Low End Mac Link Archive,April 1999

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The Low End Mac Link Archive, April 1999

External news links are listed below by the date of publication with the most recent articles listed at the top, older ones below them. Other monthly archive indexes are linked on the right. Links were correct when originally posted. However, we cannot guarantee that these links are still active.

Opinion: Rev A or B, your iMac's still good, iMac NewsPage, 4/30
"Fact is, the difference in processor speeds between 233 MHz and 266 MHz, or even 333 MHz, is less discernible than you imagine...."
Opinion: Your iMac is not old!, the Daily Mac, 4/30
"If one thing can be said about the Mac it is that they stand the test of time."
Deals: Apple extends PowerBook promo to 5/30/99, PowerBook Source, 4/30
Virtual PC or 64 MB additional memory free with PowerBook G3 Series purchase.
Review: Epson Stylus Photo 750, Mike Chaney
"...not only are the dots invisible to the eye, but you may also notice that the colors produced are smoother and contain none of the color patterning' which is caused by the printer creating non primary colors."
OS: Mac OS 8.6 fixes DHCP problem, MacTimes, 4/30
New release solves problem introduced with Mac OS 8.5.
Opinion: The Apple image is quality, MacSoldiers, 4/30
"...when it comes down to it, most people will sacrifice quality to save money."
iMac: Best iMac prices, the iMac
Rev. B US$888 and up, Rev. C $999 and up, Rev. D $1179 and up. Based on MacBench, performance for the dollar is almost identical on all three models.
Hardware: Upgrading a two-year-old to today's level, Wayne Parker
Excellent series of articles on choosing the right upgrades for an older computer.
Dark Side: Windows NT4 awarded E3/F-C2 security classification, Slashdot, 4/30
"...this doesn't include being connected to a network." (kinda defeats the purpose of NT!)
News: Court rules META tag violates copyright, Slashdot, 4/30
"The San Francisco Ninth Court of Appeals has ruled that it is illegal to use someone else's trademarks in your META tags."
Opinion: Search different, MacRelations, 4/30
"...a lot of things Apple could do to improve Sherlock."
Dark Side: US Navy does Windows, Applelinks, 4/29
"Using Windows NT, which is known to have some failure modes, on a warship is similar to hoping that luck will be in our favor."
News: Beginners' guide to surfing Mac sites, the iMac, 4/29
Opinion: Shut down the schools?, MacRelations 2000, 4/29
"First of all school should be voluntary. Completely."
Privacy: Deja News privacy snafu uncovered, ZDNet, 4/29
"Richard Smith ... said Thursday the Deja News Internet search engine has been quietly scooping up records of email addresses its users click on for a year or more."
Opinion: Microsoft is not done: Gratuitous API changes can be hazardous to your program, Byte.com
"Microsoft can afford to sacrifice the reliability of its OS, where it has little competition, in order to expand its share of the applications market, where it does face competition."
Analysis: Microsoft's muddled OS test, ABC News, 4/28
"So what did the Mindcraft test achieve? It gave Microsoft strong numbers to point to &emdash; but at the cost of a public-relations embarrassment."
Review: Macally iMouse Pro, MacRelations
"To some extent I still feel like I've sold out on an ideal of the Mac, but the mouse is cute, my UI navigation is speedier than ever, and my mouse lights up."
News: Mac OS 8.6 doesn't support Daystar Quad Processing, Accelerate Your Mac!, 4/29
Forum: The price of being different, Slashdot, 4/29
In the wake of the Columbine High School tragedy, is it time for "geeks rights"?
Deals: iMac 266 for $999, various sources, dealmac
Review: Keyspan USB card for PCI Macs, MacNN Review, 4/29
"...USB is quickly becoming the preferred means of connectivity for low-power, low-bandwidth peripherals on the Macintosh."
Review: Epson Stylus 740, MacRelations
"All in all I'm very happy with the Stylus 740."
Humor: Millenium Bug
Opinion: Could We Be a Little More Silly Please?, Mac Opinion, 4/29
Dr. Hillman asks why Apple and Best Buy can't think different on the color issue.
