Low End Mac Archive for September 10

September 10 in Apple and Low End Mac History

Apple introduces the 512K 'Fat Mac', giving Mac users the memory they really needed to be productive.

Send for the clones, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "Like Be, Apple is doing parallel OS development on both the Power Mac and Intel platforms."

G4 uproar continues, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "One would think, had this been a programming error, that Apple would have corrected it...."
Gilding the iMac lily, Dan Knight, iMac Channel. "...gilding the lily changes its nature and increases its price."

Cross-platform benchmarking: Be careful what you wish for, Peppermint Pademelon, My Turn. How cross-platform benchmarks could backfire on the Mac.
Strategic upgrades, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. A guide for making reasonable, informed upgrade vs. replacement decisions.
OS Wars: The Winpire Strikes Back, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. The Empire has spared no expense, but can the rebels exploit XP and bring down the entire Imperial Network?
Best Buy: Power Mac G3 (beige). State of the Mac art four years ago, the beige G3 has become very affordable in recent months, making it an excellent value.
The 'Book Review 2001.09.10, Charles Moore. G4 hard drive upgrades, hot deal on Mac OS 9.0.4, new cases, and good prices on used iBooks and PowerBooks.

Microsoft: Just say no, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Alternatives to Microsoft Office XP abound, and giving PC users choices helps Apple in the long run.
Apple discloses entire OS upgrade code-name lineup, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. On beyond Jag-wire and Puma, Apple has a whole series of code names prepared for future OS X releases.

Why the slot loading iMac is a good choice for OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. With prices starting at just over US$200, a tray-loading iMac can be a great choice for running OS X.
Macs ready to be productive right from the box, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Not only do Macs come ready to use from the factory, but they don't include a lot of the second-rate extras that come with Windows PCs.
The significance of the 512K Fat Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "512 KB was enough to turn the Macintosh from a cute proof-of-concept machine into the computer that would revolutionize the publishing industry."
PB G4 motherboard upgrades, 16x DVD+R burner, fuel cell laptop shown, the Microsoft tax, and more, The 'Book Review. Also users keep Newton alive, new iPod cases, 12-inch leather 'Book bag, IBM's power adapter recall, and bargain 'Books from $275 to $1,699.

The costs and dangers of being an early adopter, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. I guess somebody has to go first - but not me, if I can help it.

Know your Mac's upgrade options, Phil Herlihy, The Usefulness Equation. Any Mac can be upgraded, but it's a question of what can be upgraded - RAM, hard drive, video, CPU - and how far it can be upgraded.
The 2008 iPod value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple has redesigned the iPod nano, slimmed down the iPod touch, simplified the iPod classic line, and introduced new colors for the iPod shuffle.
Microsoft pays Jerry Seinfeld $10 million to sell shoes to Bill Gates, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Some pundits berate the Microsoft ad as pointless, but it's paving the way for ads yet to come.
Routine maintenance tasks still run inconsistently in Leopard, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Apple has been trying to get routine maintenance scripts to run consistently since the release of Mac OS X 10.4, but users are still reporting problems under 10.5.4.

5 best desktop Macs for gaming for under $1,000, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming. You can have a decently configured gaming Mac for as little as $300 - and the ultimate for under $700.
The best desktop Mac for gaming and 3 runners up, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming. The ultimate desktop gaming Mac for under $700 plus three low-end budget contenders.

Living with an Eee PC and Linux, Quicky3 and Wi-Fire range boosters, LaCie USB 3.0 drives, and more, Mac News Review. Also MacBooks vs. netbooks at college, Kanguru secure flash drive adds Mac support, USB Phone World notebook battery sale, and more.
Spaces hijacking keyboard input, 10 rules of the Cheap Revolution, the curse of 3D TV, and more, Mac News Review. Also today's computers are built to last, wireless charger for Magic Mouse, new Mac disk utility program, and more.
Classic Eudora works with OS X 10.5 and 10.6, Firefox 4 abandons Tiger, and more, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Also options for resurrecting a dead Pismo and an iPhone 4 case conundrum.