M1 laptop), should have a couple more usbc (or TB) ports, and should support a second TB display.
Show threadAdam FairheadJan 16, 2023
@BasicAppleGuy my first Mac 💛
Show threadMike GetzJan 16, 2023
@BasicAppleGuy My first Mac. I had a Dell and bought a KVM switch to be able to go back and forth. I only went back and forth for about a week, then ditched the KVM switch. The iPod was the gateway that had me interested though. That and admiring the iMac G4 in the local CompUSA.