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Long before the first iMac, long before the iPod or iPhone, and back when Apple was a company that sold beige boxes and OS X was little more than a gleam in Steve Jobs’ eye, there was the 20th Anniversary Macintosh. 

A special, custom model of the Macintosh built to celebrate Apple’s 20th anniversary in 1997, the system was a bronze, metallic beauty, almost cylindrical in shape, and earned rave reviews for its black, smooth design. Now, one can be yours, if you want to bid on it. 

The 20th Anniversary Mac featured a 12.1 LCD display, a 2GB hard drive, a TV and FM radio tuner, a 4x CD-ROM drive, a floppy drive, a 250MHz IBM PowerPC processor, and a high-end custom-made Bose sound system with a pair of speakers that shared the computer’s design. The Mac also featured a special keyboard with a built-in trackpad and leather palm rests, and could slide up under the Mac’s body when not in use. It ships with a brand new version of Apple’s Mac OS 7.6.1. 

Back when the 20th Anniversary Mac was released, it retailed for a whopping $7500. Only 11,60120th Anniversary Macs made it to users outside of Apple, and the one up on eBay now is in mint condition, and the unit has never been turned on. 

The boxes have been opened for inspection, but all of the original parts, documentation, and software are included. As of this writing, the bidding is up to over $1500 USD, with 6 days remaining in the auction. Only caveat: this unit is definitely not eligible for an AppleCare Protection Plan.