Low End Mac Link Archive, June 1999

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The Low End Mac Link Archive, June 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: Oil barons of the 21st century, Mac Opinion, 6/30. "When competitors sell identical products, there is no competition."
Opinion: Is P1 really an eMate?, Mac Users Militia."...word from the beginning was that eventually the eMate would be brought back to life, but this time as a true Macintosh and not a Newton."
Opinion: Farewell to a friend, Mac Mania, 6/30. "Today . . . I'm going to retire my faithful SE/30 that's worked for me perfectly...."
Web: Topsites lists top 25 iMac sites
Dark Side: Coming soon: Back Orifice 2000, Wired News, 6/30. "This will demonstrate that Microsoft's operating systems are completely insecure and a bad choice for consumers and businesses who demand privacy."
Advice: Running CD programs from your hard drive, Mac OS Planet, 6/30.
Siting: Have you seen the 20th Anniversary Mac in the print ads for MySchwab.com?
Dark Side: Intel offers sneak peek at Merced, ZDNet, 6/29. Intel's next great CPU, under development for years, remains under development.
Opinion: We need Macs in school for discovery's sake, Mac Observer, 6/29.
Quote: "...as reliable as a Windows PC," Newsweek, print edition (talk about a slow web site....)
News: iMac hits #3 in retail sales, MacNN, 6/29. iMac/333 was #3 in May, iMac Rev. B #7.
Rumor: Apple shifts resources to iBook intro, Applelinks, 6/29. "...Apple wants to make sure the rollout is a success and may temporarily cut back on other projects...."
Opinion: Powerful simplicity, MacDiscussion, 6/29. "...what the Macintosh does for the user is enable him/her to do powerful, great things - simply and easily."
OS: Linux vs. NT as web server, c't [Xappeal]. Real world alternative to Mindcraft test includes comparison to OS X.
News: AAPL jumps after comments on Consumer Portable, Yahoo/Reuters, 6/29.
Consumer: Bell Atlantic escalates war on crammers, 6/29. Bell Atlantic is making it easier for customers to prevent third-party charges to phone bills.
Advice: Time for a new family Mac: upgrade or buy new?, Mac Parents, 6/29.
Web: AltaVista remakes itself as a network, ZDNet, 6/29. Includes "freshness guarantee" that all pages will be less than 28 days old.
Opinion: "1984" greatest commercial of all, MacCentral, 6/29. TV Guide rates Apple's ad best ever.
Opinion: The internet flame column, osOpinion. "What we have to remember is that when we disagree with someone, even someone who is being a real jerk, there are better and more productive ways to react than flaming."
Science: Xerox, 3M sign pact for electronic paper, Reuters, 6/29. Straight out of science fiction, electronic paper is like a paper-thin computer screen.
Opinion: The next iMac: Replace CD-ROM with drive bay, MacChat, 6/29.
Opinion: Banning the beige boxes, ABC News, 6/28. "People want that easy-to-use computer, and the [Wintel] industry is still trying to figure out how to give it to them."
News: Mac OS ROM Update 1.0, Apple, 6/28. For iMac, Blue G3, and Lombard with Mac OS 8.6 only.
News: iMac/333 third best selling desktop in May, Mac Observer, 6/28. PC Data no longer differentiates iMacs by color, only speed.
Opinion: Apple for sale? I don't think so, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 6/28.
News: Big Brother wants to read your email, Charles W. Moore, MacTimes, 6/28. British government wants ISPs to provide police with ability to intercept internet traffic.
Hardware: Legacy of an Apple prototype [MacOS Rumors]. The skinny on the Apple Set Top Box (right).
Rumor: Apple's WebMate to ship in August, MacCentral, 6/28
Advocacy: The World's Most Hugest Page o' Mac Facts
DVD: Introduction to DVD, DVD Resource Page, The Digital Bits
Opinion: Apple's destiny vs. the PC's fate, Apple Trader, 6/28. "The Pentium III has inspired about as much excitement as, well, leftover pizza."
