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March 17 in Low End Mac History

Mar. 16 - Mar. 18

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2003

• Is the original PowerBook G3 too limited today?, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Once the world's fastest laptop, has the 'Kanga' PowerBook been left in the dust?
• Powerline networking, Quartz Extreme and maximum memory on a beige G3, all about AGP, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also USB modems, USB-to-ethernet adapters, locating an old Mac manual, and booting the PowerBook 500 series using flash memory.

2004

• Average Joe still in the dark about Macs, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. The average Joe is in the dark regarding the Mac and its performance improvements over the last few years.
• Apple to buy window sucking effects from Pixar, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Tired of the way OS X sucks windows to the dock? Then you're going to love iSuck™ technology in 10.4!
• Newton 2004: A digital hub in the palm of your hand, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How Apple could leverage the brilliance of the Newton, popularity of the iPod, and power of the Mac to create the best PDA ever.

2005

• Mac mini tools, colorized minis, Torvalds uses a Mac, Dr Mac Direct, affordable memory, and more, Mac News Review. Also Bowie State's Xserve supercomputer, G-Play's media player, Apple back Blu-Ray standard, Linux-bootable iPods and hard drives, and more.

2006

• Yonah, Merom, and Conroe: Confused by Intel's code names?, Ed Hurtley, Online Tech Journal. You've hear the terms bandied about - Yonah, Merom, Conroe, Woodcrest, and more. What are they, and where does Intel come up with these names?
• Ego's clamshell notebook, MacBook praise, battery update for 15" AlBook, FlashDiscs, and more, The 'Book Review. New Windows laptop looks a lot like old clamshell iBook, MacBook Pro not compatible with some wireless services, lots of MacBook Pro reports, battery calibration tips, bargain 'Books from $399 to $1,699, and more.
• Mac mini vs. $159 Linspire PC and Microsoft Media Center, OS X through Linux eyes, and more, Mac News Review. Also the Intel-based Mac mini may make you switch, 20" iMac G5 discontinued, Apple's growing storage business, Logitech's left-handed laser mouse, and more.

2008

• Taking Linux to Mac OS X with virtualization, Keith Winston, Linux to Mac. Thanks to products like VMware Fusion, it's easy to run your favorite Linux distro alongside Mac OS X.
• Interarchy 9: Smooth, fast, and reliable, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Interarchy was already a powerful program - far more than an FTP client - and the changes in version 9 make it even better.
• Power Mac G5 vs. Intel Mac mini, video thumbnails lost in migration, OCR software, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also HARMONi compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4, a dual processor G4 auction, Internet access by digital phone, and more.

2009

• Making the switch from a G4 PowerBook to a Unibody MacBook, Charles Moore, 'Book Value. The transition to an Intel-based Mac hasn't been without its problems - slow dialup performance, incompatibility with Eudora, and no real gain in speed with standby apps.

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