Apple Twentieth Anniversary Mac

Essentials

Family: PowerMac

Codename: Spartacus, Pomona, Smoke & Mirrors

Gestalt ID: 512

Minimum OS: 7.6.1

Maximum OS: 9.1

Introduced: May 1997

Terminated: March 1998

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 603ev

CPU Speed: 250 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 50 MHz

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

ROM: 4 MB

RAM Type: 168 pin DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 60 ns

Onboard RAM: 32 MB

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 128 MB

Level 1 Cache: 16 kB data, 16 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 128 kB DIMM

Expansion Slots: 7" PCI, comm II, video i/o, TV (filled)

Video

Monitor: 12.1" active matrix LCD

Max Resolution: 16 bit 800x600

Storage

Hard Drive: 2.0 GB

ATA Bus: ATA

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Optical Drive: 4x vertical mount CD-ROM

Input/Output

ADB: 1

Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: HDI-30

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: stereo (SRS, with subwoofer)

Microphone: mono

Miscellaneous

Power: 140 Watts

Dimensions: 17.25" H x 16.5" W x 10" D

Weight: 14.9 lbs.

Although officially produced in celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of Apple, the 20th Anniversary Mac was released close to a year after the fact, in late Spring, 1997. And a truly unique Mac it was. The Motherboard was similar to that of the PowerMac 5500, and it was based on the same 603e processor, running at 250 MHz. The real innovation of the 20th Anniversary Mac was its unique shape, and advanced sound and video features. It came with an integrated TV/FM Radio System, an S-Video Input, and a custom sound system designed by Bose, with integrated stereo speakers, and a separate sub-woofer (it also included a 33.6Kbps GeoPort modem). The Twentieth Anniversary Mac was a limited edition, and sold for nearly $10,000. Its price was cut to as low as $1,999 and it was discontinued in March 1998.