News: Honda ends battery-powered electric cars, Reuters, 4/29
Like the 16 pound Mac Portable, electric cars have not caught on. Honda cites cost, weight, and limited range as contributors to miniscule electric car market.
Opinion: Reader response to "Are all Mac users left-wing liberals?", the iMac, 4/28
Interesting letters from several Mac users, including one I wrote. dk
Dark Side: Intel teams up with Whitney Museum of American Art (thanks, Daily Mac)
Of course, that means Mac users can't view the web site....
Opinion: Linux doesn't do Windows - and neither should you, CNN, 4/28
"Don't use Linux as if it were Windows."
OS: Linux 2.2.7 released, Slashdot, 4/28
News: , Sacramento Bee, 4/28 (thanks, Slashdot)
"The company argued that Hamidi's e-mail - sent on separate occasions to as many as 30,000 Intel employees - were the equivalent of trespassing on the company's private computer system." (Think of the implications for spam.)
Games: Quake3Test runs adequately on Rev. A iMac (thanks, No Beige)
Hot betaware for Mac gamers - and networkable at that.
Dark Side: Final Windows 2000 beta shipping, Cnet, 4/28
Some PC makers will ship systems with Win2K Beta 3 installed.
OS: Installing Max OS X Server, MacWeek, 4/28
Web: The AppleScript Sourcebook
Web: Don't panic. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Earth Edition
Shareware: EpsonShare 1.2 allows sharing many Epson Stylus models on a Mac network (host Mac must run OS 8 or later)
Opinion: Your iMac is not going obsolete, the iMac
Rumor: Power Mac G4 Special Report, AppleInsider, 4/28
Anticipated for September release, the Power Mac G4 holds a lot of promise.
News: VST ships FireWire hard drives (thanks, MacInTouch)
Expensive per megabyte, but very portable.
Opinion: iMac-like boxes make their appearance, osOpinion
"The first PC knockoffs of Apples iMac are set to make their appearance...."
Opinion: The 12 types of computer users, osOpinion
You probably know someone who falls into every one of these categories.
Analysis: Microsoft's flawed Linux vs. NT shootout, Salon, 4/27
"...the story underlines the essential worthlessness of commercially sponsored comparison tests."
Also see The Dark Side of Testing, or How Microsoft Always Wins, Mac Musings
Analysis: Ahead of the game?, MacWeek, 4/27
"...Quake 3 is so important that hostility to the Mac is being put aside because these guys are so keen to see the new shooter from Id run."
Review: PowerJOLT 400 daughter card, Macs Only!, 4/27
"...the MacTell PowerJOLT 400 is a great buy, especially for those who have not yet upgraded their PCI Mac and clones to a G3."
OS: I want to live in a world where software doesn't stink, BusinessWeek, 4/27
'I don't think Linux has to be accepted as a consumer operating system to succeed in the business world, although I do think it will get there. "
OS: Linus Torvalds speaks out on Linux, Byte.com, 4/26
Rumor: iMacs on their way to Sears, AppleInsider, 4/26
News: New mouse loses ball, Arizona Central, 4/26
Microsoft's new Intellimouse is a breakthrough.
Opinion: Jerry Goes Shopping, Jerry Pournelle, Byte.com, 4/26
E-commerce still has a ways to go....
News: Mac OS 8.6 may ship this week, O'Grady's PowerPage, 4/26
News: Student surrenders appleimac.com domain to Apple, Cnet, 4/26
Opinion: Fred Langa goes shopping for a Mac, Byte.com, 4/26
Honest, Fred "the Windows guy" Langa plans to buy a Mac - and wants your advice.
Hardware: uDrive USB floppy expected to ship this week, Newer Tech
OS: AppleTalk services under Linux, Linux World
Netatalk lets Linux speak AppleTalk, Macs work with Linux machines
Humor: The Borg vs. Microsoft, MacKiDo
Opinion: Windows PCs can learn a lesson from the iMac, InternetWeek, 4/26
"Clearly, Apple has managed to make a computer that makes the Internet accessible to anyone."