OS X: OS X on old Power Macs?, Xappeal. "...the Client release will support a wider range of hardware than the Server release."
OS X: Where's the new finder?, MacKiDo, 6/28. "As Mac users, we need to face the fact that the NeXT acquisition of Apple is complete."
News: MacRevolution expands, 6/28. Mac-only ISP adds Arizona, Maryland, Mass., Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersy, New York, Oregon, Penn., and Washington to California base.
Opinion: The iMac challenge, osOpinion. "I recommend some real-life shootouts between [the iMac and the E-Power]."
Connectivity: iCab preview 1.6a out, now available in Japanese, too. [Macs Only!]
Opinion: The E-Power threat, NoBeige. "...I'm willing to bet the E-Power will easily slaughter the iMac in sales."
Dark Side: Have I told you lately that I hate Windows, Stewart Alsop, Fortune. "Microsoft's operating system is what has led to our loss of control over computing."
Science: High dose of caffeine protects from radiation, New Scientist, 6/26 [Slashdot]. "A person weighing 70 kilograms [about 155 pounds] might therefore need to drink at least 100 cups to receive the same dose as the mice."
Opinion: Apple for sale?, Mac Observer, 6/25. "Apple is a classic buy out target!"
Opinion: The end is near: backup now!, Steve Wood, Busman's Holiday, 6/25. Overview of backup hardware and software.
Opinion: Mac in a box, Mac Mania, 6/25. One man's idea how Apple could make a computer to take the world by storm.
Rumor: Consumer Portable plans intact, but new iMac may slip, AppleInsider, 6/24.
News: CompUSA to shift focus, cut jobs, ZDNet, 6/24. May be moving away from low margin, low cost PCs (the iMac is neither).
News: Castlewood unveils Mac ORB drive, TechWeb, 6/24. SCSI version of $200 2.2 GB cartridge drive shown.
Rumor: Consumer Portable due in August, The Register, 6/23. Apple says nothing, but manufacturer Alpha Top spills the beans.
News: Tax-free web goods may disappear, ZDNet, 6/23. Congressional panel says it's time to tax internet commerce.
Dark Side: PC maker blatantly rips off iMac design, Daily Mac, 6/23. The sincerest form of flattery?
Performance: Startup Doubler vs. Speed Doubler, Bare Feats. Which $20 program is faster?
Opinion: iMac: simplicity is in the eye of the beholder, MacProvider. "Why can't users just press a button to turn off the computer and not worry about open apps, or being online."
Hardware: The impact of the system bus, Daily Mac, 6/22. What does it mean to have a 50, 66, or 100 MHz system bus?
OS: System 7.0 released 10 years ago, The Press On-Line, 6/22. Introduced 32-bit addressing (way before Win95), TrueType fonts, broader network support, and more.
Hardware: Sneak peek at Apple's new LCD display, MacInTouch, 6/22. Looks like $2,895 1600x1024 pixel SGI display and Radius Artica display.
News: P1 woes for Apple, MacWeek, 6/22. "...the consumer PowerBook, or P1 - is in danger of being scrapped...."
Advice: Reasons you should not use virtual memory, Mac Observer, 6/22. "...there is no way in the world that VM can actually replace RAM."
Analysis: Megahertz demystified: what really determine's your computer's speed, Daily Mac, 6/22. "Once you get to a speed as fast as 233 MHz, another 33 Mhz - or even another 100 MHz - is not a big deal."
Advice: The impact of RAM/memory, Daily Mac, 6/22. "If you're looking for a secret elixir to make your iMac young again - err, faster and more responsive, that is - I highly suggest a RAM upgrade."
Opinion: Why convergence won't happen, osOpinion. "You go to your TV to turn your brain off - you go to your computer to turn your brain on."
