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October 15 in Mac and LEM History

Oct. 14 - Oct. 16

1990

• Apple rolls out three new models. The Macintosh IIsi is intended as a lower cost alternative to the 3-slot IIci. The Macintosh LC is Apple's lowest cost color model to date. And the Classic updates the 8 MHz all-in-one black-and-white compact Mac while elminating the expansion slot the Mac SE had.

1997

• Yale threatens to drop Mac support, Dan Knight, MacInSchool. "It certainly looks like a conflict of interest to ask Intel for a handout and develop a pro-Intel IT policy at the same time."

1999

• The G4 debacle, or decelerate your Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "I hope you were as shocked as I was at Apple's arrogance on Wednesday."
• Time magazine on Jobs and Apple, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "...overall a fair and captivating portrait of the man Mac-users tend to regard in complex love-hate terms."
• This week's 'non-column', Steve Wood, View from the Classroom. Even when Steve claims he doesn't have a column, he says it so well....

2001

• Is Microsoft the enemy?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Is Microsoft's dominance of personal computing a bad thing? If so, what can we do about it?
• Other things Dell did first, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Important Dell firsts - besides the first portable with integrated wireless networking.

2002

• Confessions of a Mac to PC convert, not by Valerie G. Mallinson, The Lite Side. This isn't quite the version Microsoft had posted on their site - must have been an early draft.
• A look at the IT job market, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. "Jobs are harder to come by, and the Information Technology sector has not gone unaffected."
• Faster isn't always better, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple's iMac vs. Gateway's Profile 4 - some things are more important than flat out speed.

2003

• Microsoft's holding pattern, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Development of Internet Explorer and Windows seems stuck while Apple keeps improving Safari and OS X.

2004

• October 1990: Apple unveils the first low-end Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Fourteen years ago, Apple introduced the first sub-$4,000 Mac II, first sub-$2,500 color Mac, and first sub-$1,000 all-in-one Mac.
• Image previews, one more place where Windows trumps Macs, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Windows may have more viruses, spyware, and crashes, but it also does some things better than Macs. Image preview is one of them.
• Dual core 'Books; cooler, quieter laptop drives; beverage spills; iMac G5 for almost all; and more, The 'Book Review. Also a lighter car/air power adapter, new USB Bluetooth adapter, 17" PowerBook touchscreen, Griffin's PodPod, Sharp's ultralight, bargain 'Books from $100 to $1,699, and more.

2007

• When to pick Tux over Windows and Mac OS X, Keith Winston, Linux to Mac. There are two areas where Linux wins over Macs and Windows: the cost and flexibility of a Linux-based server and the verifiably high levels of security.
• Is the SteelSeries 4D the best mousepad ever?, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. This large, double-sided mousepad was optimized for gamers, but it makes a fine addition to any mouse user's work area.
• Upcoming expiration of Boot Camp does not mean Windows will stop running on OS X 10.4 Macs, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Although the Boot Camp Assistant may stop running, your Boot Camp setup and Windows installation will continue to function.
• On the irrational rantings of an Intel hater, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Readers weigh in on last week's 'Bastard Offspring' article concerning Intel-based Macs.

2008

• The October 2008 MacBook value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple changed the entire MacBook lineup on Tuesday. How do close-out prices compare to the new ones?
• The good, the bad, and the ugly of Apple design, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Apple has produced some beautiful computers and iPods over the years, but also a few of the ugliest and most ungainly computers ever seen.
• G3 and low end G4 Mac performance comparison, Simon Royal, Mac Spectrum. Factors that impact performance are the version of CPU, the size and speed of the Level 2 cache, and how much RAM is installed.
• 3 reasons to use a Mac, and Pismo troubleshooting, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Why one Windows user is also a Mac user, a Pismo that can't see its AirPort card, and sources of kernel panics.

Oct. 14 - Oct. 16

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