The BYODKM Mac. The Mac mini was born in 2005 and at the time, Apple was much more aggressive about increasing its share of the PC market.

“The Mac mini is BYODKM,” Steve Jobs said, in front of a crowded and slightly confused audience at Macworld 2005. “Bring your own display, keyboard and mouse,” he continued. “We supply the computer, ...

Mighty mini. Over its 17-year lifespan, the Mac mini has gone through surprisingly few major changes. It started out as a 6.5-inch by 2-inch square, and is now a 7.75-inch by 1.41-inch square.

The Mac mini is celebrating its 20th birthday today. From its humble origins to today’s powerful M4 chips, it’s never looked stronger than it does in 2025.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to ...

A new enthusiast site has opened for fans of the new Apple Mac mini: BYODKM.net (Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, and Mouse). While they don’t have a lot of news you haven’t seen spread all ...

Consequently, the Mac mini was "BYODKM." "What does that mean?" asked Jobs. "BYODKM. It means Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, and Mouse. We supply the computer. You supply the rest.

The greatly reduced size of the new M4 Mac mini is fantastic, ... It's still a BYODKM ("bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse,") as Steve Jobs initially described it.

No matter its size, the Mini’s BYODKM remains one of its best attributes. Apple might not be planning a 27-inch iMac, but we’re about to have an astonishingly compact desktop that can be ...

Apple Mac mini with M2 processor. David Phelan. ... As Steve Jobs said when he unveiled the first one in January 2005, it was “BYODKM” (Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, ...

Before the Mac mini, Apple sold desktops, all-in-one computers and laptops but not a device that was “BYODKM” or bring your own display, keyboard and mouse.

For years, potential switchers had griped that Apple should offer a cheaper, stripped-down Mac. Apple wanted to leave them with no excuses. So it gave them this sleek, small computer with an aluminium ...