Rumor: Another headache for Apple?, ZDNet, 6/22. Consumer portable may be derailed by engineering problems.
Dark Side: Why Windows 2000 is already a failure, ZDNet, 6/22. "It is too much for consumers. And too little for mission-critical business environments."
News: Haverford College appears to be phasing out Macs, MacCentral, 6/22.
Rumor: Apple to standardize on DVD, AppleInsider, 6/22. "...Apple will begin to completely phase out the CD-ROM starting sometime later this year."
News: Modem security flaw hits iMac, Global Village, others, MacInTouch Special Report. "...the modems fail to safely guard between data mode and control mode, so that control sequences may be triggered remotely...."
Opinion: Apple's engineering shakeup for the better, PowerBook Zone. "...if all four of these projects are brought together under one group, the combined shared development effort will speed each of these projects."
Opinion: Days of "big ugly box" coming to a flashy end, Arizona Central, 6/21 [Macs Only!]. "What PC-makers are realizing is that design sells."
Rumor: A look at Apple's next PowerBook, Mac OS Rumors, 6/21. Business and creative versions, maybe 1280 x 1024 (yes!), return of second device bay, lots more.
News: Due to popular demand, no iMac shipping until late July, Mac Observer, 6/21. Looks like the Apple store has run out of Revision D iMacs. Could it mean a new one is just around the corner?
Opinion: The iMac still has no competitor, The Apple Trader, 6/21
Hardware: Mac SE, SE/30, Mac Users Militia
OS: The promise of Mac OS X, About.com, 6/21. "Most Mac OS users have high expectations for their Mac: it should just plain work."
OS: Mac OS X, raising the bar, Sunworld, 6/99. "Although I use FreeBSD for my server, I use (gasp!) Mac OS on my desktop machine."
News: University of Michigan not dumping Macs, MacCentral, 6/21. "While the campus is cross platform from the student perspective, it is pro-PC from an administrative office standpoint."
News: iCab Preview 1.6 available. More on MacCentral.
OS: Icons and previews, MacKiDo, 6/21. OS X supports new 128x128 icon size.
Advice: Ask Dr. Mac #22, MacCentral, 6/20.
Advice: Using the Apple menu effectively, MacBC, 6/19. Hints on getting the most out of the Finder.
Connectivity: Fractal antenna small, efficient, Scientific American, 7/99 [Slashdot]. Already used in some cell phones, fractal antenna could find home in wireless networking, portable computers.
Advice: Working with Finder views, MacBC, 6/19. Hints on getting the most out of the Finder.
Connectivity: USB cordless phone coming, iMac NewsPage, 6/19. Mac version of phone/organizer will come in Bondi.
Opinion: Reflections of a Columbine father, MacKiDo, 6/19. The father of two Columbine victims shares his thoughts.
Opinion: Why the American PC maker's time is limited, MacBC, 6/19. "Even Apple is outsourcing its production to Eastern companies."
Opinion: What Windows users will put up with, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 6/18. "What has stunned and amazed me time and again are the things that [even experienced] Windows users will put up with."
- Reinstalling Windows because they tried to install some new component and something went wrong.
- Paying someone else US$79/hour to do reinstall Windows for them because they simply can't.
- Having an "expert" install software for them (again at US$79/hour).
News: House passes net filtering bill, Cnet, 6/18. Mandatory internet filtering in schools, libraries may become reality.
Web: MacBC unveils Mac 101, 6/18. Includes articles on the Finder, the Apple menu, Appearance Manager, more.
Opinion: Disappearing software, Busman's Holiday, 6/18. "...users of vintage Macs are in a real quandary as to where to find software beyond basic system software that Apple keeps available."
Opinion: Packard Bell design resembles ugly 20th Anniversary Mac (right), Mac Observer, 6/18. I wouldn't say ugly, but certainly far less stylish.
