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September 30 in Low End Mac History

Sept. 29 - Oct. 1

1998

• Apple must be back: They're making Mac viruses again, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "...the simple fact that people are once again willing to invest time and energy into creating viruses for the Macintosh means it's not a dead or dying platform."

1999

• No FileMaker 5.0 here, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. FileMaker 5 system requirements mean no upgrade for this company.
• Kihei pictures pulled, Low End Mac. "All this seems symptomatic of Apple's attitude toward independent pro-Mac sites. They would rather engage us in court than engage us in conversation.

2000

• Mac software resource page, Low End Mac. Older system software, select downloads, our favorites, and links to other online Mac software resources.

2002

• The questionable value of .mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Looking for the true value of Apple's .mac service - it isn't your mailbox or homepage space.
• Old Power Mac reaches 800 MHz, Maxwell M Cabral, My Turn. Sonnet's affordable G4 upgrade boosts an old Power Mac 7300 to a whopping 800 MHz.
• Spam and freemail, WallStreets and OS X, MyRealBox and Yahoo! Groups, and pro-MS bias, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Thoughts on spam and free email accounts, signing up with GMX, webmail vs. POP3 email, running OS X on a WallStreet, and a Mac-hostile website.

2003

• 30 more things users want to see fixed in OS X, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Over two dozen suggestions for improving OS X - or just fixing things that are broken.

2005

• Are there any real alternatives to the iPod for Mac users?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Some people dislike the iPod's success, but where else can they turn for an MP3 player?
• iBook G4 logic board petition, wireless broadband for older Macs, WallStreet G3/500 upgrade, and more, The 'Book Review. Also TechRestore expands to PC laptops, Panasonic's new Toughbook, first dual-core mobile AMD system, and bargain 'Books from $280 to $1,949.
• Hard drives here to stay, Windows user's intro to Mac mini, $139 G3/900 upgrade, and more, Mac News Review. Also why it makes sense to buy an iMac G5 this year, how to reset desktop Macs, and Kano's 800 GB eSATA storage system.
• AirPort update improves security, Britannica incompatible with Macintel, Cool Feet for your 'Book, and more, The 'Book Review. Also a nasty chemical inside the MacBook, VGA and DVI on MacBook not supported by Boot Camp, fastest SuperDrive for 'Books, bargain 'Books from $249 to $2,399, and more.

2008

• What is a low-end Mac?, Simon Royal, Mac Spectrum. By definition, a low-end Mac is enough Mac to do what you need to do without slowing you down significantly.
• Apple innovation includes exploiting existing technologies others ignore, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. Among other things, Apple's 'think different' innovation means taking advantage of technologies that the PC industry has ignored.
• Dell's quad core workstation notebook shows where Apple's 17" MacBook Pro falls short, Charles Moore, 'Book Value. Inch thin notebooks have their place, but some users need more power and expansion options that current MacBooks simply cannot accommodate.

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