20th Anniversary Cube?

jholzner · May 18, 2003, 09:57 PM

http://www.envestco2.com/macwhispers...ves/000067.php

King Cobra · May 18, 2003, 10:04 PM

The Twentieth Aniversary Mac was already released. It was tall, had an 800 x 600 monitor, flat, and cost $10000.

A 25th Aniv. would be more likely to occur sometime in the future.

CMillerERAU · May 18, 2003, 10:15 PM

The original 20th Aniversary Mac was to commemorate the birth of Apple, not the Mac I believe. This new 20th Ann. would be for the macintosh itself. I personally would like to see it in a cube enclosure but using black pastics to make it distinctive and follow the original 20th Anniversary Mac.

saint · May 18, 2003, 10:27 PM

The 20th anniversary mac was to commemmorate 20 years since the birth of Apple. It was released in 1997. The time for a 25th anniversary mac has now come and gone.

This article is talking about something to commemmorate 20 years since the birth of the Macintosh. This would be due in early 2004.

As for the article, The only information they have is somebody claims that Apple has asked for some plastic enclosures similar to the Cube shells. I think it is unlikely that Apple will have a special mac to commemmorate 1984 - 2004, because lots of people will be saying
"hey, didn't they do that about 6 years ago?"

And they certainly couldn't call it the 20th Anniversary Macintosh.

vollspacken · 12:46 AM

hey, why not?

I think it would be a nice way to either bring the cube back or to produce a "classic/se30/plus"-like mac in a cube form factor... maybe with the 12" lcd from the iBook

put in an 1+ Ghz gobi G3 and out comes a nice and stylish word processor/internet machine or home network server... small, sexy, fanless and cheap

price it at $999,- and I would buy one...

hmmm, won't happen but I can dream

vSpacken

MacRumors · May 19, 2003, 03:10 AM

MacWhispers believes that there will be a surprise product celebrating the Mac's 20th anniverary.

Based on information they have received, they believe the limited edition mac may be a variant of the Cube form factor.

adamcoop · May 19, 2003, 03:30 AM

If that's true - I'll so be there in line for one (I'm still kicking myself for selling my cube.)

Zenith · May 19, 2003, 03:48 AM

I'm also regret selling mine... I only had it for two months when I sold it for 50$ less than I bought it for, and then bought a QS 733 without L3 cache. It wasn't much faster really... A 20th anniversary Cube would've been great! With 970...

MacBandit · May 19, 2003, 03:50 AM

If they price it right (this time) I too will be there to get one even though I have absolutely no need for one.

the future · May 19, 2003, 04:29 AM

EVERYBODY needs a Cube...

Bengt77 · May 19, 2003, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by the future
EVERYBODY needs a Cube...

I guess I'll second that. Don't have one myself, since I found it to be too expensive. And when they lowered the price, they were soo behind the specs of the Power Macs and even of the iMacs that I went for the latter. The form factor is still the best, though. I really would love to own one, especially with a Radeon 9700 or 9800 Pro and a PPC970.

Schweet!

MacFan25 · May 19, 2003, 06:58 AM

If there is one, hopefully it wont cost too much. That would be great if it's like the cube.

iGav · May 19, 2003, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MacFan25
If there is one, hopefully it wont cost too much. That would be great if it's like the cube.

Are you kidding....?? it'll have a hefty price tagged slapped on it, exactly like the 20th Anniversary Mac did when it was announced!!

I'd hope to see something alittle more innovative than the Cube... maybe following the all in one factor of the previous special edition.... but pushing design to the limits....

Whatever it turns out to be.... cheapness isn't going to be in the equation!

sparks9 · May 19, 2003, 07:20 AM

BS!! Macwhispers is always wrong!

5300cs · May 19, 2003, 08:10 AM

Apple's 30th Anniversary will be coming in a few years, they could call it the 30th Anniversary Mac .. but then it would still be the "TAM".

And the iMac was supposed to "commemorate" the original Macintosh by using the same all-in-one concept, wasn't it?

I'm looking forward to a 30th Anniversary Mac .. if they ever make one...

Sol · May 19, 2003, 08:11 AM

The Cube was a great product but the price should have been lower than the price of an iMac (today it should be lower than the price of an eMac). I am sure the 20th Anniversary Mac will be even less value for money than the original Cube. The last Anniversary Mac was simply a collectable and by the sound of it so is this.

Mr. Anderson · May 19, 2003, 08:54 AM

If they release a G4 20th Anniversary Cube and there are 970s out in the PowerMac line I'd consider that a huge mistake. Giving it a 970 would actually make it a much better machine that would have a little life in it, not something that would have appeal for a short time and then be totally obsolete.

I wouldn't mind having one, but there wouldn't be a reason to pay extra for a machine that's already going to be pricey....

I'd love to see one come out, though.

D

the future · May 19, 2003, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
I wouldn't mind having one, but there wouldn't be a reason to pay extra for a machine that's already going to be pricey....