Rumor: ATI Universal Installer 4.0 on the way, MacCentral, 6/18. New installer will include additional fixes and enhancements over Apple's recent update.
News: More Mac schools - and some defectors, MacCentral, 6/18. Looks like the University of Michigan and the University of Tennessee at Memphis may phase out Macs.
News: Mac hobbyist puts G4 in 6100, Mac OS Rumors, 6/17. "Of course, even the first G4s will be severely bottlenecked by the slow main bus speeds on first and even second-generation PowerMacs...."
Rumor: Apple said to be seriously considering AppleCentre, Mac Provider. Rumors of Apple storefronts in the U.S. persist.
Opinion: Five keys to Mac OS X success, MacWeek, 6/17. "Can Apple release an operating system so compelling that . . . owners of older Macs buy a new computer to run the new operating system?"
Opinion: Linux, the experience, osOpinion. "My experiences with Linux were rough at first, but now I use it almost as my everyday OS."
News: Packard Bell designing different, Mac Observer, 6/17. "Packard Bell Thursday introduced the Z1, a sleek, two-toned, flat-panel PC...." No photo yet, but sounds a bit like the 20th Anniversary Macintosh.
News: Dartmouth recommends Macs, MacCentral, 6/17. "In a letter to the class of 2002, the college recommends incoming students buy a Mac."
Opinion: The little Macs the could (and still can), Mac Mania, 6/17. "One thing I've known for a long time is that any Mac, no matter how old, has a use."
News: School gives iMacs to students, MacCentral, 6/17. "...San Jose-Edison Academy in West Covina, CA, where students get a new iMac computer to use at home if they're third-graders or older."
News: Canadian schools using iMacs, ehMac, 6/16. "I just returned from Nunavet and every school that I visited was equipped with iMacs...."
News: Toronto schools make huge Mac commitment, MacCentral, 6/16. "The Toronto Board of Education has made a huge commitment to the Mac platform, possibly to the tune of 10,000 iMacs for Toronto schools...."
Opinion: The keys to Lombard, Jason D. O'Grady, MacWeek, 6/16. "For the most part the changes in Lombard are for the better."
News: Update on Cal State, UT Memphis, MacCentral, 6/16.
Analysis: Viruses: The danger of relevancy, Apple's Orchard. "As the Mac OS continues to gain market share and continues to pop up in the media we will have to deal with more and more Mac viruses."
OS 8.6: Mac OS Rumors reports ATI video software update 1.0 (OS 8.6 only) greatly improves stability of the Blue G3.
Dark Side: Firm exposes WinNT security hole, ZDNet, 6/16. "Nearly every Windows NT-based Web server on the Internet is vulnerable to a newly discovered security hole...."
Consumer: Divx is dead, DVD Resource Page, 6/16. Owners of Divx disks will have two years to watch them, then no more support from the DVD alternative.
Opinion: Microsoft and Standard Oil, osOpinion. "We reached the conclusion that there were three great divisions in the petroleum business - the production, the carriage of it and the preparation of it for market. If any one party controlled absolutely any one of those three divisions, it practically would have a very fair show of controlling the others."
OS: Packages (new resources), MacKiDo, 6/16. The way Apple bundles resources is changing with Mac OS X and Carbon.
OS: LinuxPPC 1999 ships, MacWeek, 6/15. "The new installer in LinuxPPC 1999 makes it easier for users to install the operating system...."
Hardware: A $1000 supercomputer?, CNN, 6/15. "Massively parallel, ultratightly coupled, asymmetrical multiprocessor." Sounds impressive.
Hardware: Blue & white drive enclosures complement G3 Pro, Fantom Drives
OS 8.6: ATI video software update 1.0, Apple Computer, 6/15. Only for iMac, PowerBook G3, or Power Mac G3 with ATI RAGE Pro graphics and Mac OS 8.6.
OS: Free Linux training materials on the web, Applelinks, 6/15.
