February 22 in Low End Mac History

Feb. 21 - Feb. 23

2000

• Online with a Performa 636, Julie Fugett, Mac Daniel. Advice about getting online with a Performa 636.
• Absolutely essential, Hans Echterbecker, My First Mac. For Hans, his LC 575, Volvo, and Estwing hammer are absolutely essential.

2001

• iMac 2001: A better value?, Dan Knight, iMac Channel. How do the new iMacs introduced in Tokyo last night change the value equation?
• My Performa still performa!, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac. First in a series showing just how much you can do with an older Mac - even video.
• 75 Mac Advantages, part 2, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. The next 17 advantages from Apple's "75 Advantages" brochure brought up to date.

2002

• OS X: Apple's opportunity, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Mac OS X gives Apple a perfect opportunity to enter the business market.
• Forward progress, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Smaller, smarter, better designed, less costly - progress in electronics and computing.
• Mac OS X emerges from painful adolescence, Alan Zisman, My Turn. In deciding that all new Macs will boot up to OS X, Apple decided that its technology (and users) are finally ready to make the change.
• iBook vs. Pismo, Mini USB optical mouse, WallStreet hinge defect, InfoCase, and more, Charles Moore. Foot power for laptops, "son of Pismo," mini USB optical mouse, iBook Portector, InfoCase, and bargain 'Books.

2005

• The 10 most important Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Which models have been the most important in the 21 year evolution of the Macintosh?

2006

• Growing Apple with the Macintosh: The Sculley years, Tom Hormby, Orchard. With the Mac ascendant, Apple grew to become the biggest personal computer maker on the market in 1990.
• Quick and easy disk maintenance and backup for your Mac, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter. Open source and freeware maintenance and backup utilities for your Mac. Your only cost is for the backup media.

2008

• MacBook Air a compelling option for the true road warrior, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Although it's not intended as a desktop replacement and has a few shortcomings, the lightweight MacBook Air with its 13" display could be the perfect field computer.
• Mac users are snobs, Mac freeware, 5x the range with AirPort Extreme, and more, Mac News Review. Also make room for 4 more drives in the 2008 Mac Pro, basic ethernet for PCI Express, MacSpeech Dictate software shipping, problems installing Leopard when SideTrack is present, and more.
• MacBook Air selling poorly?, Macs benchmarked with Leopard, MacBook Air reviews, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Travelstar 7K200 a great replacement drive, keyboard update restores first keypress, MBA ethernet adapter works with other Macs, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,849, and more.
• iPod sales drop expected, 2 GB iPod shuffle, iPhone love stumps mobile experts, and more, iNews Review. Also living without an iPod, Land Rover LRX controlled by iPhone, webcomics for iPhone and iPod touch, wide-angle lens for iPhone, privacy screen for iPhone, new cases, and more.

Feb. 21 - Feb. 23

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