Low End Mac Archive for October 22

October 22 in Low End Mac History

2003: 12" iBook G4 and 14" iBook G4 introduced, eliminating the last use of the G3 processor.

Mac user for a month, part 1, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. Eric prepares for one month PC-free and Mac-only.
What can I do with a Mac Plus or SE?, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. "There are still many people who need to do a letter to home or other places, and the older Macs are great for doing this."
Encyclopedia Britannica now free online, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "...the entire 32-volume Encyclopedia Britannica will now be available on the Internet free of charge."

Power Mac 5200 and the single man, Jason Allen, My Turn. Five years with the much-maligned Performa 5200 - it's really not so bad.
101 uses for an unwanted Dell computer, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. 101 innovative uses for the industry's most innovative brand of computers.

The dying art of plain text email, Manuel Mejia Jr, Triassic Mac. Two types of email can make life very difficult for those with ancient Macs, other vintage hardware, and Unix shell accounts.
How to land the job you want, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Practical advice for those who want to find a job in the information technology field.
Beleaguered IDG bans Mac maker from Macworld, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Boston wins three year contract for Macworld Expo, but now Apple doesn't want to come. Huh?
Small changes at Low End Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Two changes in the way we use links on Low End Mac, and one that has nothing to do with site design.

12" iBook G4 and 14" iBook G4 introduced, eliminating the last use of the G3 processor.
The new Mac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How the new iBook G4 models and reduced price eMacs impact Mac values across the line.

Firefox, a better browser for OS X and Windows, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Firefox is fast, compatible, more secure than Internet Explorer on Windows, and prettier than Safari.
iBook updates, 100 GB upgrade, wireless mice, portable power source, PB battery source, and more, The 'Book Review. Also the Notebook ChillHub, Metacorder, TunePower and TuneBase for iPod, NEC's fuel cell laptop, bargain 'Books from $340 to $1,895, and more.

The future of G4 iBooks in the Age of Leopard, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Almost all of the G4 iBooks are supported by Mac OS X 10.5, but 4200 rpm drives could be a real bottleneck.
How Microsoft can turn Vista lemons into lemonade, John Carlson, The Lite Side. How Microsoft could profit by no longer allowing manufacturers to sell new PCs with Windows XP installed.
G4 iMac 'not half anything', LEM design comments, and more on Macs not supported by Leopard, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. The dual 800 MHz Power Mac may be supported, Apple is (or isn't) right to draw the line at 867 MHz, and an LC III that won't work with a PC display.

OS X Lion preview, record Apple sales and profits, Apple number 3 in US, free Paintbrush app, and more, Mac News Review. Also Mac growing in enterprise, text expanders compared, Mac-like Macbuntu Linux, Iomega USB 3.0 SSDs, new software, and more.
Smaller MacBook Air models, HyperMac dropping MagSafe products, cases for new MacBook Air, and more, Mac News Review. Also 2010 MacBook Air uses software reinstall USB drive, Acer Timeline challenges MacBook Air, and netbooks still beat iPad in numbers and price.
$999 MacBook Air can cost $1,399, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. Tempted by that $999 11.6" MacBook Air? More RAM, a bigger drive, and a faster CPU quickly bump the price higher.