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December 13 in Apple and LEM History

Dec. 12 - Dec. 14

1994

• Apple Pippin announced with Bandai as first (and only) licensee.

1999

• A roll-your-own spelling program, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom.
• Universal Internet access, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "I've been taken to task from several fronts for my article 'Internet-Poor With You Always.'"
• Why System 6 for Mac IIs?, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. If they can use System 7, why use System 6?

2000

• Burning CDs, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Apple may not currently offer a recordable CD option, but you can burn CDs from your Mac with the right hardware.
• Mac board swap, Al Miner, My Turn. How to mix-n-match Mac motherboards and cases.
• Power Mac G5/10G, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Thanks to IBM breakthrough, Apple will soar past the GHz mark.

2001

• Crash-proof, John Holmes, 10 Forward. "I love the [classic] Mac OS, but I have to admit that it's always one click, one application away from a CPU locking crash."
• Resistance was futile, Evan Kleiman, My First Mac. Hooked on computers, then slowly converted to the Mac.
• AOL UK dropping Mac software, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK. A look at the AOL OS X client, and AOL UK's plans to stop distributing their Mac client.
• 3 Macs and a Printer, Matthew Glidden, History of the Mac Web. The story behind one of the Web's best Mac networking resources.
• About 20 million served, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Wow, 20,000,000 pages! Low End Mac past, present, and future.

2002

• An affordable Mac for home and school, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. How a low-cost desktop Mac could help Apple grow in the home and education markets.
• Further reflections on the low cost Mac, My Turn. Three readers weigh in on low-cost Macs, the education market, and automobile analogies.
• Good-bye MacMall, Good-bye MacZone, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 12.13. Why ads and links to MacMall and MacZone have disappeared from Low End Mac.
• CoolShield screen hood, pixel tester, wireless networking, PowerBook service, and more, Charles W. Moore, The 'Book Review. Also universal 802.11b drivers, Ultra SCSI PC Card, several new cases, and bargain 'Books from $220 to $2,870.

2004

• Mac OS 9 compatibility, upgrades, hacks, and resources update, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Which Macs can boot into Mac OS 9, where to buy a copy, and how to obtain and install the various OS 9 updates.
• How to dream up your own Apple rumor, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "The best time to make up a Mac rumor is when you've been up all night surfing the Web looking at tech sites."

2005

• Configuring a PowerBook for months in Iraq without Internet access, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter. "What do you need to keep yourself entertained and be able to work for months without Internet access? A Mac."
• Radius Rocket: Far more than a Mac accelerator, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations. The unique Radius Rocket has amazing capabilities but challenges the user to take full advantage of them. Here are three modern options.

2006

• Avant Prime: Rebirth of the legendary Northgate OmniKey keyboard, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh3. Although Northgate went out of business in the 1990s, their justly famous OmniKey keyboard is now produced by CVT - and it's as good as ever.
• The best OS for your hardware: Linux, Windows, or OS X?, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. Why you should run the latest version of OS X or Windows when you can - and Linux when you can't.
• 2 free programs that give you more space on your Mac's hard drive, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Is your hard drive filling up? Monolingual and iPhoto Buddy may free up 1-2 GB for you.

2007

• Wishes for 2008: Apple TV content, task management for the iPhone, and the MacBook mini, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. Apple TV is being held back due to limited content, the iPhone needs solid task management, and it's time for Apple to redefine the ultra-portable notebook market.
• OS X on Flash in CardBus, Quartz Extreme benefits, fix or unload a Performa 550, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also suggestions for fixing a troublesome iMac, locating an ADB keyboard, finding old versions of BBEdit Lite, and dealing with ligature problems.
• Free iPhone unlock, simple music streaming to iPhone, VOIP for the iPod touch, and more, iNews Review. Also Google applications for the iPhone, cell phones replacing land lines for many, microphone input for the iPod touch, 80 GB Zune 'trumps iPod classic', and more.

Dec. 12 - Dec. 14

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