Low End Mac Archive

October 26 in Mac and LEM History

Oct. 25 - Oct. 27

2000

• The World Wide Intercom, John C. Foster, My Turn. "The one interest that transcends language, social status, and background is the vibrant desire to learn about computers and the Internet."
• Mac Home School email list, Low End Mac. Our mailing list for home schoolers who also use Macs.

2001

• iPod considered, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. The combination of features could make the iPod a good value.
• Macs, PCs, and power users, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Looking at the differences between PC power users and Mac power users.
• The 'Book Review 2001.10.26, Charles Moore. TiBook and other bargains, pink screened Pismos and Lombards, AC adapters, drive options, and lots more.

2005

• Pink: Apple's first stab at a modern operating system, Tom Hormby, Orchard. Pink was supposed to offer object oriented programming, preemptive multitasking, and improved graphics.

2006

• System 7 Today, advocates of Apple's 'orphan' Mac OS 7.6.1, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. Why Mac OS 7.6.1 is far better for 68040 and PowerPC Macs than System 7.5.x.
• Firefox at 2.0: A very good browser gets even better, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Firefox 2.0 is faster, includes spell checking, and helps you avoid phishing whether you use Windows, Linux, or a Mac.

2007

• Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' released.
• eMac virtual screen solution, PowerBook 3400 problem, IBM Model M and the Mac, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also G4 iMacs inspire lust, TrueType fonts and vintage Macs, deinterlacing DVDs, and Allegro USB sleep issues.
• Why the Blue and White G3 is the workhorse of the Mac world, Leo Titus LeBron V, Collection Spotlight. Introduced in January 1999, the blue and white Power Mac G3 was powerful, expandable, and supported all the way through Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger'.
• Motorola, LG, Macs, and the iPhone, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. So many mobile phones get some things right and some glaringly wrong. No wonder Apple saw an opportunity and created the iPhone.
• Leopard install guides, Apple third in US sales, worst Apple products, Leap Finder, and more, Mac News Review. Also free T-shirts from FastMac, Mac market share way up, Mac T-shirts for kids, Hitachi's low power 3.5" drives, and more.
• Leopard 'Book compatability, gold plated MacBook Pro, Wegener's 550 MHz G4 Pismo upgrade, and more, The 'Book Review. Also the value of 17in PowerBooks, the 'compleat' guide to antique and collectable Mac notebooks, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,688.

2009

• Jumpcut, a free clipboard manager for OS X, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. PTHPasteboard, once a free clipboard manager, has gone commercial. Jumpcut has stepped into the gap and works very nicely.

Oct. 25 - Oct. 27

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