Low End Mac Archive for January 24

January 24 in Apple and Low End Mac History

Macintosh computer and System 1.0 introduced, a $2,500 alternative to Apple's $10,000 Lisa. The rest is history

Burning CDs, watching DVDs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Is Apple missing the boat by giving us CD burners and taking away our DVD players?
The Mac and the restless, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Should Apple release products at more regular intervals, not just at Macworld Expos?
No Mac software? Be glad!, Dave Beekman, My Turn. Sure there's more software for Wintel, but do you know how much of it is garbage?
PC software on a Mac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Yes, you can run DOS and Windows software on a Mac. All you need is an emulator.

Why Microsoft's .Net is .not for me, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Microsoft is an illegal monopoly and I don't trust them with my data.
Benchmarks: Barracuda!. We dropped a 20 GB Seagate Barracuda IV Ultra100 hard drive in our beige G3 - wow, it's fast! (And it's also cheap.)
SuperMacs, fan noise, presentation software, and iBook issues, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Best hard drive option for a SuperMac, the main source of computer noise, UPresent software, and iceBook issues.

The longer Apple sticks with Motorola, the behinder they get, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Motorola's failure to keep up with the industry in boosting CPU speed provides the incentive Apple needs to adopt IBM's PowerPC 970 - not Intel or AMD.
The long term value of low-end Macs, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. If your Mac is good enough for your needs, what does it matter if someone else considers it low-end?
Pixinator screen tester, 75W power inverter, CoolMac keyboard, 52x CD burner, and more, Charles W. Moore, The 'Book Review. Also several new laptop cases and bargain 'Books from $69 to $3,248.

PowerBook G5 and PPC 970GX, iBook resolder repair, best keyboard opinions, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also OS X on a tray-loading iMac, the importance of testing your RAM, and a dead PowerBook battery.

Windows on Intel Macs? OS X on PCs? Don't hold your breath, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. At present, it's simply not possible to run Windows or Linux on the new Intel Macs. That will change, but don't plan on running OS X on non-Apple hardware.
Replacing or upgrading the optical drive in your PowerBook G3 or 1400, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter4. If your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM has died or you want to upgrade to a CD or DVD burner, here's how to do it yourself.

Could the iPhone's touchscreen point the way to Apple's legendary Knowledge Navigator?, Trevor Wale, One More Thing. Touchscreen and user interface developments mean Apple's Knowledge Navigator concept is closer to reality than ever.

Is the MacBook Air this road warrior's dream machine?, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. A longtime ultraportable user and 12" PowerBook G4 fan looks at the compromises in Apple's lightweight notebook. Will it become his next ultraportable?
My first Mac was older than me, Alexander (Sasha) Ivanoff, My First Mac. It all started with a Macintosh IIsi from 1990, which was great for ClarisWorks and playing games.
Adding keyboard shortcuts in OS X, Pismo vs. MacBook Air, horrid Microsoft customer support, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also the MacBook Air is not for power users, MBA SuperDrive and the MacBook, unsupported Leopard on an 800 MHz iMac G4, and putting an ATX motherboard in a G4 case.
Lotus Notes on iPhone?, pink nano, Apple TV star of Macworld, $50 iPod Audio Station, and more, iNews Review. Also Skyhook coverage, iPod vs. Zune, travel and email for iPhone and iPod touch, iPod library recovery software, Pole Position: Remix exclusively for iPod, and more.

Alltime favorite Macs: Nostalgia confronts realistic pragmatism, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. While there were some wonderful Macs made over the years, in terms of real world productivity, modern Macs have it all over the golden oldies.

Happy 28th Birthday, Macintosh!, Low End Mac Round Table. The computer that changed it all was introduced in January 24, 1984, making graphical computing affordable for the first time.