Low End Mac Archive for November 26

November 26 in Low End Mac History

Thanks, many thanks, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh.
From Fat Mac to iMac, Wayne Crannell, My First Mac. "The 'e' stood for 'enhanced,' which meant it could read both sides of a floppy."

Converting Windows users with the iPod, Tim Nash, My Turn. How Apple could use the iPod to grow Mac market share.
Best of the PeeCee Web, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. The unexpected results of PeeCee User's first ever Best of the PeeCee Web survey.
First person shooters: Hardware and software, Korin Hasegawa-John, Mac Daniel. Recommended hardware and software for those interested in first person shooters.
Best of the Mac Web results. Which is the best known Mac site? Which is the best rated?

Response to West Africa spam, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Dear Mr. Dickson, my thoughts on helping your client move his $20 million.
SuperMac C500 upgrade, PowerBooks and flash RAM, Word 5.1, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also the Kanga whine, OS X and ImageWriters, Write CD-RW, low-cost Mac-friendly ISP, iCab stability, and $39 iBook upgrade.

Will Snow Leopard support some PowerPC Macs?, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. It just doesn't make sense that Apple would ship a new OS that won't support Macs sold less than three years ago.
Apple retail will break records this Christmas, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. "Despite all the economic problems, Apple Retail can look forward to another successful quarter with sales maybe breaking through $2 billion...."
From Ubuntu to OS X, picking the right Mac, an aluminum mouse pad, and more, Mac News Review. Also changes in Apple culture, OWC rebates on Hitachi drives, Clone X clones OS X, and LaCie SilverKeeper updated for OS X 10.5.5.
MacBook slowdown without battery, DisplayPort and DRM, 256 GB SSD, MagSafe solutions, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Mac netbook prospects, laptop cooling table with 2 fans, solar notebook bag, hard shell cases for unibody 'Books, bargain 'Books from $500 to $2,299, and more.
iPhone 2.2 Software Update released and jailbroken, advent calendars for your iPhone, and more, iNews Review. Also making Street View work on the iPod touch, BlackBerry Storm questions answered, Microsoft's forthcoming phone, eco-friendly cases, and more.