Space saver
The Twentieth Anniversary Mac came with its own subwoofer and took up little space on your desk—at least compared to other PCs at the time.
Jonathan Ive with hair :D
Apple designer Jony Ive appeared in a promotional Apple video discussing the Twentieth Anniversary Mac.
Tale of two TAMs
This photo shows two Twentieth Anniversary Mac models side by side: the fatter one on the right has an Ethernet card installed in its CommSlot II port.
Baby got back
A back shot of the (non-fat) Twentieth Anniversary Mac with its cover on. Unlike the modern iMac, users could easily remove the back cover to access the logic board.
Bring the bass.The Twentieth Anniversary Mac's Subwoofer
A bottom shot of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac's subwoofer.
Exposed
The two Twentieth Anniversary Macs with their back covers removed. The one on the right (the fat Twentieth Anniversary Mac) has a purple Cresendo/L2 G3 accelerator card installed.
Look at that board
The rear casing of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac popped off easily with two latches to expose the logic board.
TV mode!!!
The front of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac offered a number of switches and settings, including a "TV/Mac" button. What's that for? Unlike other PCs at the time, the TAM came with a built-in TV tuner.
Back when unboxing was cool
A shot of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac's box before opening. Please contain your "ooh"s and "ahh"s.
Inside the box
Inside the TAM box came the keyboard, a TV remove (for its TV tuner capabilities), and, unlike other Macs at the time, a trackpad instead of a mouse.
TAM’s most high-profile appearance
The Twentieth Anniversary Mac reached the height of its celebrity by appearing in Seinfeld. It didn't stick around for the whole series, though; Jerry had a variety of Macs on his desk throughout the show, including a Mac classic and an iMac.
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