Low End Mac Archive for October 31

October 31 in Apple and Low End Mac History

1993: Colour Classic II/Performa 275 introduced, which overcame all the major limitations of the Color Classic. The CC II/P 275 was never sold in the US.
1998: The Revision C iMac, Dan Knight, iMac Musings.
2007: MacBook (Santa Rosa). Improved MacBook with Intel X3100 graphics, 800 MHz system bus, and support for 4 GB of RAM.

Colour Classic II/Performa 275 introduced, which overcame all the major limitations of the Color Classic. The CC II/P 275 was never sold in the US.

Put a PC monitor on your Mac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Almost every Mac can work with a PC monitor, although it may need a little help.

The digital hub gets rolling, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. It's good to see Apple creating a device for the digital lifestyle, not just the hub.
2 years on a $5 Mac, Dan Sniadoski, My First Mac. A Mac Plus for $5 in 1993 - and it lasted a good two years.

Quartz lament: 10.2 on the low end, David Parker, My Turn. Looking at the upgrade options that support Quartz Extreme and a dual monitor setup.
Tips when buying a Mac through eBay, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Advice for buying smart when choosing a Mac through eBay.
Job opening at a nice Mac-infested school, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Deer Valley HS is looking for a 9th grade physical science teacher - your iMac is waiting for you.

A cult classic: The Colour Classic II, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Looking back at a legendary Mac on its tenth birthday.
OS X, the classic Mac OS, and customizing your Mac's appearance, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Although Kaleidoscope doesn't exist for OS X, there are ways to personalize your Mac's look and feel.
Upgraded Pismo Panther reports, $28 802.11b card, PowerBook white spot petition, and more, The 'Book Review. Also ThermographX, new 'Book bags, PowerCube enclosure, USB JumpDrive for music and data, Packard Bell's 64-bit laptop, and bargain 'Books from $50 to $2,499.

A history of the Color Classic, Tom Hormby, Orchard. The first all-in-one Mac with a color display had a bold new look but was crippled on the inside.
The copy-and-replace vs. copy-and-merge debate continues, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. More readers weigh in on the difference between Apple's Finder copying and what the norm is in the world of Windows.
Flock, a web browser designed for bloggers, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Built on the foundation of Firefox, Flock adds feature that make it easier to share links and update your blog.

Why a 7-year-old Power Mac G4 replaced a Mac mini, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. There's a lot more to productive computing power than CPU speed. The old Power Mac lets you add a second video card, a fast hard drive, and lots more that the Mac mini can't.
24 hours in cyberspace, 7 days with dated browsers, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. The "24 Hours in Cyberspace" project from 1996 inspires a one week experiment of living with fifth-generation browsers.

MacBook (Santa Rosa). Apple quietly introduced an improved MacBook with Intel X3100 graphics, an 800 MHz system bus, and support for 4 GB of RAM.
A (Mac) classic spookfest, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. How to set up those old compact Macs with screen savers to enhance your Halloween experience.
Unsupported Leopard installation, Dan Knight. How to install Mac OS X 10.5 on unsupported hardware - plus field reports.
Unsupported Leopard reports: Sawtooth, Mystic, Digital Audio, Quicksilver, and TiBook success, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Readers report that Leopard can be installed for PowerPC Macs from Intel Macs. Also success stories for AGP, Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio, Quicksilver, and a 400 MHz PowerBook G4.

Debunking the Apple Tax, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. "...no one else is offering the quality of computer construction that Apple offers in the same price range."
MacBook Pro could use both GPUs at once, 9600M GT smokes 9400M for 3D gaming, new cases, and more, The 'Book Review. Also MacBook Pro doesn't support 8 GB of RAM, matte screen petition, spill sensors in new 'Books, MacBook Pro reviews, hard drive vs. SSD benchmarks, bargain 'Books from $259 to $2,399, and more.
Mac mini still alive, migrating with Time Machine, a portable USB turntable, and more, Mac News Review. Also is Mac right for you?, is Time Machine good enough?, DiskWarrior upgraded to support OS X 10.5.5, CrossOver Mac improves Outlook support, and more.
Free iPhone WiFi from AT&T, Google Earth on the iPhone, iPod: The Missing Manual updated, and more, iNews Review. Also no Opera Mini on the iPhone, wireless and health, Greek and Hebrew Bible on the iPhone, cardboard iPod speaker dock, Mobile Xtand for the iPhone, and more.

iOS 5: The Missing Features, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Even at version 5, Apple's iOS lacks some basics we take for granted on traditional desktop and notebook PCs - and most competing tablets.
Apple Could Learn from webOS, Finding a Modem That Works with Lion, and More, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Also replacing Firefox 3.6 on PowerPC Macs and Steve Jobs on living and dying.