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September 9 in Low End Mac History

Sept. 8 - Sept. 10

1998

• The LCDs are coming, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "LCDs are slowly becoming affordable...."

1999

• Caveat emptor: PowerBook G3 WallStreet 13.3" display issues, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "...the 13.3" display issues with the Series I G3 PBs are unacceptably common and often take too long to resolve."

2002

• Building a fast, reliable network economically, David L. Mitchell, My Turn. Setting up eight user systems, a server, a fast network, and software for under $4,000 using older Power Macs.
• Upgrading a Power Mac, using 2 mice at once, older Macs for college, and hacking Apple's CD driver, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Upgrades give 7200/200 new lease on life, possible solution to "2 mice at once" problem, value of abandoned Power Macs, and making Apple's CD driver work with third-party drives.

2003

• Mac virus writers return from extended cruise, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "Earlier that day I received a mysterious phone call at my tech support hotline that said every computer at Snodgrass had been infected and needed to be fixed ASAP."

2008

• There's still a place for G3 Macs in the Age of Leopard, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. Whether it's a sage iMac or a Pismo PowerBook, G3 Macs can be very productive with Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger'.
• Bring back the Macintosh Portable, Charles Moore, 'Book Value. Not to fault today's MacBooks, but there's something to be said for a no compromise, very expandable, portable Macintosh as well.
• Antique Macs are still useful computers, Charles Moore, From the MacCave. Charles Moore's first online article looks at the utility of compact Macs - and foreshadows his longterm affection for PowerBooks.
• Joomla and WordPress highly recommended content management systems, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Low End Mac share their suggestions for a powerful, friendly, WYSIWYG content management system.

2009

• Cheap USB 2 CardBus solution, OS 9 and Kanga, mobile Mac value, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also a look at several options for using an old LocalTalk printer with a Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'.
• Microsoft vs. Linux, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2009.09.09. Although Linux has just 1% of the market, Microsoft perceives it as a great threat. Why doesn't Redmond see Linux as an opportunity?

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