Book: The Ultimate iMac Book, MacCentral Press
Review: Griffin gPort, serial port for G3 Pro, Macs Only!, 4/26
"The gPort is an excellent alternative to a USB/serial adapter or to replacing a serial device with a USB device."
Web: Mac OS World is now Mac OS Planet
Advice: 10 most innovative and useful iMac additions, Mining Co., 4/26
Opinion: Berst calls iMac "storage-impaired," ZDNet, 4/26
"Maybe Apple's storage-impaired iMac is onto something."
Advice: Smart reasons to buy a flat panel monitor, ZDNet, 4/26
"...images are displayed with greater precision than in a CRT."
Opinion: Quality engineering makes Macs better and faster, MacSoldiers, 4/25
OS: iMac OS X Server, the iMac, 4/23
"Everyone I've spoken with who have tried to install MacOS X Server on their iMac has had success running with 64 MB, but not without a few modifications. "
Virus: CIH 1.2 (Chernobyl) virus set to attack April 26, ZDNet, 4/23
Find out why Windows 95/98 users are in a panic today - and be grateful you don't have to worry about it if you're using the Mac OS, Linux, or some other "minority" OS.
Opinion: Cheaper, Better, Flat Panel Displays Coming?, MacTimes, 4/24
"I love flat panel LCD monitors, which is one reason why I'm partial to PowerBooks as my day-in, day-out workhorses."
Advice: Ask Dr. Mac #18, Bob LeVitus, MacCentral, 4/24
Rumor: New G3 All-in-One in the works?, Mac OS Rumors, 4/23
"...the company may be working on a version of the C2 iMac which will fill the space left by the now-defunct G3 All-In-One (AIO)."
Rumor: Apple notebooks to get skinny, InfoWorld (thanks, Macs Only!)
New PowerBook as thin as a Sony Vaio, as powerful as a 400 MHz G3, and only 3.5 pounds.
News: Apple stock continues climb, hits 10 week high, Mac Observer, 4/23
"Expect more of this to happen during the next few weeks as other non-Mac using analysts start realizing that Apple's comeback is for real."
News: Schools going Mac in a big way, MacCentral, 4/23
Willow School District (Ann Arbor, MI), East Noble School District (Noble Co., IN), New York City "between 20,000 and 30,000 iMacs"
Opinion: The greatest fix for Y2K, osOpinion
"Most people already have the best fix for the Y2K problem. Its called denial."
Opinion: Mac Users Militia Journal Worth A Look, MacTimes, 4/23
"Freedom of the press," some luminary once observed, "belongs to the man who owns one." Which is why the personal computer and desktop publishing represent a democratic revolution in the fourth estate.
Opinion: The Mac Y2K advantage is moot, Tales from the Mac Side, 4/22
"The sad truth is it doesn't matter that our Macs are Y2K-compliant when the Internet we log on to, the e-mail systems we use, the banks we connect to with Quicken '98, and the trillions of Windows machines out there can't handle it."
Analysis: Can OS X Server catch up?, Xappeal
"If you make a Unix port with no Mac-like interface, then you lose your reason for porting it to OSXS in the first place...."
News: Firmware update 1.0.2 for Blue G3, Apple Computer, 4/22
News: The little big man on the internet, New Media News
"We basically sold our PCs to our accountant, who wanted them for her office, [and] I ordered Macs. They don't crash; I don't spend any time taking care of these guys."
Opinion: Now it's Compaq's turn to get dumped on!, Gene Steinberg, Arizona Central
"With PC makers scurrying to shore up market share and profit margins, Apple has a great opportunity to move into the breach and show the real advantages of the Mac alternative."
Connectivity: LocalTalk Bridge 2.1 available, Apple Computer
Now listed as unsupported software and apparently free for downloading, LocalTalk Bridge lets you connect LocalTalk devices to an ethernet or TokenRing network.