Opinion: Third Voice: the next step or cybertrash?, MacBC, 6/15. "These guys need not win, the sheer cost of defending themselves will drive them out of business."
Opinion: The Volvo Syndrome: Is the Mac really the liberal's computer?, MacTimes, 6/15. "I know lots of conservative Mac-users, and a significant number of conservative Volvo drivers too."
Opinion: Macintosh model implosion: What's in a name?, Adam C. Engst, TidBITS #485. "Apple is now . . . applying the same name . . . to machines that have significant technical differences."
Games: Sneak peek: SimCity 3000, Inside Mac Games. "...SimCity 3000 is going to provide many, many hours of great gaming fun."
Dark Side: Wintel notebooks hit 400 MHz, ZDNet, 6/14. PowerBook G3/400 owners still have bragging rights for the fastest laptop.
Dark Side: Gateway intros all-in-one desktop LCD computer (right), ZDNet, 6/14. But it's not nearly as attractive as the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh.
Opinion: Third Voice, boon or bane?, The iMac NewsPage, 6/14. "...if webmasters want improved feedback and interactivity with their readers, it's best left to them to decide how to achieve this...."
News: Lombard begins to appear in quantity at CompUSA stores, Mac OS Planet, 6/14. Finally, the new PowerBook G3 is reaching stores.
Web: Starship's Lair. This is Gene Steinberg's home page. Gene writes those great pro-Mac articles for Arizona Central and is the author of Sams Teach Yourself the iMac in 24 Hours.
Opinion: Why the P1 is late, John Martellaro, Mac Opinion, 6/14
Rumor: Consumer Portable rumorological update for June, Daily Mac, 6/14. Essentially an iMac in a laptop form?
Connectivity: MacRevolution.com, a Mac-based ISP in California.
Rumor: Next iMacs are super consumer computers, digital video-ready, Daily Mac, 6/14. Look for DVD and FireWire in the new iMac.
Opinion: Don Crabb is on crack, osOpinion. "...such blatant disregard for credible journalism will no longer be acceptable."
OS: What is Quartz?, MacKiDo, 6/14. "Apple created a new graphics system, for OS X, which is called Quartz."
Opinion: Punishing the innocent, denying the user, MyAppleMenu, 6/14. "Third Voice is only a channel for communication.... It need not seek permission."
OS: Linux in business, case studies.
Analysis: Trends in shareware, Steve Wood, Busman's Holiday, 6/14. "...shareware is declining at the expense of trialware commercial software."
Religion: Catholics push St. Isidore of Seville as patron saint of the internet, Sunday Times, 6/13. Father of the encyclopedia seems a reasonable choice.
Opinion: Long live zebra stripes!, Mac Mania, 6/13. "I, along with many others, own an old Mac to which I am very attached."
Opinion: Windows 98 SE, the phantom upgrade, Salon, 6/11. "...this version of Windows wasn't supposed to exist at all."
News: DeForest Kelley, Dr. McCoy from Star Trek, dead at 79, Yahoo, 6/11 [DVD Resource Page]. Not Mac news, but I know a lot of us are Star Trek fans from way back.
Web: Third Voice vandalizes web sites?, Mac OS Rumors, 6/10. Now Windows only, IE only plugin lets anyone put notes on your web site.
Also see Say No to Third Voice. "This software is interpreted to be a violation of copyright and should be investigated on a Federal Level...."
Register your complaint about copyright violation with Third Voice.
More discussion at MacNN.
Opinion: Stuck in the middle again, MacWeek, 6/11. What if you're too advanced for the iMac but don't want to ante up for a G3 system?
Virus: Some Macs may be suceptible to virus, MacWeek, 6/11. Macs sharing files with an infected Windows computer vulnerable to Worm.ExploreZip virus.
Rumor: The selling of Apple, Don Crabb, ZDNet, 6/11. Is Steve Jobs preparing Apple for new owners?
