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February 17 in Apple and Low End Mac History
- 1997: PowerBook 3400
1997
- PowerBook 3400 introduced.
2000
- Apple's retail problem, Paulo Rodrigues, Mac Musings. "Apple's computers and other products have been grossly underrepresented by PC reviewers...."
- New PowerBook, iBook, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page. Are the new iBook and PowerBooks good buys?
2003
- Benchmarks: PowerBook G4/400 under OS X 10.2.4. Especially interesting is that 16-bit video is better for OpenGL, but 24-bit is more efficient for Quartz.
- Keyboard and mouse advice, MS Word and signatures, OS X Bible software, USB hub problem, and more, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also PowerBook 1400 trouble, System 6 on an '040, difficulties with zapo.net, and words of thanks.
- PowerPC 970 misinformation, the perils of browser integration, death of the G5, OS X complexity, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. More on AirPort Extreme printer sharing, sharing an Internet connection, and feedback on the Mac as a writer's tool.
2005
- Low end G3s and G4s: Macs really do last longer, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The low end keeps moving as Apple keeps introducing new models and older Macs continue to remain in use.
- Slow Mac mini supercomputer cluster, Mini-to-the-max upgrades, first 1.8 GHz G4 upgrades, and more, Mac News Review. Also a blue-glo Mac mini skirt, Contour's RollerMouse Pro and RollerWave, Wacom's 21" LCD tablet, and QuickerTek's half-mile wireless antenna.
2006
- Control hard drive spindown with Apple's free CHUD Tools, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Energy Saver can spin down your hard drives, but it gives you no control over the spindown delay. CHUD Tools gives you that control.
- Faster MacBook Pro shipping, iBook replacement in April?, world's smallest external hard drive, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Windows will be welcome on MacBooks, 1.92 GHz and 2.0 GHz PowerBook G4 upgrades, Acer takes top spot in notebook sales, bargain 'Books from $230 to $1,699, and more.
- OS X 10.4.5 fixes Front Row video glitch on Intel iMac, Mac mini inside an SE/30, 'I'm not buying a Mac', and more, Mac News Review. Also, iMac Core Duo sometimes over twice as fast as iMac G5, Intel iMac 'simply the best', tech reviews gone bad, NewerTech improves miniStack enclosure, and more.
2009
- The 25 most important Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The 25 most significant Macs in the first 25 years of the platform, part 1.
- The 25 most important Macs (part 2), Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The 25 most significant Macs in the first 25 years of the platform, continued.
- Psystar tries the copyright abuse defense, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Copyright law clearly states that selling modified copies of an original is wrong. Psystar is attacking Apple for abusing its copyright on Mac OS X.
2010
- Going Hackintosh, Aperture 3 abandons PowerPC, 1995 LaserWriter still working fine, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Ambrose Bierce on 'obsolete', old Chevies, iPad remote control options, the case against IMAP, and more.
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