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Columns by Carl Nygren

Upgrading a Digital Audio G4 to work better in Leopard, 2008.06.02. In its original configuration, the dual 533 MHz Power Mac G4 was slow with Mac OS X 10.5, but add the right upgrades, and it runs Leopard quite nicely.
My 4 favorite PowerBooks, 2008.05.28. The PowerBook 150 has a big screen for a vintage PowerBook, the 165c has color, the 100 is diminutive, and Lombard has USB and a great keyboard.
Upgraded Quadra a great server for vintage Mac networking, My Turn, 2008.05.21. The compact Quadra 610 runs quietly, and with a PowerPC upgrade, it rockets past regular 68040 Macs.
My first iMac, My First Mac, 2008.05.19. There were a couple of Bondi blue iMacs in school that weren't even plugged in. Intriguing....
Leopard is the way to go, even on most old G4 Macs, My Turn, 2008.05.14. The useful and just cool features in Mac OS X 10.5 make this the biggest step forward in the history of the Mac OS.
500 MHz iMac with Panther great for Internet, watching video, and more, My Turn, 2008.05.08. At $65 with upgraded RAM and a bigger hard drive, it was too good to pass up, and it works very nicely with Mac OS X 10.3.
Restoring a half dead PowerBook 100 to full functionality, My Turn, 2008.04.21. The old PowerBook was working from a floppy, but the hard drive simply refused to mount.
Graphite Clamshell iBook still a real eye catcher and useful tool, My Turn, 2008.04.15. This one stood out from a batch of indigo iBooks for its color, extra processing power, and DVD-ROM drive.
Bringing a PowerBook 100 back from nearly dead, My Turn, 2008.04.09. One of the PowerBooks is dead, and the other one has battery and hard drive problems.
A vintage Mac network can be as useful as a modern one, My Turn, 2008.04.08. Old Macs can exchange data and share an Internet connection very nicely using Apple's old LocalTalk networking.
PowerBook 150 still a winner, My Turn, 2008.03.27. An ancient PowerBook can be a great portable for word processing and email - and it can even browse the Web.

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