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June 5 in Low End Mac History
2000
- What is Apple's long-term strategy?, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. "So what's next for Apple? How does it intend to remain on top?"
- Options for '040s, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Advice about operating systems, upgrades, what Quadra to choose, and more.
2001
- Bruce, Fred, Victoria cast out of garden, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. His Steveness exiles these and others for mispronouncing "OS X" as X instead of 10.
- More 'curmudgeon' feedback, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. More reader feedback on Mac OS X vs. the classic Mac OS.
- Micron Xceed 306. Video card for SE/30 supports color on external display.
2002
- XServe and the improved iBooks, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. XServe should attract some IT types, and the improved iBooks further improve their value."
- G5 'prohibited technology', Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. In conjunction with 2x SuperDrive and iDVD3, the G5 has become prohibited technology.
2006
- Power strategies for using your 'Book in the field: Batteries and AC adapters, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. One or two extra batteries and at least one spare AC adapter can be essential when you're traveling and need to get hours and hours of use from your 'Book.
- Free and low-cost software for 680x0 or PowerPC Macs in the recording studio, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations. No cost and low-cost software that lets you use vintage Macs and the classic Mac OS in your sound studio to capture, mix, manipulate, and convert digital music.
- Matte vs. glossy screens, upgraded Pismo vs. 12" PowerBook G4, video capture with OS 9, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also how DiskWarrior can save the day even when it 'fails', thoughts on keyboards for those with neuropathy in their hands, Norton SystemWorks for Mac, and more on OS X browsers.
2007
- 15" MacBook Pro (LED Backlit), 06.05. Apple's first "green" notebook has a mercury-free, LED backlit display, faster bus, improved graphics.
- 17" MacBook Pro (June 2007), 06.05. Apple's new top-end notebook has improved graphics and offers a higher resolution 1920 x 1200 display.
- The $399 Mac, eMac redux, Palm Foleo doomed, Compact Flash options, and G4 upgrade vs. used G5, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Thoughts on a truly inexpensive Mac, eMac to replace low-end iMac?, why Palm's Foleo will flop, an alternative to booting from Compact Flash, and upgrading a Power Mac G4 vs. the cost of a used G5.
2008
- With a 600 MHz iBook running circles around a 2.8 GHz Celeron, it was time to switch, Jason Dill, My First Mac. The author now has a MacBook, along with a couple of older, cheaper Macs for use around the house.
- Linux is also leaving PPC Macs behind, jumping ship for Intel, and hardware problems, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. One problem with using Linux on older Macs is that many distros are dropping support for older CPUs or even the whole PowerPC family.
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