Virus: Dangerous email worm crawls net, Wired News, 6/10. "Both Intel and Microsoft closed down large sections of their email networks...."
Also see Devastating email worm on the loose, ZDNet, 6/11. "You're a target if you use Windows 95, 998, or NT and Microsoft Outlook or Exchange for email." What, no Mac support? ;-)
Opinion: Intuit, Best Buy, H-P - who needs 'em?, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 6/11. "These three companies have proven either inept or just plain unwilling to make a successful go of it in the Mac world."
Opinion: Is my Mac interface eroding?, MacBC, 6/11. "Being pretty is one thing, but it shouldn't come at the expense of functionality."
Opinion: PowerBooks and subtlety, Charles Moore, Mac Opinion, 6/11. "...PowerBooks are the logical Mac for most of us, providing that we can live with the higher cost of admission."
Advice: Mac Parents: Summer fun for your kids, Mac OS Planet. New column at Mac OS Planet.
Opinion: Complexity, Mac Opinion, 6/11. "There are two types of people in this world: those that love complexity and those that hate it."
Opinion: Macs thrive at school, MacCentral, 6/11. Walter's State Community College, University of Wisconsin Applied Superconductivity Center, Television Studio at Fox Chapel Area High School.
Web: DVD Resource Page drops Disney coverage, 6/11
News: Backward migration underway at Cal State?, MacCentral, 6/10
Opinion: Cal State, a step into the vacuum, MacBC, 6/10. "Cal State is putting their technological future in the hands of one company...."
News: GVC of Taiwan to produce PowerBooks for Apple, MacChat, 6/10. Looks like Quanta, the current manufacturer, is being deep-sixed in the aftermath of Lombard delays.
Opinion: Macs are in schools, MacSoldiers, 6/10. Many school districts continue to prefer the Macintosh.
Rumor: Sawtooth G4s may appear before holidays, AppleInsider, 6/10. "...it appears that Motorola has been favoring to whom they seed developmental versions of their new G4 processor."
Rumor: Jobs pushes for revolutionary iMac revision at Macworld, AppleInsider, 6/10. "...the plastics for C2 are a 'radical redesign' and departure from the current iMacs form factor."
Advocacy: Apple and the IT Market, follow up, MacBC, 6/10. "Once we invest in . . . NT, why would we want to remain Apple customers in the face of a Board of Education and community that relentlessly push Wintel?"
Opinion: Misguided administrators switch CSU to NT-only, Mac Observer, 6/9. "Bean counters often make decisions that make sense for bean-counters, and not necessarily the business or institution they serve. This certainly seems to be such a case."
Opinion: The Mac is back, or is it?, Fortune, 6/9. "Lots of new applications don't run on the Mac."
Opinion: G4 delays, rumor or reality?, MacWeek, 6/9
News: Survey finds Mac format preferred by newspapers, magazines, Mac Observer, 6/9. "This is an area where the Mac absolutely rules the industry."
News: At last, Microsoft reveals Win2000 date, TechWeb, 6/9. Pencil in October 6, 1999.
News: Blue G3 not Energy Star compliant, preventing government orders, PowerBook Zone, 6/9
Surf Different: Daily iMac lets visitors choose color scheme. Visitors can choose from six iMac-related color schemes: Bondi, blueberry, lime, grape, strawberry, and tangerine.
Review: Kinesis ergonomic keyboard, MacTimes, 6/9. One look (see photo) and you know it's different - but does it help?
Review: ADS 2-port USB PCI card, The Review, 6/9. "The ADS card worked like a charm with every device I threw at it."
Web: Macinstein, a Mac-only search engine
Opinion: What is a web page?, MyAppleMenu, 6/9. What about ad blocking software, or Third Voice, a program that lets you put notes on other people's sites?
Advice: AppleScript Library, MacBC, 6/9. Ready to use scripts and information on learning and developing your own AppleScripts.
