Low End Mac Archive for July 12

July 12 in Low End Mac History

Last chance Mac upgrades, Maxwell Martin Cabral, My Turn. Upgrade paths for older Macs - not all are practical.
Outfitting the BTO SuperMac S900, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Building a custom Mac is a great way to get exactly the computer you need.

Slipping away from Microsoft, Kevin Webb, My Turn. "...I discovered last night that I am no longer running any machine with a Microsoft product installed."
PowerSpeak: Forgotten fundamentals of presentation speaking, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. How to plan and give an effective presentation.
iBook-ifying older Macs, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. Updating the appearance of an older PowerBook or desktop Mac.

Consistency, compatibility, and OS upgrades, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Some system upgrades are easier than others - and some add to the confusion.
Mods bring new life to old games, Korin Hasegawa-John, Mac Daniel. Mods, plug-ins, and skins can remake Unreal Tournament, Quake III, the Marathon trilogy, and Escape Velocity as new games.
Religion on the Mac Web, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Religion is part of the Mac life. Why do some find religious viewpoints on the Mac Web so offensive?
The 'Book Review 2002.07.12, Charles Moore. Locate a stolen 'Book, solid state USB data drives, a USB fan, Battery Endurance Measurer, resetting the power manager, bargain 'Books, and much more.

Sony just doesn't get it: The digital Walkman can't compete with the iPod, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. The digital Walkman has enough drawbacks that is simply won't be able to go head-to-head with Apple's market-leading iPod.
A dying modem, more on the dead iBook, burning DVDs in OS 9, refurb quality, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also more on WallStreet screen swaps, DVD burners the work with Panther, and getting OS 8.6 on a blue and white without an 8.6 CD.

Adding 'lost' OS 9 features to Mac OS X, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. While OS X offers a lot of things the classic Mac OS didn't, longtime Mac users may miss some features of the Classic Mac OS not included with OS X. 7 programs to restore some of those features.
Translucent gray box in OS X, AFP connection problem in Classic stump Mac Daniel, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. One Mac has been displaying a gray box for months, another started doing the same thing a week ago. And booting Classic always results in a problem with AFP Connection Status.
Edu-iMac too compromised, Mac Portables return to mothership, SheepShaver unstable, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Thoughts on the education iMac, the Mac Portable, and the value of a Mac Plus in 2006. Also SheepShaver feedback, OS X ligature problems, and MP3 software for OS 8.

MacBook pros and cons: Leaving the past behind, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. Compared with PowerBooks, the MacBook provides a lot of power, but it leaves behind FireWire and swapping batteries.
On the road with a Pismo and an iPad, part 2, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere. The Pismo PowerBook, iPad, and MiFi remain useful, along with free WiFi - and one motel still using ethernet for Web access.

Burn: A Free Alternative to Toast, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. It's not as sophisticated as Roxio Toast, but Burn does a great job burning data, music, and video discs - and it's free.