Apple has informed the developer of a tiny unique Mac reproduction to cease promoting them, however for a short while but they continue to be obtainable.
This is not a Mac mini, it is a mini Mac. At 62mm (2.41 inches), the pico-mac-nano is shorter than the floppy disks that the unique Macintosh used, but it’s a lovingly constructed mannequin of the entire system.
And it really works.
Nick Gillard has taken the Raspberry Pi Pico and constructed it into a reproduction of the unique compact Macintosh. It is not like you are able to do so much with it, nevertheless it launches a model of the previous Mac’s system software program — and you may plug in a USB-C mouse.
A prototype model could be seen in a YouTube video reportedly approved by Gillard, although not that includes him. Photos of what Gillard calls the pico-mac-nano could be discovered on his web sitethe place he additionally has a Collectors’ Version which comes with a reproduction of Apple’s well-known Picasso-style packaging of the day.
Each the usual and collectors’ variations can nonetheless be ordered from the positioning, however in a press release to AppleInsider, Gillard mentioned that Apple’s legal professionals have come calling.
The two.4-inch reproduction Macintosh has been painstakingly designed — picture credit score: Nick Gillard
“In equity to Apple, not solely are they completely inside their rights to challenge a stop and desist (and I am stunned it did not come sooner given the Collectors Version field!), however they’ve been super-nice and well mannered concerning the venture,” he wrote, “saying issues like ‘it is clear you have poured a substantial amount of care and keenness into your work. We genuinely admire your enthusiasm for — and admiration of — the unique Macintosh.'”
“They may have requested that the entire open supply venture be taken down from GitHub however are at the moment solely requesting we cease promoting the assembled items,” he continued. “So anybody can nonetheless construct one themselves for their very own use.”
Gillard says he’s persevering with a dialog with Apple’s Trademark and Copyright Group, although. Till he’s compelled to take down his listings, the pico-mac-nano can nonetheless be ordered absolutely assembled.
“For individuals who have already ordered and paid for a pico-mac-nano,” provides Gillard, “Apple’s resolution doesn’t have an effect on your order and if we’ve to take away the online retailer listings, we’ll proceed to meet all backorders. Thus far we’ve shipped virtually 400 items and are delivery approx. 40 orders a day.”
The usual pico-mac-nano sells for 58 kilos Sterling (round $78). The collectors version is 79.50 kilos Sterling (roughly $107.)
That is removed from the primary time {that a} reproduction has been product of classic Macs — in 2024 an engineer made a Macintosh Plus — however it’s unquestionably the cutest.
