March 19 in Mac and LEM History

Mar. 18 - Mar. 20

1990

• "Wicked fast" enters the Apple lexicon as the blazing 40 MHz Macintosh IIfx is introduced - along with Apple's first accelerated video card. At just under US$10,000, it was one of the most costly Macs ever.

1999

• Fool me twice?, Dan Knight. If they got you with Y2K, what'll they do for an encore?

2001

• What's wrong with PowerBooks, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth. PowerBooks overpromise on portability and real world desktop replacement.
• Add FireWire, USB to older Macs, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. It's easy to add FireWire and USB to older PCI Macs and clones.
• Time to replace your iMac?, Dan Knight, iMac Channel. Today's iMacs are faster and have plenty of new features. Is it time to replace Old Bondi?
• Disabling At Ease, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel. How to get rid of At Ease.

2002

• Take the Mac Challenge, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. The goal of the Mac Challenge is to discover which is the superior platform: Mac OS X or Windows
• In love with the Mac GUI, Ronald Buckner, My First Mac. In love with the Mac GUI, but the PowerBook 145 was too slow....
• Installing Linux on your low-end Mac, Adam Loiacono, Unix & the Mac. Getting Debian Linux up and running on an SE/30 - and lessons learned.

2003

• The strong value of the Lombard PowerBook G3, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Why the 333 MHz Lombard is a particularly good value in portable computing.
• Whether you call it AirPort, WiFi, or 802.11 wireless networking, your portable should have it, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. With more wireless hot spots popping up, there are more reasons to have an AirPort card in your 'Book every day.
• Intel to join Apple in debunking the megahertz myth?, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Intel's new 1.6 GHz Centrino matches their 2.4 GHz mobile Pentium. Educating the consumer that MHz isn't everything can only help Apple.
• PowerBook 1400 upgrades, expansion bay combo drives, death of a free email provider, and more, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. G3 and other upgrades for a PB 1400, two expansion bay combo drives, demise of subDimension, and an iBook drive upgrade tutorial.

2004

• The video iPod, Apple's next logical step, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Adding the ability to store images and video on a color display could also pave the way for an iMovie Store.
• So long Eudora, hello OS X Mail, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "I debated paying for Eudora again - and then realized I'd never really tried out Mail, which is included with OS X."

2007

• Troubleshooting an iMac and possible Pismo overheating, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Figuring out what's wrong with a G3 iMac that won't boot properly and possily spurious temperature readings from Gauge Pro.

2008

• Intel Mac mini value, best YouTube browser in Tiger, additional Pismo resolutions, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also more in iSub incompatibility with Leopard, PC Card compatibility with PowerBooks, and Leopard on 3 more unsupported Power Macs.
• Newer iPods not compatible with Panther, iCab great with OS 9, and backing up to Eudora 6.2.4, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Newer iPods require recent versions of iTunes, QuickTime, and OS X. Also iCab may be the best browser for Mac OS 9, and stepping back from Eudora 8 to 6.2.4.

Mar. 18 - Mar. 20

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