Opinion: Apple retail stores are a good idea, MacChat, 6/9
Opinion: iMacs at home in business, MacWeek, 6/8. "...the iMac is the only really great low-end computer Apple has ever designed."
Review: Mac OS X Server on the right track, Network Computing. "Although Mac OS X Server is a perfectly viable server as it stands, Apple is continuing to fine-tune it."
News: Dealers angry at Apple dropping products too early, MacUser UK, 6/8
Opinion: Follow-up: Apple Stores needed, The iMac, 6/8
Advice: Clean system installs without the hassle, Mac OS World. You owe it to yourself to get Clean Install Assistant before your next clean system install.
Opinion: Musings on the elegance of a PowerBook, MacBC, 6/8. "I have been bitten by the PowerBook bug...."
Opinion: Apple Store policy angers resellers, PowerBook Zone. "The Apple Store now gets priority on all shipments...."
Benchmark: How much does interleaved memory help?, Accelerate Your Mac!, 6/8
News: New PowerBooks start to arrive, MacWeek, 6/7. "Apple's online store has started shipping the newest generation of slim and light PowerBooks, but retailers say the new models won't be available in significant quantities on store shelves for several weeks yet."
Games: SimCity 3000 coming to Mac, Mac OS Planet. Updated version of a long-time family favorite.
Opinion: Top 10 dangers for Apple, midyear update, John Martellaro, MacOpinion, 6/7.
OS: How big does your Unix server have to be?, Byte.com, 6/7. Tips on drive size and speed, RAM size, RAID.
Rumor: Consumer portable (P1) set to appear at Macworld NY, AppleInsider, 6/7.
Opinion: A Luddite reconsiders, Slate. "And then Apple introduced a power-packed, immensely loaded, seductively designed new line of notebooks, the PowerBook G3s."
Web: Macs Only! opens MacImports online store with hard-to-get accessories for iMac, PowerBook, other Macs.
Web: Consumer advocacy page, dealmac. Includes links to state attorneys general, Better Business Bureau, more.
Opinion: Real interfaces, MacKiDo, 6/7. "...I'd rather have a more powerful abstract interface than a more confusing and limited real-world one."
News: iMac commission could undercut Apple presence at Sears, MacNN, 6/6. Commission for selling the iMac is half that for other computers.
News: Motorola denies G4 delayed, Wired News, 6/5 [MacCentral]. Motorola maintains the G4 will ship in the third quarter.
Advice: Ask Dr. Mac, Bob LeVitus, MacCentral, 6/5
Advice: The Upgrade Guy, MacCentral, 6/5
Opinion: Can Apple get it to you retail?, Red Herring, 6/5
Connectivity: Judge to AT&T - free access for all!, ZDNet, 6/4. No, not free access for end users, but AT&T-owned cable systems must allow user choice of ISP.
Opinion: I have made my peace with Apple, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 6/4. "Cloning was the biggest issue. I was a big fan of Power Computing."
Opinion: That rumbling sound, Dr. Tim Hillman, MacOpinion, 6/4. "Apple computer is indeed coming, and the PC makers are acting scared."
Rumor: Apple ends MkLinux development, Mac OS Rumors, 6/4. Apple to focus on OS 8.x, OS X, and leave Linux to other developers.
Opinion: Blue & white G3 is naked!, MacMania, 6/4. When is a $1,500 computer a $1,900 computer?
Review: Mac OS X - Ready to serve, NewMedia. "What you get is a pre-emptive multitasking, protected memory, multi-user, server operating system-UNIX that runs on Apple hardware."
Rumor: PowerPC G4 delayed, AppleInsider, 6/4. G4 may not ship until first quarter 2000.
Connectivity: Life beyond the modem: PacBell FasTrak DSL, MacGeeks, 6/3. "...I shudder at the thought of going back to life with a modem."
