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February 2 in Apple and Low End Mac History
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Highlights
- 1987: First version of AppleShare, along with AppleTalk PC card so PCs can network with Macs using LocalTalk
- 1994: LC 550
1994
- Macintosh LC 550 introduced. New 33 MHz all-in-one model replaces 25 MHz LC 520.
2001
- Apple offers deal to OS X beta reporters, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Beta testers who provided feedback offered $30 discount on release version of Mac OS X.
- New Macs: Thoughts and reflections, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. It was time for a new Mac - but iMac, Cube, or Power Mac G4?
- TiBook: Day 2, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page. Internet connection update, more on heat, brief benchmark discussion.
2004
- Pismo G4 upgrade, display spanning, keyboard spills, OS 9 booting, Panther, and more, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Linux on a 'Book, moving iTunes from an iPod to a Mac, Bible Software, 6320 upgrades, and more.
- Great mistakes of 2004, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. A humorous look at the mistakes Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and others may make this year.
2005
- Which iMac is it? A quick guide to differentiating CRT G3 iMacs, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Two form factors, nine CPU speeds, and 15 different colors. How can anyone keep this straignt?
- Jobs shows PowerBook G5s, units to ship April 1, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. "We told people we could rise to the thermal challenge. All we had to do was think different about compact, lightweight, powerful PowerBooks."
2006
- 36 ways to tweak Tiger with TinkerTool, Leaman Crews, Plays Well with Others. One freeware app lets you control 36 different features in OS X 10.4.
- Mac sales sluggish or strong?, does Intel mean Macintel badware?, WinXP on Macintel contest, and more, The Macintel Report. Also when to move to Macintel, the "Intel nativeness" monkey wrench, OS X 10.4.4 printer drivers, Intel's 45nm success, and more.
- Expert replaces iPod battery blindfolded, Belkin's stereo iPod mic, 8-hour add-on iPod battery, and more, iPod News Review. Also charging your iPod's battery, smart headphone slippter with volume control, iPod renewal kit from NewerTech, top 20 iPod CityGuides, and more.
2007
- Problems with device drivers on Macs and Windows, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Bad drivers may refuse to install, crash on some hardware, slow things down, and even remove features your computer already supported.
- Can your spam with SpamSieve, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. "Right out of the box, SpamSieve exceeded the accuracy of the Apple Mail filter I've been training for over a year."
- Which Intel Macs take CPU upgrades?, $2 802.11n enabler, USB drive adapter, and more, Mac News Review. Also a DST fix for Panther, Logos coming to Macs, Intel's chip breakthrough, iConnect iPod integration for GM vehicles, a waterproof iPod, and more.
- Bottom-loading optical drive, more Core 2 'Book reviews, Signature Suit protects MacBooks, and more, The 'Book Review. Also OWC seeking Modbook dealers, Boston Power's better notebook battery, Smart Scroll X and iBatt 2 software, bargain 'Books from $209 to $2,299, and more.
2009
- Hooked on classics (classic Macs, that is), Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. An interview with John Meshelany Jr, who has been hooked on Macs since kindergarten.
- 4-way Touch Scroll in Targus mice more than just a cool gimmick, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Instead of a scrollball or scroll wheel that moves sideways, Targus uses an optical sensor that works like a champ and won't gum up.
- Pinnacle Video Capture for Mac an easy way to digitize videotape, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. Pinnacle's USB 2.0 device records video to iTunes, and from there you can put it on your iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, etc.
2010
- Using Front Row on Macs that don't support Apple's Remote, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming. Two hardware solutions for remotely controlling Front Row on Macs that were never designed to work with the Apple Remote Control.
- Is the iPad Apple's true successor to the 12" PowerBook?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The iPad has the same 1024 x 768 display as generations of G3 PowerBooks, iBooks, and the 12" PowerBook G4 - but it offers a whole lot more than any laptop ever has.
- The iPad shows the failure of journalism, Jason Walsh, Mac Life. Tech pundits latch on to every perceived shortcoming of Apple's iPad while looking to it to save the publishing industry.
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