January 7 in Apple and Low End Mac History
Jan. 6 - Jan. 8
Highlights
1997
- Mac OS 7.6 released. Requires 68030 or later, no support for
24-bit addressing or classic Mac networking.
1999
2000
- The S900 chronicles, Eric
DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. "Rome wasn't built in a day, and
neither was my SuperMac S900."
- Apple, FileMaker joint
announcement, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. Home Page 4,
AppleWorks for Windows, and more unveiled at hush hush press
conference.
- Unbelievable!, Dan Knight,
Mac Musings. Mac OS Rumors claims to have served over 900,000 pages
in twenty-four hours. I don't believe it.
- Egg on my face, Dan Knight,
Mac Musings. I rate my hardware predictions. At least I was right
about "something unexpected" and Steve Jobs not leaving.
2002
- iMac G4. Definitely
different with a G4, 15" LCD, Nvidia graphics, and much more.
- 14" iBook 600. Not just a
larger screen in a larger, heavier case - also a longer life
battery.
- iCab beats Opera as fastest
low-end browser, Clarisse Leite Motter, My Turn. For an older
Power Mac with a dialup connection, nothing beats iCab.
- Hands on: Dave 3.1, Alan
Zisman, Mac2Windows. How Dave lets Mac users (classic and
OS X) share files and printers on a PC network.
- Kevin Webb's PowerBook G4, Kevin
Webb, Tools of the Trade. A look at the hardware and software that
comprises Kevin Webb's tool of the trade.
- Michael 'Mike' "Mick" McMac's Mac
Know-it-all Column #2, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Worthless
advice on macaroni, RAM, ROM, iMacs, Rage, airport security,
printing from Windows, and more.
- Best Buy: Beige Power Mac G3.
Although we still consider the beige G3 a best buy under the
classic Mac OS, we no longer recommend it as an OS X
machine.
- PowerBooks, startup drives, and
Word Perfect, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings.
PowerBook questions, SuperMac startup problems, iBook hinge issues,
and where to get WordPerfect for free.
- Addressing battery
problems, Dan Knight, Troubleshooting Your Mac. A lost network
connection, sluggish performance, slow mouse, b&w display, and
the wrong year can all be due to a bad battery.
- Macworld Expo 2002 Keynote,
Dan Knight. Mac OS X now standard on new Macs, new iPhoto software,
a larger 14" screen iBook, and (finally) a flat-panel iMac.
- Who let the iMac out?, Dan
Knight. Oops, Time magazine let the cat out of the bag early.
2003
- 12" PowerBook G4/867. Compact
design, G4 processor, and aluminum case make Small AlBook a nice
step up from the iBook.
- 17" PowerBook G4/1 GHz. 1440 x
900 display, two FireWire ports, AirPort Extreme, and more make the
Big AlBook a powerhouse.
- Changes in Jaguar compared to
10.1.5, Dan Knight, 10 Forward. Some of the ways Jaguar is
different from Mac OS X 10.1.x.
- Move2Mac, divergent reviews,
and making your own choices, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac.
Reviewers disagree, but that diversity provides you with more
information so you can make a better decision.
- Still yet even more new bumper
snickers, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Nine more bumper snickers
guaranteed to offend somebody somewhere somehow.
2004
2005
- The headless Mac as an upgrade
path for low end Mac users, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive.
The rumored $500 headless Mac could be just the thing to turn
long-time Mac users into new Mac buyers.
- Apple to market 79¢ sMac,
Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "The sMac will be available in Snow
White, Golden Delicious, Sour Apple Green, Candy Apple Red,
Mac-genta, I've Got the Blues, and Steve Jobs' Mock Turtleneck
Black."
- PowerBooks at Berklee, 'Book
made into car MP3 player, new Mac only auction site, and more,
The 'Book Review. Also slot-loading drives for
Lombard and Pismo, iBreeze and Titan cooling stands, "Time to Give
Apple a Chance," bargain 'Books from $399 to $1,249, and more.
2008
- Could DRM in Mac
OS X drive users to Linux?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings.
Apple has applied to patent software similar to Windows Genuine
Advantage. Should they implement it, is it feasible to switch to Linux
or BSD?
- Netscape is
dead, but its children live on, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to
Macintosh. Netscape Navigator dominated the browser market into 1998,
but it was bludgeoned into oblivion by Microsoft's Internet
Explorer.
2009
- The 17"
Unibody MacBook Pro value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The
new model is a bit faster, a bit smaller, a bit lighter, and has an
incredible 8-hour battery life.
- How netbooks impact
Microsoft and Apple, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Netbooks are
keeping Windows XP alive, which may slow adoption of Windows 7, and
perceived value keeps the Mac market share growing at the expense of
Windows.
- Blackouts and Web access, death of
a Kanga, the future of PowerPC Macs, and more, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also another email client suggestion and
whether a G3 iMac can handle a 7200 rpm hard drive without
overheating.
2010
- 2 more strikes against
PayPal, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. PayPal is living in the past,
requiring a landline phone or snail mail to verify your address and a
printed form to notify it of a double-charge.
- Portable
Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M hits a home run, Steve Watkins, The
Practical Mac. If you need a quality portable scanner, take a serious
look at the small, light, bus-powered ScanSnap S300M.
- 2 freebies
for switchers, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Windows users are used to
a maximize button and a Start menu. Two free apps to bring these
features to OS X.
2011
- Bad time to buy an iPad, Rush
Limbaugh and Bible apps, first flash drive for iPad and iPhone, and
more, iNews Review. Also iPad and iPhone productivity tips and an
innovative case for the iPhone 4.
- US market less
important to Apple's bottom line than ever before, Frank Fox, Stop
the Noiz, 01.05. Through 2009, the majority of Apple's revenue came
from the domestic market. In 2010, the international market took the
lead.
- Fast SSDs for legacy 'Books and
MacBook Airs, chip unites SSD and hard drive, solar power, and
more, Mac News Review. Also OS X on a Chrome notebook, reduce SSD
wear, use your 'Book as a second display, Yin-Yang mini FireWire
400/800 hub, and more.
- Mac App Store launches, OS X
10.6.6 released, SSDs for legacy desktops, next gen Core i CPUs, and
more, Mac News Review. Also improve your Mac for increased
productivity, UltraEdit powerful text editor comes to Mac, TypeIt4Me
updated, and more.
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