Low End Mac Archive for September 27

September 27 in Apple and Low End Mac History

System 7.5.5 released. Last update to System 7.5, last version of Mac OS for 68000 and 68020 Macs. Last free version of Mac OS.

The beginning of the end, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. What happens when a PC user has to support a Mac? In this case, he gets hooked.

The Mac user's blind spot, Stephen Van Esch. At $30 a copy, about 100,000 of us are willing to pay Apple so we can beta test their new OS. Logical?
The one-year metamorphosis, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. One year ago DeStefano confessed he wanted to move into the Mac arena and launched Mac Metamorphosis.
The best new Mac, Michel Munger, Mac Daniel. What is the best new Mac you can buy?

Reader tips on email, Beverly Woods, Acoustic Mac. Tips on selective quoting and archiving email messages.
Things they don't tell you about the iBook, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Some interesting discoveries, pro and con, on the 2001 iBook.
Porting Mac OS X to Intel, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb. Porting Mac OS X to Intel is the last thing Apple should do.
The Mac's little friend, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. Texas Instruments graphing calculators as PDAs and Mac peripherals.

Mac OS X rapidly catching on with *nix geeks, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out. Linux lovers and Unix users are discovering how easy, flexible, and powerful Mac OS X really is.
Computer cost and quality, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. They don't build them like they used to. Today's low-end computers aren't built to last as long as older or more costly models.
Epic Records steals Lite Side idea, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "Epic records has implemented a brute-force copy protection scheme: They're gluing the players shut!"
Oyster laptop dock, hard drive deals, TiBook hinges, iPod accessories, and more, Charles Moore, The 'Book Review. Also Motorola and IBM team up on single-chip GPS and this week's bargain 'Books.

eMac, iMac, or PowerBook?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The eMac is inexpensive and the PowerBook is portable, but does the G5 iMac have what it takes to be the best choice of the three?
Modem Magic boosts reliability, speed for those with less than ideal connections, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. If you're plagued by slow or flaky dialup connections, Modem Magic could be just the ticket for a faster, more reliable connection.

Speed up your Mac, eliminating sidebars in the Finder, Radeon 9200 and Core Image redux, and more, Charles W Moore, Moore's Mailbag. Also high prices on vintage Mac parts, new link for ToyViewer, finding your Mac's serial number, and PowerBook vs. iBook.
Tips for getting the most out of online personals, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Looking for love online? Some advice for finding better matches and getting more responses.

iPhone proved better, iPhone mods void warranty, iPod touch screen fault, wireless bicycle speaker, and more, iNews Review. Also taking notes on the iPod touch, Ringtonator music-to-ringtone converter, cassettes modded for use as iPod nano cases, restoring iPhone battery life, and more.

Texting while driving: A deadly epidemic, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Drunk driving is universally reviled, phoning while driving is just as dangerous, and texting far more dangerous than that.

Is Bing Good Enough to Replace Google Search?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Microsoft's Bing search engine does a great job finding relevant links and has some features that Google doesn't.