Since the Mac is turning 40, I wonder if Apple should make a "FAM", or 40th Anniversary Macintosh. Something like the TAM, but after 20 years of evolution. If showcasing everything and anything, I wonder what this would look like. Of course, the pricing would make the Mac Pro look cheap, and I'm sure Apple likely wouldn't do this, due to the lack of sales of the TAM... but it would be interesting to see what Apple could do to make a no-holds-barred machine to celebrate.
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FAM or 40th Anniversary Mac?
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Mac Studio in matte black ! What else.......
ahh wait, Macbook Air in carbon fiber, with "spread tow" tissue.
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Spread Tow
“Spread tow” refers to the practice of spreading a fibre into a thinner, flatter reinforcement, for example a 5-mm wide 12K high-strength (HS) carbon fibre tow is commonly spread to a 25-mm width tape. This unidirectional tape can then be used in automated tape laying (ATL) and automated fiber...
these look fantastic in real live !
otherwise, well, screw it ! cause:
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Probably not . The 20th anniversary Mac was one of those “no focus” , gratitious Macs that Jobs threw in the trash can when he came back .
“… Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997. In March 1998 he made sweeping changes, including scrapping the Newton MessagePad. It was at this time that the TAM was discontinued, and remaining stocks reduced to US$1,995. T. …
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh - Wikipedia
The TAM was a boondoggle that served relatively little purpose . ( besides a vanity project ) . Apple has lots of freedom to do vanity projects elsewhere in the product( or non-product) line up now. ( e.g. the money pit Apple Car ) .
They already have a ‘hobby product’ in the MacPro ( and increasingly the iMac) . There is little need for a vanity product to clog up the line up.
At 40 years old the Mac has to work harder at ‘staying in shape’/ heathy / being competitive. Apple needs to fold in substantive improvements every 2-3 year intervals ; not something like every 10. ( or more ) .
It showcased some tendencies that brought the hockey puck mouse and butterfly keyboard. It is something needs to do less of not more of .
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It would be cool if they released a special curved iMac, that would be the equivalent I think. 32" OLED screen, some exotic material in a bronze color for example could make it a step beyond current offerings.
Of course everyone knows the TAM was no succes, but I owned one a decade ago and you wouldn't believe it came out a year before iMac G3. It had leather wrist pads and a Bose sound system, crazy stuff.
Apple could make more exciting products with its current state of succes. I'd love to see some experimentation next to standard products. Vision Pro BTW could be seen as just that.
Of course everyone knows the TAM was no succes, but I owned one a decade ago and you wouldn't believe it came out a year before iMac G3. It had leather wrist pads and a Bose sound system, crazy stuff.
Apple could make more exciting products with its current state of succes. I'd love to see some experimentation next to standard products. Vision Pro BTW could be seen as just that.
Wait for 50 years. Then it will be a 50 year anniversary color (Beige with the original rainbow apple logo) on the current iMac of the day