IF a new Cube will come and IF it will have a PPC 970 (like the Power Macs will have by then, or so we all assume) – then there MIGHT be a VERY GOOD REASON to pay a little extra: IF the new Cube is still FAN-LESS.

And yes, the original Cube was too expensive when it came out first, but after they adjusted the price several months later it wasn't anymore. Too little, too late, though, for most people at the time.

Dunepilot · May 19, 2003, 09:28 AM

It's true, the original anniversary mac was waaaaay over-priced, but if they could somehow shoe-horn a fast G4 into a cube enclosure (really not too convinced if this would be possible whilst staying fanless), the music industry would lap them up with the current crop of excellent firewire sound solutions negating the need for PCI in many configurations.

Cube without fan + Digi002. Yes please

kettle · May 19, 2003, 09:39 AM

Wouldn't a 20th Anniversary Cube have to be released 20 years after the first cube.

Wouldn't a 25th Anniversary Macintosh be better? If that hasn't gone already?

rjwill246 · May 19, 2003, 10:12 AM

I just replaced the G4 450Mhz chip with a 1Gig from Powerlogix and with 1gig of memory: this Cube has a lot of life left in it and it is highly visible at work. I can't tell you how many people stop and ask if THAT is a computer and after they had a good look and said Wow! a few times, the usual comment is "I wish they had one for Windows!" Oh well!

dongmin · May 19, 2003, 11:52 AM

Maybe it'll be the 4th Anniversary Power Mac Cube to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the Power Mac Cube!!!

Dunepilot · May 19, 2003, 12:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by rjwill246
I just replaced the G4 450Mhz chip with a 1Gig from Powerlogix and with 1gig of memory: this Cube has a lot of life left in it and it is highly visible at work. I can't tell you how many people stop and ask if THAT is a computer and after they had a good look and said Wow! a few times, the usual comment is "I wish they had one for Windows!" Oh well!

I'm assuming that the Powerlogix upgrade included a fan? Did it add to the noise generated by the cube by a noticeable amount?

Sun Baked · May 19, 2003, 12:49 PM

It would be interesting if they simply called it the NeXT Cube, and dumped any ideas of anniversary naming schemes.

Simple, cool, and quiet...

MacBandit · May 19, 2003, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iGAV
Are you kidding....?? it'll have a hefty price tagged slapped on it, exactly like the 20th Anniversary Mac did when it was announced!!

I'd hope to see something alittle more innovative than the Cube... maybe following the all in one factor of the previous special edition.... but pushing design to the limits....

Whatever it turns out to be.... cheapness isn't going to be in the equation!

I sure hope they don't but I can certainly see you're point.

$10,000 any one?

May 18, 2003, 09:57 PM	#1
jholzner macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Champaign, IL	20th Anniversary may be coming says Macwispers... http://www.envestco2.com/macwhispers...ves/000067.php __________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -Terry Pratchett. http://homepage.mac.com/jholzner

May 18, 2003, 10:27 PM	#4
saint macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney	The 20th anniversary mac was to commemmorate 20 years since the birth of Apple. It was released in 1997. The time for a 25th anniversary mac has now come and gone. This article is talking about something to commemmorate 20 years since the birth of the Macintosh. This would be due in early 2004. As for the article, The only information they have is somebody claims that Apple has asked for some plastic enclosures similar to the Cube shells. I think it is unlikely that Apple will have a special mac to commemmorate 1984 - 2004, because lots of people will be saying "hey, didn't they do that about 6 years ago?" And they certainly couldn't call it the 20th Anniversary Macintosh. __________________ The truth is out there.

May 18, 2003, 10:43 PM	#5
vollspacken macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boogie-Down Münstertown	hey, why not? I think it would be a nice way to either bring the cube back or to produce a "classic/se30/plus"-like mac in a cube form factor... maybe with the 12" lcd from the iBook put in an 1+ Ghz gobi G3 and out comes a nice and stylish word processor/internet machine or home network server... small, sexy, fanless and cheap price it at $999,- and I would buy one... hmmm, won't happen but I can dream vSpacken __________________  *...A Huge Ever Growing Apple That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld.* Last edited by vollspacken : May 19, 2003 at 12:46 AM.

May 19, 2003, 03:10 AM	#6
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	20th Anniversary Cube? MacWhispers believes that there will be a surprise product celebrating the Mac's 20th anniverary. Based on information they have received, they believe the limited edition mac may be a variant of the Cube form factor.

May 19, 2003, 03:30 AM	#7
adamcoop macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canberra, Australia	If that's true - I'll so be there in line for one (I'm still kicking myself for selling my cube.) __________________ How cool is Plastilina Mosh?

May 18, 2003, 10:04 PM	#2
King Cobra Guest Join Date: Mar 2002	The Twentieth Aniversary Mac was already released. It was tall, had an 800 x 600 monitor, flat, and cost $10000. A 25th Aniv. would be more likely to occur sometime in the future.

