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June 7 in Mac and LEM History

June 6 - June 8

1993

• PowerBook 145b replaces PowerBook 145.
• PowerBook 180c introduced as first PowerBook with color active matrix display.

2000

• Apple's new CineMini, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. The rumored 18" Cinema Display will be the basis of three new Apple products.

2001

• Batch image processing on a budget, Beverly Woods, Acoustic Mac. Two inexpensive programs that automate bulk image processing on the Mac.
• LEMMY: The Low End Mac Excursion Module, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. How to build your own radio controlled video probe on the cheap.
• Profile: Micron Xceed Color 30HR. Video card for SE/30 supports color on external display.
• Crunch time at Low End Mac, part 3, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Things are looking up, thanks to support from Mac users around the world.

2002

• The value of pre-G3 PCI Power Macs, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. With OS X calling for a G3 processor, there's never been a better time to pick up a nice use pre-G3 PCI Power Mac.
• Viruses, worms, Trojans, and OS X, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out. The Internet is utterly awash with infectious little binary packages - is OS X safe?
• Combo drive upgrade for DVD TiBooks, USB 2.0 CardBus controller, FireWire conversion kit, and more, Charles Moore. Combo drive for original TiBooks, reduced price WallStreet upgrade, 30 GB laptop drive for $115, memory, enclosures, USB 2.0, bargain 'Books, and more.
• Week's Best eMac Deals launched.

2004

• iPod, therefore iAm, René Descartes and Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "...I judged that I might take it as a general rule that the things which we hear very clearly and very distinctly are all true, and that the only difficulty lies in the way of discerning which those things are that we hear distinctly."
• Contour RollerMouse Station a great alternative to traditional mouse, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "If you suffer from mousing pain or would prefer not to develop it in the first place, the RollerMouse is worth considering."

2005

• Intel inside the Mac: Will the gain be worth the pain?, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Prepare for an awkward transition as user choose between existing PowerPC hardware and the Intel-based Macs to come.

2006

• The Zen of Mac, Matthew Jay, Macs to the Max. "Macs give us the most productive and simple usefulness that other computers never come close to."
• PowerBook 1400 still a favorite nearly 10 years on, Heather Anne Hurd, My Turn. "Even as I type this, I am amazed by this old PowerBook. It's keyboard feels great, and I love the 1400's small form factor."
• Apple needs to offer less Mac for less money, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. As nice as today's Macs are, they offer a lot of features the budget buyer doesn't need or want to pay for. Why not give them what they want?

2007

• eBay feedback: Proceed with caution, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Don't rush to post negative feedback to eBay - you may never be able to remove it.
• A FireWire flash drive, 'refreshed' Mac bargains, Santa Rosa or Merom in new MacBook Pro?, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. A fast FireWire flash drive, the value of "refreshed" Macs from Apple stores, upgrade a G4 or buy a used G5?, an autorization dongle, and how to get the hard drive out of a Mac IIcx.

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