A prototype of a Mac mini with a dock connector

Henry Plain posted some photos of his Mac mini equipped with a dock connector. As seen, a first-generation iPod nano works perfectly fine with this model.

Mac mini

Mac mini


Motherboard

Motherboard


EVT

EVT


iPod syncing

iPod syncing

However, it’s important to note that this machine was never released, and while the model shown is an Intel version, the G4 also has traces of an internal connector.