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Eric Schwarz
- 2002.05.06 Apple came out with many new products last week, and there were
lots of news articles in the computer industry. That's what I'm
covering in this column, but next week I'll probably be talking about
old Macs again. New Apple ProductsApple surprised us all last week by introducing a few new
products. Everyone was guessing that WWDC would be when Apple would
surprise us, but, no, they did exactly like last year when they
released the iBook early. eMac, updated TiBook, Together at LastFirst, we have the eMac, which
I am very optimistic about. It seems that the motherboard is the same
as the flat-panel
iMac (just a guess judging from the number of ports and tech specs),
but it has a flat CRT screen and will only be sold in the education
market. I have a suggestion - how about Apple removes the hard drive
and sells it as a network-only workstation? Updated TiBookSecondly, we have an updated
TiBook: faster processor, higher resolution screen, DVI output,
and a real tech breakthrough - a line-in jack. Yeah, I've been
complaining about the lack of these in recent Macs, but Apple put it
back in the most recent models. To those who are kicking themselves
for buying the last generation PowerBooks, don't worry - there will
always be something better. Together at LastThirdly, Apple introduced their own version of a DVI
to ADC adapter. This is sold as a way for owners of the newest
TiBooks and G4 towers to add a
second monitor that is ADC-only (in other words, only Apple's LCD
monitors). Right now, with the "Together at Last" promotion, Apple is
offering a deal: you get $150 off (which would make the adapter free)
if you buy a TiBook, an Apple LCD monitor, and the adapter. This deal
is good until June 30, 2002. Music On, $100 OffThere's another deal where you can get $100 off of an iPod if you
buy it with a Mac. Both do not need to be purchased at the same time,
but do have to be purchased from Apple between April 23 and June 30,
2002. H-PaqIf you haven't heard, Hewlett-Packard has decided to change
their NYSE ticker symbol to HPQ from HWP to reflect the merger
between HP and Compaq. Even though they are basically dissolving
Compaq and taking their market share, they want it to seem more
equal. 'I' on OS XAfter reading various resources (Web sites, forums, email lists),
I've come to the conclusion that people think OS X is too slow
on the newest G3s. Well, I have to say that on my
new iBook (600 MHz with 384 MB RAM), OS X is quite usable.
Sure, it's slightly slower than OS 9, but still acceptable for almost
everything I do (Web surfing, email, IM, word processing, various
multimedia stuff, etc.), and OS X runs just fine even when I
have 8 things running at once. The key is to have a ton of RAM. I'm
sure that the Indigo iMacs that are still being sold will have no
problems with OS X. Sure, the G3 is five years old now, but is
it dead? Heck no. It still runs cooler than the G4, which may mean
longer life spans for portables, and for non-AltiVec stuff, it does
just fine. Next TimeNext time I'll be looking at various OS X applications, as well
some of the misconceptions about the Mac for Windows users. And here it is, your
Joy of Tech link (not the most recent, but appropriate).
Eric Schwarz has been using Macs and other computers for a few years. His personal website - dealing with Macs (of course) - is at <http://schwarztech.macweekly.com/>. You can learn more about his current computer setup in Eric Schwarz's
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