Rumor: 600 MHz by Macworld?, Mac OS Rumors, 6/3. IBM and Motorola prepping 500 MHz and faster G3s.
Humore: Macnologist List of the Week: Top marketing slogans you wish Apple would use.
OS: Mac vs. PC, Redisential Computing, Standford University. "Many students have asked us for advice on what type of computer to buy."
OS: The Unix war: Epilogue, osOpinion. "Compare this to the Windows or Macintosh communities where the OSes, while superficially customizable in appearance, are virtually identical underneath."
Opinion: Apple retail stores needed, The iMac, 6/3. "It's now time for Apple to put their name all over the place in major markets."
Opinion: The real reason why Apple is better, Daily Mac. "The real reason why Apple is better is the people."
News: Don't shoot the messenger, MacWeek, 6/3. Australian Senate embraces web censorship.
Censorship: UK ISP blocks defamatory usenet articles and links to defamatory sites, deja.com [Slashdot]. "Current thinking is that we and you may be found liable if we do not take action to prevent an article continuing to be available when notified of its presence on our servers."
Opinion: Lombard, still the Mac to have, MacTimes, 6/2. "...PowerBooks are the logical Mac for most of us...."
Rumor: Apple ponders own US retail chain, The Register, 6/3. Will Apple follow model of Gateway Country Stores to boost sales, Mac profile?
Rumor: What's a P1?, The iMac, 6/3. "To put it simply, the Consumer Portable is the laptop sibling of the iMac."
Opinion: P1 price a key factor, Think Secret, 6/3. "For the consumer to truly be the consumer portable, the price absolutely has to be under $1500."
Opinion: Every OS has its niche, osOpinion. "Mac OS X is the most promising of the bunch." "The Mac OS is the most mature consumer OS."
Opinion: On reading and writing reviews, MacOpinion, 6/3. "Reviews are perhaps the most political thing a magazine endures."
Connectivity: Guide to Mac email servers, Applelinks. If you have a domain and fixed internet connection, you can run your own mail server.
Review: PowerPrint USB, About.com, 6/3. Also see the Low End Mac review from January.
Advice: New uses for extra clock cycles, Jason D. O'Grady, MacWeek, 6/2. "If you are a longtime advocate of the platform you probably own more Macs than you would comfortably admit to in mixed company."
Opinion: iBook, iMac, PowerBook, and PowerMac: where each is going, The Mac Junkie, 6/2.
Rumor: Apple to buy iCab?, Think Secret, 6/2. "...my personal feeling is that Apple intends to buy iCab and write it for Carbon so that it can avoid the constant stability problems associated with Netscape or IE."
Connectivity: Getting DSL, Slashdot, 6/2. "I wrote this is in an effort to purge myself of experience in getting DSL service, and in the hope that it helps make us DSL consumers a little more informed...."
News: White House warns hackers they will be punished, Reuters/Yahoo, 6/2. "Attacking U.S. government Web sites is becoming an increasingly popular tool of people angry with the Clinton administration and its agencies."
Web: MacCentral joins Mac Publishing LLC, MacCentral, 6/1. "The combination of Macworld Online and MacCentral Online will create the largest independent Mac site in the world."
Also see MacCentral assimilated by Mac Publishing, The Mac Observer.
Media Bias: Apple rolls out faster desktops, PC World, 6/1. Article notes G3 case is similar to iMac, computer is twice as fast as similarly configured Pentium II (not "up to twice as fast"), and then compares price of G3/450 with 450 MHz Pentium II system. Clueless?
News: Laptop experiment turns freshmen on to learning, Star Tribune, 6/1.
Opinion: Interface Hall of Shame: QuickTime 4 Player, Isys. "The new interface represents an almost violent departure from the long established standards that have been the hallmark of Apple software."
OS: AppleTalk services under Linux, Linux World. "If you're trying to integrate Mac and Linux environments, the Netatalk suite of programs will take care of basic communication over file sharing and printing services."

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