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August 30 in Low End Mac History

August 29 - August 31

1997

• Apple discontinues Mac OS Up-to-Date program for Macintosh clones.

1999

• The truth about USB speed, Dan Knight, MacUSB. "The promise is 12 Mbps throughput, but does anything actually deliver it?"

2000

• Could Eazel kill the Mac?, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Jobs promised OS X in two weeks, but Linux with Eazel could be stiff competition.
• Benchmarks: Mac OS 8.1 on an LC III. Born Again lets you run OS 8.1 on '030 Macs, but how does performance compare with System 7.5.5?
• Benchmarks: Mac OS 8.1 on a IIci. Does Mac OS 8.1 on an '040 accelerated IIci make sense?

2001

• Beyond MHz and GHz, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Why we need a cross-platform performance rating for Macs and PCs.
• Getting a handle on email, Beverly Woods, Acoustic Mac. How to manage the ever-increasing flood of email.
• Thanks for the IBM PC, Dad, L. Victor Marks, My First Mac. Thanks for bringing home that first IBM PC back in 1981.
• Apple's anniversaries, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. Milestones in Apple and Macintosh history.
• Astronomy software review: Starry Night for Mac, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. An excellent choice for beginners, especially the Pro version.
• Unsupported OS X, Low End Mac's email list for those running (or attempting to run) Mac OS X on unsupported hardware.

2002

• Hands on Mac OS X v10.2, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Mac OS X v10.2 polishes OS X, adds a few nice features, and improves speed even on older, slower Macs.
• iBook video out, OS 9 for Jaguar, BetterTrackpad driver, Lombard Rage patch for 10.2, much more, The 'Book Review. Also compact, lightweight, portable stands; external longlife batteries; BookEndz for DVI TiBook; FireWire DriveDock, and bargains on new, used, and refurbished 'Books.

2004

• Virtual PC, the dock, no-button mice, and other things that freak out my students, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Extended desktops, no viruses or floppies, paying for music, and other Mac things that confuse the Windows generation.
• World's best PB G4 deal, iPod users choose Apple laptops, tech challenges of going mobile, and more, The 'Book Review. Also a high capacity Pismo/Lombard battery, new Targus 'Book accessories, XLR microphone adapter for Garage Band, bargain 'Books from $100 to $2,599, and more.

2006

• Lisa repaired, now preparing for 30 days with black and white Macs, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. Inspired by "30 Days" on FX, Ted Hodges will spend 30 days using just 1-bit black & white Macs.
• Nvu and SeaMonkey can supplement, but not replace, Claris Home Page, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. You'd think it would be easy to create a low-end WYSIWYG webpage editor that surpassed 9-year-old Home Page 3.0 - and you'd be wrong.

2007

• 1997: Apple squeezes Mac clones out of the market, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple started to license the Mac in 1994, the first clones arrived in 1995, and they quickly into Apple's profitable high-end market.
• iMovie 08 and G4 Macs, DVD-RAM support, iSub works with Intel iMac, Home Page alternatives, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Can iMovie 08 work with a G4 Mac? Can an old Apple DVD-RAM drive be upgraded? How can you connect an LC 575 to an OS X Mac? Coda and Rapidweaver recommendations.

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