Advice: Selecting web server software for web domination, MacCentral, 4/22
News: Microsoft develops Office 98 FileMaker Pro add-in, MacCentral, 4/22
"The add-in is designed to make it easy for customers to use familiar tools in Office 98 with data stored in FileMaker Pro for Macintosh."
Connectivity: Mac-friendly DSL Providers List updated
Web: MacMate Page, O'Grady.com
Apple's next PDA (like Newton, Palm, etc.)
Rumor: Mac OS 8.6 turns golden master, AppleInsider, 4/22
"The Veronica release supports all current PowerPC-based Macintosh systems...."
News: Internet telethon will help school buy computers, Mac Observer, 4/21
"The first of event for this project is going to help a school in the Virgin Islands."
Opinion: Jesse, where are you?, Macinsite
Now this is how to sell a Macintosh!
Opinion: Are all Mac users left-wing liberals?, the iMac, 4/21
Warning: be prepared to think if you read this one. ;-)
Rumor: Yosemite (blue & white G3) speed bump coming soon, Mac OS Rumors, 4/21
With the iMac at 333 MHz and the slowest b&w G3 at 300 MHz, we should hope so!
News: Virtual Game System shipments stopped, MacWeek, 4/21
"Connectix Corp. on Wednesday said a court decision has temporarily stopped shipments of Virtual Game Station...."
Hoax: Canada planning 5¢ tax per email?, MacTimes, 4/21
"Like any successful hoax, this one plays on fears we all share."
OS: Linux hamstrung by lack of standards?, ZDNet, 4/20
Networking: Put your files in the fast lane, Macworld Online
"In this, the first in a series of Macworld articles to focus on working effectively in a networked world, Macworld Lab tested Mac OS-, Windows NT-, and even Unix-based servers...."
Hardware: Ergonomic keyboards for the Mac, Mac Cave, 4/20
Connectivity: Microsoft invests in DSL provider, Infoworld Electric, 4/20
"Microsoft and NorthPoint will build a co-branded Microsoft Network (MSN) portal page for some 85 ISP partners."
Y2K: Y2K bug will hit early, reverberate, Reuters, 4/20
"...about 60 percent of computer errors and data disruption will occur during 1999."
OS: Apple patches Mac OS X Server, Apple TIL 11355
Updates Mac OS X Server to 1.0-1, improves NetBook and QuickTime performance
News: Wall Street money manager says Apple "under appreciated," The Mac Observer, 4/20
"In a world of vast uncertainty in the PC space, Apple should be one of the few companies to grow."
Analysis: Linux: We will crush Microsoft, ZDNet, 4/20
"Is Torvalds blowing smoke - or is it feasible that Linux could stomp Windows?"
Opinion: Is Apple doing Unix right?, Mac Opinion, 4/20
"The combination of Apple's usability engineering with the positive side of the Open Software movement is great."
Deals: Current computer prices from authorized Apple resellers, Mac Tracker
OS: Linux shortchanged in comparison, Xappeal, 4/20
"...I use Linux on a daily basis for word processing, programming, game playing, web browsing, etc., so I have enough of a grasp on the system to offer a credible rebuttal to the errors in the original article's criticisms."
OS: Let's get more educated about FreeBSD, osOpinon, 4/20
FreeBSD (including MacBSD) is a freeware alternative to Unix and Linux.
OS: Caldera OpenLinux 2.2
OS: Caldera OpenLinux turns Windows into roadkill sooner than expected, Nicholas Petreley, Infoworld, 4/19
US$50 Linux is easy to install and totally graphical - if only it ran on Macs! Petreley comments that this is the first desktop-friendly Linux (as opposed to something designed for use as a server).
OS: Linux steals Microsoft's thunder at Comdex, Nandotimes, 4/19
"The man who claims to have no marketing machine - evidenced by the meager two-page handout given at his company's booth at Comdex - says his system is gaining popularity because it gives people what they want."
Web: New look at Mac "bargain central," dealmac
News: Best Buy out again. Retailer no longer selling iMacs, The Mac Observer, 4/19
"They really should be embarrassed that they are the one retail outlet in the world that can't seem to sell an iMac."
