AnandTech: Apple's Mac mini - Tempting PC Users Everywhere:
"Weeks before MacWorld San Francisco there were rumors appearing about a
'headless Mac', an ultra cheap Mac offered without a monitor. The
first thing that came to mind was an Apple version of an eMachines
system. Interestingly enough however, the rumors also stated that
it was an attempt from Apple to get iPod users to give Mac OS X a
try. It sounded odd at the time..."
