Low End Mac Archive for April 29

April 29 in Apple and Low End Mac History

2002: eMac introduced. 17" CRT-based all-in-one Mac has a 700 MHz G4, weighs nearly 50% more than 15" CRT-based iMacs.
2002: 667 and 800 MHz 15" PowerBook G4/800 introduced with higher resolution screen, DVI video, and more.
2005: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger released, destined to become the longest-lived version of OS X.

Outcast, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Reflections prompted by the Columbine massacre.

eMac introduced. The new 17" CRT-based model has a 700 MHz G4, weighs nearly 50% more than 15" CRT-based iMacs.
PowerBook G4/800 introduced. The new TiBook has a higher resolution screen, DVI video, faster CPU, L3 cache, bigger drives, and more.
Review: Haxial TextEdit 1.000, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. New text editor really thinks different. Definitely worth a look.
Website automation with PHP and MySQL, part 5, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. Before you deploy it, make sure it works on your server.

Sharing a dialup Internet connection, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Tips on sharing a dialup Internet connection with multiple computers.
OS X observations, OS allegiance, Radeon 7000 differences, memory prices, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. More on Compact Flash for virtual memory, booting current Macs into OS 9, iMac questions, OS X on a SuperMac C600, and still more.
Guide to classic Mac error numbers, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Ever wonder what a "Type 3" error is or what causes it? Don't expect any helpful answers here.

Marketing the Mac: Crossing the platform divide, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "If we don't make it easy to network the platforms, share files, and just work together simply, we'll have a hard time convincing Windows users to switch or even add a Mac as their next computer."
An Apple (iTunes bottle cap) for the teacher, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "I've had at least five winning caps dropped on my desk by students who drink Pepsi but don't use iTunes."

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger released.
Tiger Direct sues Apple over Mac OS X Tiger, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. No joke: Tiger Direct is suing Apple for trademark infringement over Mac OS X 'Tiger'.
How the iPod drives the digital revolution and changes the way we listen to music, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. The iPod frees you from the linearity of tape and the limited amount of music you can put on a single CD.
Power Mac G5 reaches 2.7 GHz, miniMate hard drive/hub matches Mac mini, compact Kinesis MiniType keyboard, and more, Mac News Review. Also Mac mini great for editing movies, longest uptime challenge, vintage Mac as a drive dock, a switch hitting mouse, and more.
200 GB notebook drive, longer life battery for 12" PB, Hitachi's 100 GB drive reviewed, scrolling drivers for older 'Books, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review. Also the (im)perfect notebook, LapBottom and Lapinator laptop desks, bargain 'Books from $400 to $1,299, and more.

The 2008 Penryn iMac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Comparing prices, features, and performance, three of four new models are value champions, and there are some surprising refurb values as well.
The Mac's 'troubling low' market share, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. If Apple has such 'troubling low' market share, how does it keep outpacing the industry and see such incredible stock growth?
In praise of the refreshingly different Clamshell iBook, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils. After seven years of faithful duty, the rugged notebook with a handle remains a favorite field computer.
Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to Titanium PowerBooks, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. Between January 2001 and November 2002, Apple went through four revisions and eight models ranging from 400 MHz to 1 GHz.

External Western Digital drives not recommended for booting any computer and WiFi range reduction, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Most external Western Digital hard drives can't boot PowerPC Macs, and WD actually says none of its external drives should be used to boot a computer.

Getting OS X 10.5 from Apple, WindowShade X for 10.6, USB adapter for G3 PowerBooks, and more, Charles Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Also creator code issues with Snow Leopard, speeding up Office 2004 in 10.6, replacing your desktop's hard drive with Compact Flash, and more.

6 years with Tiger, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Introduced on April 29, 2005, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger has a great legacy and remains the last and best choice for many PowerPC Mac users.
In an iPad world, how long before Microsoft's post-PC collapse?, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Microsoft is losing share on PCs, Internet Explorer is losing share on the Net, and Microsoft doesn't have a strong foothold in tablets or smartphones. Can it survive?
Mouse design: 1963 to 1983, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Invented in 1963, the mouse became a standard input device with the 1981 Xerox Star and Apple's 1983 Lisa.
iPad more popular than Linux, Sony and Dell prep iPad challengers, iPad 2 Missing Manual, and more, iNews Review. Also iPad appeals to seniors, iPad 3 could go quad-core, NewerTech GripStand for iPad 1, Wacom stylus for iPads, and more.
Windows 7 on MacBook Air, screen size dilemma, 6G eSATA adapter, DesktopMonitor app, and more, The 'Book Review. Also iBook repurposed as iPad case, Apple changes drive mount in MacBook, and new bags from STM and Waterfield Designs.
All about Safari 5, Can my Mac run Lion?, Hard Drive Firmware Update for 2010 iMacs, and more, Mac News Review. Also Apple delaying iMacs as refresh approaches, Kingston HyperX memory ready for Sandy Bridge Macs, TenFourFox updated, and more.