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Feb. 9 - Feb. 11

1993

Macintosh LC III introduced. The 25 MHz LC III eliminated the 16-bit memory bottleneck and 10 MB RAM ceiling of the earlier 16 MHz LC models.
Color Classic introduced, identical to Performa 250 introduced nine days earlier.
PowerBook 165c is the first PowerBook with a color display, although the passive-matrix screen is less than perfect.
Centris 610 and 650 introduced to fill middle space between consumer models and pro-oriented Quadra series.
Quadra 800 introduced to replace Quadra 950.
History: Feb. 10, 1993: Apple rolls out six new models at once, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2003.02.17. What was Apple thinking introducing six new Macs in February 1993? Looking back at Apple's broadest product rollout ever.

1999

iMac flaws, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. The iMac has four flaws. Here's how to address them.

2000

The iMac G4?, Dan Knight, iMac Channel. The pieces seem to fit together for a 17" iMac G4 this summer.
Plain old email, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "Every day I receive blank email. There's a subject and a sender, but no text. Nothing."
Apple, Nintendo collaborate on MacBoy, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. Not only that, but it will also run the Palm OS!

2003

Xserve, 1.33 GHz. Apple boosts CPU speed, bus speed, maximum drive size, adds FireWire 800, and more.
Feb. 10, 1993: Apple rolls out 6 new models at once, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. What was Apple thinking introducing six new Macs in February 1993? Looking back at Apple's broadest product rollout ever.
Cheerleading, misinformation, and moving ahead with Mac OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "Apple doesn't have much of a home court advantage while 20 of 25 million Mac users continue to work with the classic Mac OS."
Wacom Graphire2 graphics tablet, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. A pressure sensitive graphics tablet plus wireless mouse and software for $99.
The lowdown on the 15" AlBook, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. We all know it's coming out sooner or later. Our Apple insider gave us all the juicy details.

2005

The ultimate spam email, Dan Knight, The Lite Side. Low rate mortgages, murdered chiefs, international lotteries, cheating housewives, OEM software, online meds and more form the backbone of today's perfect spam email.

2006

TopXNotes Classic: A powerful, easy to use, low cost information organizer for OS 9, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. TopXNotes goes far beyond replacing Apple's Notepad and allows you complete organizational control of your notes.
How Apple could extend music sharing to your iPod and your stereo, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. iTunes makes it easy to share music with other iTunes users. Why not expand the idea so iPod users can share or so you can access your iTunes library from your stereo?
MacBook Pro 'perfect form factor', Rosetta close to PB G4 speed, Core Duo Dell $1000 less, and more, The 'Book Review. Also the modemless MacBook Pro, notebooks pass desktops in sales, Apple 9th in portable sales, fixing a broken PowerBook latch, iLap solves 'Book user's problems, bargain 'Books from $390 to $1,849, and more.
Much praise for Intel iMac, Core Duo keyboard problem, PPC emulator adds Classic to Macintel, and more, Mac News Review. Reasons to wait on buying an Intel Mac, Apple top brand in European education, new hard drives, and the SheepShaver emulator brings PowerPC Mac emulation to Intel-based Macs.

Feb. 9 - Feb. 11

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