Opinion: Resistance is fruitful, John Martellaro, Mac Opinion,
"The personal computer revolution and the Internet are done deals. They were built by the dreamers and the renegades."
Connectivity: Beyond 56k modems: Cable and DSL, MacFixIt
"Wishing, hoping or planning to get a cable modem soon? There are some downsides as well as upsides to these devices."
Opinion: Keyboards and you, Jerry Pournelle, Byte.com, 4/19
"Bob Thompson tells me he puts his keyboards in the dishwasher on the top rack, keys down, warm water cycle, and of course, removes the keyboard before the drying cycle overheats it."
Analysis: ClearType: Whose idea was it?, Byte.com, 4/19
"...long ago, so-called stadium displays were using the technique...."
OS: Linux baffles Wintel vendors, Byte.com, 4/19
Advocacy: The top 10 reasons Macs suck
This is not quite what you'd expect of an "anti-Mac" site. ;-)
iMac: 333 MHz, TV tuners, improved mouse, The Weekly iMac, 4/19
Analysis: Expert predictions of Apple's demise vs. the facts, MacKiDo, 4/19
"All we understand is momentum, and that is what our pundit friends are basing their predictions upon. They forget that momentum has randomness, volatility, and Steve Jobs hacking away at it all the time."
News: Apple bug cause of Road Runner woes, MacTimes, 4/19
"...the problems are in fact related to both the Macintosh OS and [Road Runner] equipment upgrades."
Rumor: Apple toying with Strawberry G3, AppleInsider, 4/19
"According to sources, Apple has been testing the waters with another shade of Power Macs, Strawberry."
Advice: Buyer's Guide to Epson printers, MacReviewZone
Opinion: How low must Apple go?, Macintosh 4ever
"The fact of the matter is that they are selling computers as fast as they can make them...."
Analysis: Bell tolls for the humble PC, The Age,4/17
"...in the professional area Apple's high-end G3 Macintoshes have reclaimed much of the ground they earlier lost to Wintel machines and Windows NT."
News: Apple Computer must pay Beatles' Apple Corps, Mercury Center, 4/17 (thanks, Macs Only!)
"Apple's computers became popular with musicians and were increasingly used for music-related ventures. In 1989 Apple Corps sued, saying the 1981 agreement had been breached."
Opinion: Philistines, Del Miller, Mac Opinion, 4/16
"Complexity in the guise of progress is just dunderheaded foolishness."
Opinion: Mac OS 8.6, My Mac
While Microsoft gets ready to charge almost $100 for a bug fix to Windows 98, Apple prepares to release a major improvement to the Mac OS for free.
Analysis: Linux and OS X: a comparison, Xappeal
"...Linux is only free if your time is worthless. It offers great stability, but OS X is ready to go NOW, and anyone who has used the MacOS or NeXTStep can probably set up a server using it in an afternoon."
Opinion: iMac/333: Apple went the extra MHz, but not the extra mile, Daily Mac, 4/16
"...I hate to admit it, but it was probably the smartest thing to do with the new iMacs."
Advocacy: Evangelist closes, MacTimes, 4/16
"The original purpose of EvangeList was to counteract the negative news about Apple and Macintosh, and I believe that EvangeList has served its purpose fantastically, as a matter of fact. So after discussing what we should do with EvangeList with the folks at Apple, we've decided to retire the list."
Web: "I Hate Apple" sites, MacTimes, 4/16
"If you've never seen an anti-Mac or anti-Apple Website...."
News: Schools, procurement wrangle over supplies, Washington Posts, 4/15
"District elementary school classrooms are finally getting more than 1,000 new computers - seven months after they were supposed to be delivered."
Opinion: The ultimate gaming iMac has arrived, the iMac, 4/15
A speed bump, VooDoo 2 graphics, an ADB port, and a subwoofer modification, but you'll have to send your iMac away for a few days.
