April 2 in Low End Mac History

April 1 - April 3

1985

• Dayna MacCharlie introduced, the first DOS compatibility hardware for the Mac.

1998

• Gee3: Let's have an inexpensive Mac! "...there must be some way to sell a G3 for about $1,000." (Six weeks later, Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac.)

1999

• iMac troubleshooting, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. "The iMac, unlike any other Mac, needs to be fixed differently."

2001

• Promises to keep, Geoff Rosenberg, My Turn. Apple promised, "Your iMac web site is free for life!" - and now defines that as 2.5 years.
• PowerBook value, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth. A PowerBook may be perfect for you, or there may be better values.

2002

• MacLeisure, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Six leisure time programs for your (and your Mac's) down time.

2004

• Upgrading to AIM 4.7: 2 steps back, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. One step forward, but bigger windows and reduced performance makes it more of a downgrade.
• The Logo Creator: Useful but quirky design software, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Program helps the "design challenged" create logos, but the interface is unconventional.
• Exploding batteries, replacement LCDs and backlights, double or triple AirPort Extreme range, and more, The 'Book Review. XPostFacto improved, deals on AppleCare, SideTrack enhanced trackpad driver, RAM Disk Creator, bargain 'Books from $155 to $2,795, and more.

2007

• The state of Mac OS 9 compatibility, upgrades, resources, and hacks in 2007, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Discontinued five years ago, Mac OS 9 remains fast and stable, but its software hasn't kept up with Web changes. What Macs support it, where to buy it, and how to update to version 9.2.2.
• Using Apple's Lisa for real work, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. The Lisa Office System has some advantages of modern computers for word processing and other production work.

2008

• Office 2008 a mixed bag for Mac users, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. Office 2008 is more convetional than the Windows version and runs smoothly on Intel Macs, but it's slower than 2004 on PowerPC Macs.
• 2 useful online genealogy resources, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Geni is a free online tool for building your family tree, and Genealogie can be a wonderful source for those with Dutch roots.
• Fading magic at Apple, Major League Baseball's rebound, and an iMac that won't boot from a CD, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Reflections on Apple's success as a business, CD-ROM problems in a G3 iMac, and Pismo processor problem solved with thermal paste.

April 1 - April 3

Go to LEM Archive Index

About LEM | Support | Usage | Privacy | Contacts

Entire Low End Mac website copyright ©1997-2008 by Cobweb Publishing, Inc., unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Advice presented in good faith, but what works for one may not work for all. Please report errors to .
  LINKS: We allow and encourage links to any public page as long as the linked page does not appear within a frame that prevents bookmarking it.
  Access our RSS news feed at http://lowendmac.com/feed.xml.
  Email may be published at our discretion; email addresses will not be published without permission, and we will encrypt them in hopes of avoiding spammers. If you prefer your message not be published, mark it "not for publication." Letters may be edited for length, context, and to match house style.
  PRIVACY: We don't collect personal information unless you explicitly provide it. For more details, see our Terms of Use.
  Low End Mac is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, iBook, iMac, eMac, iPod, PowerBook, MacBook, Mac Pro, Apple TV, and AirPort are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks and are hereby acknowledged.

Have a question?
Ask an expert!

Navigation

Used Mac Dealers
Apple History
Best Used Macs
Video Cards
Email Lists
InfoMac's Low
End Mac Forum

Favorite Sites

MacSurfer
MacMinute
MacInTouch
MyAppleMenu
InfoMac
Macs Only!
The Mac Observer
Accelerate Your Mac
RetroMacCast
PB Central
MacWindows
The Vintage Mac
   Museum
DealMac
DealsOnTheWeb
Mac2Sell
ramseeker
Mac Driver Museum
JAG's House
System 6 Heaven
System 7 Today
the pickle's Low-End
   Mac FAQ
Abandonware
   Petition
Mac vs. PC Info

Affiliates

The Apple Store
Mac Connection
MacMall
TechRestore
MacResQ
ExperCom
Crucial Memory
batteries.com

Advertise

All of our advertising is handled by BackBeat Media. For price quotes and advertising information, please contact at BackBeat Media (646-546-5194). This number is for advertising only.

Problems viewing this page with Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6? It works fine in other browsers, including IE 7. We recommend Firefox for those using Windows, as it is standards based and more secure than IE 6 (and earlier). More LEM visitors use Firefox than any other browser.