I want to know what wireless technology they would've used for the mouse and keyboard all the way back then. It's not like wifi and Bluetooth were things yet, much less commonplace.
But are they thinner and lighter????
These pictures can all be found in the out-of-print book, AppleDesign.
EDIT: Nope, not it.
Hm? The same machines are in there, I have the book myself.
To be perfectly honest, I returned it the day I received it. I was thoroughly underwhelmed by this book.
What made an older book, AppleDesign, much better, was the numerous photographs of prototype products. This book lacked any insider access to prototypes, and therefore is composed of facts and images I am already familiar with. Why bother keeping this book? You can easily get the same information and images found in this book on Wikipedia.
this guy looks like Lincoln.
the baby mac looks cute ^^
Designboom has a full range of pictures of 10 different conceptual product designs available, along with a few excerpts of text from the book.
Design Forward, Esslinger's Book will be released on January 16, 2013.
Article Link: Frog Design's Hartmut Esslinger Reveals Early Apple Designs in New Book
The baby Mac looks a lot like the 1999 iMac. Despite the size, I think the prototype looks even better! Though, in a world dominated by grey boxes the iMac did look refreshing.
It probably would've used Infrared technology like that used in TV remotes.