October 16 in Apple and Low End Mac History
Oct. 15 - Oct.
17
Highlights
- 1990: System 6.0.7 replaces 6.0.6, released the previous day with a
bug
- 2001: 600 MHz iBook
600 introduced. A faster CPU on a faster bus, a larger hard drive,
and more RAM on the base unit.
- 2001: PowerBook
G4/550 and PowerBook
G4/667 introduced.
1997
- Digital camera idea, Dan
Knight, Mac Musings. "What I'd really like is an inexpensive
digital camera that can use my [Nikon mount] lenses...."
2000
- Sold on Mac for 10 years, Melvin
Ah Ching, My First Mac. "The difference between the PC and Mac
class was about as different as night is to day. The Macs were
friendly and extremely easy to learn and use."
- Miscellaneous musings, Dan
Knight, Mac Musings. Follow-up on the new G3, Express.com vs.
Something Awful, and AT&T's income enhancement plan.
- The OS X on Alpha project,
Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Whether you believe Motorola can actually
ship a 1 GHz processor in the near future, Apple isn't betting on
it.
2001
- iBook 600 introduced.
A faster CPU on a faster bus, a larger hard drive, and more RAM on the
base unit.
- PowerBook G4/550
introduced. A faster CPU, larger hard drive, and improved graphics.
CD-RW optional.
- PowerBook G4/667
introduced. As above with a n even faster CPU, more memory, and a faster
system bus.
- Building a Web presence on a
shoestring, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Low cost and no cost
solutions for designing a single page or a whole website.
- The therapeutic Mac, jobaron, My
First Mac. On old Mac helps in a time of loss.
2002
- More on Islam vs. the West,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Thoughts on religion and
tolerance, Islam vs. everyone, and declaring war on Iraq.
2003
2006
- Driverless USB webcam,
ergonomic Mac keyboard, 2x Application Server for Windows on Macs,
and more, Mac News Review. Also Intel's clear CPU road map (but
Apple's is still unclear), 24" iMac shames TV, world's smallest
color laser printer, mobile USB device charger, and more.
- Aviator laptop stand, the EVDO
superhighway, reducing MacBook Pro Heat, and more, The 'Book
Review. Also list of battery recalls, notebook tips from CPSC,
Foxconn to build MacBooks, paintable canvas MacBook sleeve, bargain
'Books from $199 to $1,400, and more.
2007
- 350 MHz iMac G3, Dan
Knight, Road Apples. The 350 MHz iMacs were pretty good computers, but
the lack of FireWire means no Target Disk Mode, external DVD burner, or
iPod support.
- It's official: Leopard ships
October 26, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple is now taking preorders
for Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' at the online Apple Store. These should
reach customers on Oct. 26.
- Faster flash memory makes a big
difference, more RAM or a faster CPU?, OS X 10.4.10 problems, and
more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also Level 2 vs. Level 3
cache, the 64-bitness of Mac OS X, another Road Apple nomination, and
gaming on Macs.
2009
- How to connect some
VGA Macs to analog HDTVs, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming.
- How Apple will
beat Sony and Nintendo in handheld gaming, Tim Nash, Taking Back
the Market. The iPhone platform has more users than Sony's PSP, and it
will pass Nintendo's DS platform within two years.
- Living with a 'MacBook Nano',
netbook users 'not that satisfied', lightest notebook, and more,
The 'Book Review. Also Nvidia halts new chip development, fix for
iBook G4 kenrel panics, world's lightest notebook, matte display
options, bargain 'Books from $179 to $2,294, and more.
- Macs #4 in US, Windows 7 'nearly
equal' to OS X, don't use Windows for online banking, and more, Mac
News Review. Also Gene Roddenberry's Mac nets $8,260, Apple loses
trademark on Mighty Mouse, Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual,
Google Quick Search Box, and more.
- iPhone tops in reliability,
iPhone OS 3.1.2, iGMail, 3G 802.11n travel router, and more, iNews
Review. Also iPhone OS dominates mobile Web usage, Lotus Domino gets
iPhone support, 32 GB iPod touch giveaway, and more.
Oct. 15 - Oct. 17
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