Low End Mac Archive for March 15

March 15 in Low End Mac History

Macs and AOL 5.0, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. "Even though AOL 5.0 adds many nice new features, I believe it still has many shortcomings."

A Quadra after all these years!, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac. Processor and RAM upgrades give the old Performa new life.
Amazon.com or a bookstore?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. When does online buying make sense, and when is a bricks and mortar store a better deal?
Setting up a floppy server, Al Miner, My Turn. How to set up an old SE or SE/30 as a floppy server for a newer Mac.
Feedback on Mac advantages, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. More on Windows DLL libraries, Mac vs. Windows USB, aliases vs. shortcuts.

How trade-ins could grow Apple's market, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. What if Apple acted like a car dealer and took old computers as trade-ins on new ones?
Upgrading an old G3, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. What are the best options for upgrading a beige Power Mac G3?
Wanted: A rack mount Mac, Jason Laffin, My Turn. Whether for the home theatre or lab, the market wants a rack mount Power Mac.
PC PhoneHome comes to Mac, Klear Screen LCD cleaner, Gefen's VGA-to-ADC adapter, and more, Charles Moore. PC PhoneHome tracks stolen laptops, WallStreet hinge defect, screen cleaner, navigation software, bargain 'Books, and more.

Lombard RAM and CPU upgrades, Panther upgrade CDs, 10.3 on a G3, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Getting 512 MB in a Lombard, a forthcoming G4 upgrade for Lombard, Panther on a G3, Panther upgrade CDs, Power Mac G4 upgrades, and LaserWriter problems.

Spring cleaning your Mac's hard drive, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "If you've been using Macs for a few years, you probably have no idea how much stuff is cluttering up your hard drive."

What's the better value at the same price, a 2.7 GHz dual CPU or 2.3 GHz dual core?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The Apple Store has refurbished 2.7 GHz dual processor Power Macs and 2.3 GHz dual-core Power Macs at the same price. Which is the better choice?
MySQL and PostgreSQL: Two free relational databases for OS X users, Leaman Crews, Plays Well with Others. FileMaker Pro is nice, user friendly, and pretty powerful, but these free SQL implementations will give you plenty of power for free.

Making floppies and CDs for older Macs using modern Macs, Windows, and Linux PCs, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations. Older Macs use HFS floppies and CDs. Here are the free resources you'll need to write floppies or CDs for vintage Macs using your modern computer.

The Apple patient, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. The used 12" PowerBook has a dead screen, missing key, damaged case, and minimal memory, but it does work.
Why run Leopard on slow G4 Macs?, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. Tiger has lower demands and runs more smoothly on low-end Macs, but Leopard gives you access to more up-to-date software.

Safari 4.3.1 for Tiger: Fast, but not perfect, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. With the update, Tiger becomes perhaps the fastest OS X 10.4 brower, but it is not without some drawbacks.
With iOS 4.3, I don't need to upgrade to an iPad 2 (yet), Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere. The iPad 2 is tempting, but iOS 4.3 has made the original iPad work so well that a new iPad can wait.
Awaiting my first iPad, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. A longtime Mac and iPod touch user decides the iPad 2 announcement makes this the perfect time to buy an iPad.