June 10 in Low End Mac History

June 9 - June 11

1998

• iMac a true bargain, Dan Knight, iMac Channel. "For two-thirds the price of the most popular 'budget' PC systems, the iMac provides more power, great integration, and stunning good looks."

1999

• What is BlackBerry?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Take a look at this tiny PDA and wireless email client.

2000

• SETI@home weekly update, SETIonMac. Several teams swapping places. Team Mac Observer preparing to move up another step in the ranking.

2002

• Why domain owners deserve a grace period, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The MacSlash fiasco illustrates why domain owners deserve a grace period and registrars need to be more proactive.
• More on the OS 9.x 'Sleep of Death' bug, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The mystery deepens as various PowerBooks, Power Macs, iMacs and iBooks running OS 9.1 through X manifest difficulty waking from sleep.
• Classics, Performas, iMacs, and G4s, Jason Walsh, My First Mac. From Classics in school to a Performa at home to editing video on a G4 to writing on an iMac, the Mac is a great production tool.

2003

• End Vendor License Agreement, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. The Lite Side's answer to End User License Agreements - the consumer friendly End Vendor License Agreement.

2005

• Does Apple + Intel make any sense at all?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. "If IBM can't provide Apple with suitable technology, Apple has to look elsewhere. If Intel can do what Apple needs, perhaps this is the best decision right now"
• Macintel: The good is the enemy of the best, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. PowerPC is a more elegant architecture, so how will Apple benefit by going with second best?
• Apple switching to Intel, Classic won't be supported on Intel-based Macs, keyboard and mouse sharing, and more, Mac News Review. Also PCs are too noisy, Intel Xeon vs. AMD Opteron vs. IBM G5, SlimType keyboard, iMac G5 case, and more.
• Intel means cheaper, cooler, faster 'Books; Yonah, Intel's next gen notebook CPU; laptops outsell notebooks; and more, The 'Book Review. What switching to Intel means for iBooks and PowerBooks, GlobeTrotter wireless card, laptop bag with room for iPod, bargain 'Books from $415 to $1,299, and more.
• 16 million iPods, 8-10 GB mini in 2005?, iPod battery settlement, iPod recycling, PodBuddies, and more, iPod News Review. Also 'i-Pocket' iPod clone, iPod media backlash, fatter shuffles, BiblePod, dock cable for shuffle, and much more.

2008

• Stocking your Mac museum: Where to find classic Macs on the cheap, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils. eBay is the most obvious source for old Macs, and often the most expensive. Here are a half-dozen other sources for obtaining used Macs at little to no cost.
• Glimmers of innovation in a world of copycat PCs, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Everyone can't play Follow the Leader - someone has to be the first to try something different.
• Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to the 15" PowerBook, Charles Moore, 'Book Value. The 15" PowerBook G4 gained speed, better graphics, faster WiFi, and much more with the transition to aluminum.
• PowerPC Linux, old Macs not up to the modern web, new iMac nightmares, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. The state of Linux PPC, the difference between Ubuntu and Kubuntu and Xubuntu, BSD better for old Macs than Linux, and teething problems with Leopard on a newly purchased iMac.

2009

• Tips for installing or reinstalling Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger', Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. Mac OS X 10.4 uses less memory than Leopard, supports Classic Mode on PowerPC Macs, and, unlike Leopard, is supported on G3 Macs.
• Apple comes through, resolving overheating iMac problem, Kev Kitchens, Kitchens Sync. After frustration with the local Apple Store, customer service came through by authorizing a repair - and then a replacement when the problem persisted.
• Apple updates MacBook Pro line, 2.16 GHz MacBook White benchmarks, lower Modbook pricing, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Apple extends coverage for GeForce 8600M GT defect, requiem for a BlackBook, SMP Firmware Update 1.3, Dell axes Inspiron Mini 9, and more.
• Snow Leopard announced, most intriguing Macs, Safari 4 released, Opera 10 beta, and more, Mac News Review. Also how to reformat an external hard drive, AirPort Utility 5.4.2, new troubleshooting ebooks from TidBITS, and more.
• iPhone 3G S, iPhone OS 3, DSLR Remote, ZoomSafer takes on distracted driving, and more, iNews Review. Also using the iPhone for work, New Yorker covers boosts Brushes sales, Palm Pre review, Archie Comics from app store, and more.

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