Low End Mac Archive

March 8 in Low End Mac History

Mar. 7 - Mar. 9

1998

• Macintosh, a long term solution, Dan Knight, MacInSchool. Why Macs are a better long-term choice than Windows PCs.

2000

• Designing a computer room, part 2, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Making your computer, desk, and room work together.
• AirPort works!, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh. "I'd like to take back every nasty thing that I'd ever said about Apple during the last few weeks."
• Older PowerBook, iBook prices crowd $1,000-1,500 range, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings.

2001

• Silence is golden: The quest for quiet computing, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. In the quiet of winter, a quiet computer is a treat.
• The 10 Commandments of the Church of Macintosh, #2, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh. "Mac OS is the Jesus, Allah, Nirvana, and Buddha of Operating Systems"
• May the OS be with you!, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac. Upgrading beyond System 7.5.5 meant upgrading memory as well.
• Your Mac is an alarm clock, Paulo Rodrigues, Tangerine Fusion. How to have your Mac wake you up to CDs or MP3s in the morning.
• Uncovered: Dalmatian Flower Power iMac with ruby slippers, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Mutant plastics produce rare hybrid - the flowered Dalmatian iMac.

2002

• How much power is enough?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Happiness is a new G4, but you can find contentment with something older and slower.
• My iBook, part 2, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. First impressions of the new iBook and OS X are very favorable.
• Location Manager for OS X, TiBook handle, WallStreet fan bugfix, IOGear Mini Mouse, and more, Charles Moore. A location manager for OS X, handles for TiBook and iceBook, WallStreet fan problem solved, bargain 'Books, and lots more

2004

• Thoughts on Panther upgrades, music production on a PowerBook G3, and CPU upgrades, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Benefits of upgrading from Jaguar, upgrade vs. full install CDs, music software for older 'Books, and Pismo upgrade makers and vendors.

2005

• 4 classic Mac OS features still missing in OS X, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "I used to be able to do certain things in OS 9, and I miss those things in OS X."
• Will the dual-core G4 appear in future Macs?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Why it's reasonable to assume that we'll see PowerBooks with dual-core G4s before Apple introduces G5 PowerBooks.

2006

• Free MP3 and Ogg Vorbis software for old Macs and the classic Mac OS, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. Yes, you can play MP3s on 68030 Macs with System 7 - and even listen to Ogg Vorbis files using 68040-based Macs.
• Pismo and Panther, Pismo on last legs, and Lombard vs. PowerBook G4, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. More on OS X 10.3.9 as the best for Pismo, Pismo plagued with kernel panics, and whether to upgrade a Lombard or replace it with a PowerBook G4.

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