Low End Mac Archive for December 2

December 2 in Low End Mac History

Salvaged compact Macs, "Adam Ant," My First Mac. Macs saved from the dumpster used for writing, games, more.

Misadventures in ISP land, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Changing ISPs brings us face-to-face with the sorry state of Mac support by Internet companies.

Apple introduces KiloMac, world's largest computer, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Based on the flat panel iMac design, the new KiloMac has a 1000 inch display.

Firefox 1.5: Getting better all the time, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Whether you use Macs or Windows, there's a faster, modern, and customizable alternative in Firefox.
15" PB screen woes, Intel laptops and iBook price cuts in January?, NEC's drive-free laptop, and more, The 'Book Review. Also debating upgrades, time to retire PowerBook, Newer Tech's battery rebate and recycling program, laptop drive comparison, bargain 'Books from $320 to $1,799, and more.
10 things new Macs users should know, first display designed for Mac mini, classic Mac emulator improved, and more, Mac News Review. Also iMac with iSight 'a new gold standard', a Linux user's take on OS X, LaCie Brick drive looks like building blocks, Guest PC updated, and more.

A used 17" PowerBook as a budget notebook alternative, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value2. Sure, you can buy a refurbished 13.3" MacBook for under $900, but you could also have an expansive, feature laden 17" PowerBook in the same price range.
The Leopard experience at 867 MHz, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. Mac OS X 10.5 requires an 867 MHz G4 with 512 MB of memory, but is performance really acceptable on a minimum spec system?

Firefox to Drop Leopard Support. So What?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Firefox is likely to drop support for OS X 10.5 Leopard next year, but will it really matter?
'Obsolete' Computers Still Have Value, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. How one school acquired its first Mac lab in 1989 - and used it for over a dozen years.
Upgrade MacBook with SSD and Hard Drive, 15" MacBook Air Ultrabook Slayer Coming?, and More, The 'Book Review. Also some 2010 MacBook Pros still freeze after video update, tablets and Ultrabooks killing netbooks, and more.