OS: NT beats Linux...maybe, ZDNet, 4/15
A study commissioned by Microsoft found that, "Highly tuned NT beats a barely tuned, if that, Linux. But, there's more to it...."
Advice: Ask Dave, The Mac Observer, 4/15
Ethernet printing, Netscape prefs, home networks, and CrashGuard
Hardware: $250 backup tape drive for USB Macs, MacCentral, 4/15
Advice: Mac web servers: A permanent residence on the web, MacCentral, 4/15
News: Apple market share is up significantly, MacCentral, 4/14
"ZD Storeboard says the company's market share in February was 12.5%, the highest since the time the iMac was introduced."
Opinion: Coordinator says survey skews results of Macs vs. Wintel in schools, MacCentral, 4/14
"He thinks [the survey] will give skewed results as his district's computer purchased leaned toward Wintel machines because of Y2K repairs."
Opinion: The tragedy of Melissa, ZDNet, 4/14
"Although the focus has been on the shock of realizing our vulnerability to malicious attacks, we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that Melissa really wasn't very destructive."
News: Apple's $135 million quarterly profit, MacWeek, 4/14
"...the company's sixth consecutive quarterly profit."
Rumor: Is Intel courting Apple?, MacWeek, 4/14
"...with the cross-platform opportunities that Mac OS X Server and client bring, it can now get in there and make it easier for Apple to release Intel versions of those operating systems."
Rumor: G4 upgrades coming for Power Mac G3, others, Mac OS Rumors, 4/14
"...several upgrade companies are already working on putting G4 processors in their upgrade cards, not only for the Yosemite and Gossamer machines...but also for older machines with daughterboards...."
Rumor: Sneak Peak at C2, part 1, Mac OS Rumors, 4/14
News: Apple officially releases iMac 333, Apple Computer, 4/14
They've been in stores for a few days, so it's nice to see Apple admit to its existence.
News: Apple to post quarterly profits today; high profits expected, Mac Mayhem, 4/14
Rumor: Complete story on Lombard, Apple's next PowerBook, The PowerBook Zone, 4/14
Opinion: Is PowerPC on a limb?, MacKiDo, 4/14
"This whole premise that Apple is going to 'exit the PowerPC model in 3 years' is someone's delusion."
Review: 400 MHz PowerForce G3 ZIF upgrade for Power Mac G3, Macs Only!, 4/14
Adjustable upgrade provides 50% improvement over stock G3/300.
Opinion: Start a hand-me-down program for iMacs, The iMac NewsPage, 4/13
"Perhaps Apple should explore the possibility of removing buyers' uncertainties altogether by making trade-ups possible."
Opinion: How rumor sites hurt Macintosh sales, the iMac, 4/13
"...I am led to believe that lately, the Mac-rumor sites have been detrimental to Apple's sales figures."
Rumor: Apple to move on Merced, The Register, 4/13
"Clearly an Intel insider can't be taken at face value where a rival processor platform is concerned."
News: G4, Sawtooth, Mac SMP: closer than we thought?, Mac OS Rumors, 4/13
"The G4 brings top-notch symmetric multiprocessing to the platform, along with tremendous improvements in floating-point math and vector processing for common tasks like multimedia and networking."
Rumor: More info on banana, cherry iMacs, The Mac Observer, 4/13
"...at some point Apple will introduce Banana and Cherry iMacs to replace Tangerine and Strawberry units."
Rumor: Intel working with Apple to bring Mac OS X to Merced?, Mac Mayhem, 4/13
Speculation: Apple may port OS X to Merced without changing its own hardware from PowerPC (dk)
Opinion: How has Mac OS X Server launched?, Xappeal.org
Review: Best Data USB modem, MacCentral, 4/13
Rumor: Apple to transition to Intel by 2001. "Total fiction", AppleInsider, 4/13
"Jobs deemed the rumors 'Total Fiction.'"
Advice: Upgrade Guy #9, MacCentral, 4/13
News: iCab Preview 1.4 available for download (thanks, Macs Only!)
"Every qualm I had about it previously seems to have been alleviated. I read all my favorite sites without a hitch."
