Some people seem to think that rumors about Apple are a recent phenomenon. For whatever reason, Apple customers have long clamored for rumors about unreleased Apple products.
The first Apple rumor that I remember coming across and getting excited about was one for the Apple //gs+. For those who don’t remember, Apple’s first computer was the Apple I in 1976 which gave way to the Apple II series. The Apple //gs was released in 1986 and represented the last of the Apple II product line.