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November 30 in Low End Mac History

Nov. 29 - Dec. 1

1999

• Old AV Mac saves PC user, Anthony Lucente, Mac Musings. All she wanted to do was convert her analog video for use on her PC.

2000

• To Internet and beyond, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Preparing the school computer lab for Internet access.
• First and second Macs, Kirk Lane, My First Mac. Mac Classic "not exactly a glorious machine," but LC with color - whoa!
• Color Classic III rumored, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Knowing a fanatic audience when it sees one, Apple is updating the Color Classic for the G3 generation.
• The unwasted vote, Dan Knight's Soapbox. How to make every vote count and still assure the winner has a majority.

2001

• OS X and the iMac 266, Alan Zisman, 10 Forward. Some real trials installing OS X 10.0 on a Revision C iMac - but all is fine now.
• A Quadra will do in a pinch, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. When the 'Books screen gives out, an old Quadra saves the day - and does it well.
• Macs no bargain!, Martin Spenceley, My Turn. Hoping for a deal at a liquidation auction, the author discovers how well used Macs hold their value.
• Titanium toilet?, Dan Knight, The Lite Side, 11.30. Something about the new Macworld cover struck us as odd....
• A new option for online funding, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Paythrough, a new an alternative to PayPal for subscriptions, donations, and selling online content.
• The 'Book Review 2001.11.30, Charles Moore. Bargain 'Books; OS X battery monitor, PC Card ATA support, and IrDA; cases; sales; rebates; and other deals.

2005

• Adding a DIP switch and overclocking Sawtooth's bus speed, Chris Placzek, Mac Daniel. How to install a DIP switch and overclock Sawtooth's system bus to 120 MHz.
• Switching between OS 9 and OS X definitely beats switching to Windows, Hardy Menagh, Empowered. What's a low-end user to do when new apps only run on OS X and some essential older apps don't run well (or at all) in Classic mode?
• Is a 1998 'MainStreet' PowerBook good enough for daily use in 2005?, Charles Webb, PowerBook Beat. As long as they're running the classic Mac OS, these old, low-end G3 PowerBooks are perfectly servicable machines.

2006

• Acura Legend, the car that changed the way we look at Japanese cars, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. Some products, like the Macintosh and the Acura Legend, simply pull us in with their intelligent design, feature set, and value.
• Upgrade the Power Mac or buy an Intel Mac mini?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. With 1.8 GHz dual G4 upgrades selling for US$600, it might make more sense to add a Core Duo Mac mini than upgrade the processor.

2007

• Free, flexible video editing and conversion with MPEG Streamclip, Brian Gray, Fruitful Editing. This freeware programs supports a multitude of video formats, makes it easy to create video clips, and can export the most popular types.
• Leopard brings about a few changes for Boot Camp users, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Boot Camp no longer requires a Windows drivers disc, and BootPicker makes it easy to choose Windows, Linux, or the Mac OS at startup.
• Leopard on older Macs, 13-port USB 2.0 hub, Mac Plus emulator, WD's 'green' hard drives, and more, Mac News Review. Also how to squeeze the OS X 10.5 installer onto a single-layer DVD, the top Macs, iMac Graphics Firmware Update, low cost USB DriveDock, and more.
• MacBook Pro 'the best', PC veteran falls for Pismo, solar power for laptops, folding keyboard, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Leopard gobbling up battery power, first laptop orchestra, 802.11n for AirPort Extreme Macs, battery status widget, bargain 'Books from $149 to $2,699, and more.

Nov. 29 - Dec. 1

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