Opinion: Is Apple doing a "Lisa" with PowerBook trade-in?, MacCave, 4/12
Opinion: Do you need a Pentium III?, Jerry Pournelle, Byte.com, 4/12
"The question is why you would need a Pentium III to begin with."
Okay, Mac users don't - but it's still good reading.
Hardware: Intel's 64-bit Merced: Software Matters, Byte.com, 4/12
"Compiler software [not just hardware!] will play a critical role in the performance of IA-64 microprocessors."
Web: technophiliac.com, multiple platform coverage
Rumor: New iMac have have revised mouse with dimple, The iMac NewsPage, 4/12
iMac: Weekly iMac, MacTimes, 4/12
"The [Epson Stylus] 900N is so loaded with support for different connectors, it's a real example in its field: parallel, USB, serial, and Ethernet are just a few."
News: Ready or not, Windows 2000 on its way, ZDNet, 4/12
"Microsoft's latest tactic: Ship the beta as if it were finished code."
Review: FireWorks 2, webreview.com, 4/9
"...it's not much of a stretch to say that Fireworks 2 is the front runner inWeb Graphics tool department."
OS: The beauty of the beast, Macworld
"Unix has a reputation for being a scary, complicated system that's the polar opposite of the friendly, easy-to-use Mac OS."
News: Where do you want to go tomorrow?, The Register, 4/11
"Microsoft has demanded that German Linux site linux.de remove the slogan 'Where do you want to go tomorrow?' from its front page."
Opinion: Best websites from a Mac perspective, ZDNet, 4/10
News: For Dell, the Pentium II is dead, Cnet, 4/9
News: New Windows 95/98 email virus, boa.exe, ZDNet, 4/9
"It's nowhere near as annoying - or potentially damaging - as the Melissa virus...."
Interface: Best Kaleidoscope schemes, MacPlaza
Advice: Ask Dr. Mac, 4/10
Hardware: Compleat buyer's guide to high-end PowerBooks, Charles Moore, Mac Opinion, 4/9
Opinion: Which is really cheaper, iMac or $299 Webzter Jr.?, MacTimes, 4/9
OS: Mac OS X ready for 64-bits, Mac OS Rumors, 4/8
Hardware: Parallelism, MacKiDo, 4/8
Hardware: USB vs. serial vs. parallel, Bare Feats
Opinion: Y2 Okay!, Applelinks
Review: Flat panel displays, Cnet, 4/7
"The [Apple] 4/13Studio Display demonstrates that desktop LCDs can provide the benefits of flat panels with the features of CRTs with today's LCD technology."
Opinion: Jesse's right, Apple's too white, Mac Chick, 4/7
"[T]he San Francisco Examiner reports that many California computer companies have paid hefty fines for failing to meet federally mandating minority hiring goals. That includes Apple...."
News: 333 MHz Rev. D iMacs now official, AppleInsider, 4/7
Games: SimCity 3000 for Mac in May, MacCentral, 4/6
SimCity has been a personal and family favorite since the first release.
Rumor: Yosemite (G3 Pro) speed bumps due in April, AppleInsider, 4/6
"The units rumored to go by the codename Yosemite 1.5, will boast 350, 400, and 450 MHz...."
Advocacy: Help a teacher obtain an iMac, Mac Madness
"[My teacher] is on an LC, and it is slow and crashes all the time and can hardly run anything. My school did buy 22 new Apple desktops this year.... She even had to resort to putting a Macintosh SE in the corner of her room because people ... need to type reports and other things."
iMac: Why is Apple making my iMac obsolete so fast?, the iMac, 4/6
"So why does Apple update the iMac every 2-3 months? Well, Apple simply wants the iMac to be the best machine for the money."
iMac: Touch screen for iMac, Troll Touch
News: Mac law office site down, may never return, MacCentral, 4/5
The dark side of Apple Computer.