May 18, 2003, 10:15 PM	#3
CMillerERAU macrumors regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fresno, CA (Prescott, AZ for school)	The original 20th Aniversary Mac was to commemorate the birth of Apple, not the Mac I believe. This new 20th Ann. would be for the macintosh itself. I personally would like to see it in a cube enclosure but using black pastics to make it distinctive and follow the original 20th Anniversary Mac.

May 19, 2003, 03:48 AM	#8
Zenith macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Norway	I'm also regret selling mine... I only had it for two months when I sold it for 50$ less than I bought it for, and then bought a QS 733 without L3 cache. It wasn't much faster really... A 20th anniversary Cube would've been great! With 970... __________________ Listen to my music at espenberg.no, Listen! Official avatarist of 2002. Yeah, I'm growing old in these forums.

May 19, 2003, 03:50 AM	#9
MacBandit macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Springfield, OR (Home of the Simpsons)	If they price it right (this time) I too will be there to get one even though I have absolutely no need for one. __________________ Folding@Home "Folding FAQ," for more information. Fold with your PS3. Message me on the Playstation Network ID 'MacBandit'

May 19, 2003, 04:29 AM	#10
the future macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002	EVERYBODY needs a Cube... __________________ If any of the above should be wrong, it was just irony.

May 19, 2003, 06:58 AM	#12
MacFan25 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA	If there is one, hopefully it wont cost too much. That would be great if it's like the cube. __________________ Folding FAQ - Find out exactly what folding is and how to join MacRumors Team Folding!

May 19, 2003, 07:20 AM	#14
sparks9 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Copenhagen	BS!! Macwhispers is always wrong! __________________

May 19, 2003, 08:10 AM	#15
5300cs macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: japan	Apple's 30th Anniversary will be coming in a few years, they could call it the 30th Anniversary Mac .. but then it would still be the "TAM". And the iMac was supposed to "commemorate" the original Macintosh by using the same all-in-one concept, wasn't it? I'm looking forward to a 30th Anniversary Mac .. if they ever make one... __________________

May 19, 2003, 08:11 AM	#16
Sol macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Australia	Cube was over-priced The Cube was a great product but the price should have been lower than the price of an iMac (today it should be lower than the price of an eMac). I am sure the 20th Anniversary Mac will be even less value for money than the original Cube. The last Anniversary Mac was simply a collectable and by the sound of it so is this. __________________ DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER

May 19, 2003, 08:54 AM	#17
Mr. Anderson Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in VA	If they release a G4 20th Anniversary Cube and there are 970s out in the PowerMac line I'd consider that a huge mistake. Giving it a 970 would actually make it a much better machine that would have a little life in it, not something that would have appeal for a short time and then be totally obsolete. I wouldn't mind having one, but there wouldn't be a reason to pay extra for a machine that's already going to be pricey.... I'd love to see one come out, though. D __________________ "Klaatu varada nikto!"

May 19, 2003, 09:28 AM	#19
Dunepilot macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: UK	It's true, the original anniversary mac was waaaaay over-priced, but if they could somehow shoe-horn a fast G4 into a cube enclosure (really not too convinced if this would be possible whilst staying fanless), the music industry would lap them up with the current crop of excellent firewire sound solutions negating the need for PCI in many configurations. Cube without fan + Digi002. Yes please __________________ Wii Code - 0279-2698-2658-0111 - Dunepilot

May 19, 2003, 09:39 AM	#20
kettle macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2002 Location: England, Great Britain (Airstrip One)	20th Anniversary Cube Wouldn't a 20th Anniversary Cube have to be released 20 years after the first cube. Wouldn't a 25th Anniversary Macintosh be better? If that hasn't gone already? __________________ Well gentlemen, a great deal of money has been invested in this project... ...and we can't allow it to fail. File Under - METAL Feel like you could have put that differently? please register your complaint here...

May 19, 2003, 10:12 AM	#21
rjwill246 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA (often) and Adelaide, OZ	I just replaced the G4 450Mhz chip with a 1Gig from Powerlogix and with 1gig of memory: this Cube has a lot of life left in it and it is highly visible at work. I can't tell you how many people stop and ask if THAT is a computer and after they had a good look and said Wow! a few times, the usual comment is "I wish they had one for Windows!" Oh well!

May 19, 2003, 11:52 AM	#22
dongmin macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2002	Maybe it'll be the 4th Anniversary Power Mac Cube to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the Power Mac Cube!!!

May 19, 2003, 12:49 PM	#24
Sun Baked macrumors 603 Join Date: May 2002	It would be interesting if they simply called it the NeXT Cube, and dumped any ideas of anniversary naming schemes. Simple, cool, and quiet... __________________ May you be plagued by images of Richard Simmons flouncing through you brain, and squat thrusting his way though all waking thoughts.

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