Rumor: Faster iMacs on the way, Cnet, 4/5
"Apple Computer's newest iteration of the iMac is expected to include a 333 MHz PowerPC processor"
Analysis: Impact of LG Mexico fire on Apple, AAPL Investors, 4/5
"Even if the damage to LG's Mexico plant was really as severe as initial reports ... I believe the impact on Apple's Q3 99 revenue will be minimal."
Opinion: Chaos Manor, Jerry Pournelle, Byte.com, 4/5
Jerry's always excellent column is now a weekly Byte.com feature
Connectivity: Modem scripts help iMac, PB G3 Series, G3 Pro stay connected, Accelerate Your Mac, 4/4
"A reader sent links to two other force 56k/V.90 mode scripts to help resolve the disconnect problems...."
OS: Mac OS 8.6 Promises Blazing Speed and Stability, MacTimes, 4/3
"It seems Apple is poised to really hit the nail on the head this time."
Opinion: Fred Langa strikes again, MacKiDo, 4/2
"...Fred Langa is either the least perceptive analyst in the computer industry, or he's just flame baiting you all."
Virus: How they caught the hacker who hatched Melissa, Time Magazine
Virus: Suspect arrested in Melissa virus case, ZDNet, 4/2
News: Fire in Mexico plant halts iMac production, AppleInsider, 4/2
"...a fire that damaged part of the Mexcali, Mexico LG Electronics plant last Saturday (3/27) has literally dampened Apple's hopes of catching up with iMac demand anytime soon."
Rumor: Apple to adjust iMac flavors due to demand, AppleInsider, 4/2
Tangerine and strawberry to be replaced by banana and cherry.
Rumor: Formac to release 500 MHz upgrade card, The Mac Observer, 4/2
This will give Macs MHz parity with Pentium III machines.
Opinion: Playing fast and loose with your OS, Applelinks, 4/2
"Windows 95 and Windows 98: The only known PC operating systems with the Y2K problem built right into their name."
Opinion: Macworld magazine dumming down?, Dr. Tim Hillman, Mac Opinion, 4/2
"Clearly, Macworld has taken a slant toward the iMac user."
Web: 3 Macs & a Printer has a new URL
Connectivity: Time to divorce your ISP?, ZDNet, 4/2
"Choosing an Internet service provider - and deciding whether to stick with it - is a serious undertaking."
Dark Side: Microsoft preparing Y2K update for Window 95, PC Week, 4/1
Patch will let Win95 properly display dates from 2000 to 2034.
Web: iCab rolls out Preview 1.3, MacWeek, 4/1
Expiring cookies, monochrome support, and more.
OS: Pick the best OS, osOpinion
"...the winning OS is the best OS when you consider all the things a computer can do today and what is required to get it to perform these duties."
Deal: Timbuktu Pro twin pack, $89.95, Netopia
News: Apple cancelling laser printers, The Mac Observer, 4/1
Web: Designing for the "other" platform, Web Page Design for Designers
"By far, the most obvious difference between Mac and Windows Web page is the size of fonts."
Opinion: Giving CompUSA benefit of the doubt, the iMac, 4/1
"I think of savvy Mac users making a difference, not by intimidation, but by tactfully encouraging the Mac as a mainstream computer...."
Tempting offer: Turn off your modem! Join America Offline, a group of concerned Luddites based in rural Pennsylvania. Tune in, turn off, and drop out of the Internet rat race. We offer all the amenities of the 18th century, including horses, outhouses, and smallpox! (thanks, TidBITS)
News? Apple replaces board of directors, AAPL Investors, 4/1
"In light of recent criticism from former Democratic presidential candidate and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson that Apple's Board of Directors lacks diversity, Apple Computer Inc. today announced significant changes to its Board of Directors...."
News? Apple unveils Power Apple ][, 4/1
News? Green iMacs faster, Bare Bones/Mac Resource Page, 4/1
"...the company was able to find proof of objective performance differences between different colors of iMac."
News? Microsoft announces MS-Linux, 4/1
"The new Linux distribution from Microsoft gives the operating system the credibility it needs to gain a foothold in organizations where it has never gone before."

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