Low End Mac Archive for May 12

Low End Mac Archive

Is Apple missing the boat?, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. "Looking at the $1,199 iMac, we have to wonder it Apple is missing the boat."

PowerBook history, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. A history of portable Macs from 1989 through 1996.
Microsoft vs. Slashdot, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. What's really going on here? I think I understand what's at stake.
Frankenstein Power Mac 9500 letters, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. A mailbag column with lots of reader feedback on the dead 9500.

Beige Power Mac G3 (Rev. A), Road Apples. Beige G3s were great machines, but the Rev. A ROMs are something you should be warned about before you buy one.
Is a 5400 worth buying or upgrading?, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Does the Power Mac or Performa 5400 have enough power to justify its current price? Once I have one, how can I upgrade it?
Upgrades for the tray-loading iMac, iMac Channel. Overview of memory, hard drive, CD-RW, and CPU upgrade options for the Rev. A-D iMac.
Quiet computing, unable to install OS 9.2 or X, Pismo sound problems, hard drive issues, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also questions about PCI ADB cards, virtual private networks, StarMax modems, and Redux backup software.

Windows stability: Nothing really changes, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. How come a brand new Dell with a brand new copy of Windows has so many more problems than a two-year-old PowerBook?
Broadband Internet access: Picking the right speed, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. With four different connection speeds to choose from, how do you figure out which will best meet your needs and budget?
SightFlex adjustable iSight stand, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Can't get your iSight in the right location using Apple's mounting hardware? SightFlex could be just the ticket.
Tigger (Mac OS X 10.4) announced, Disney lawyers on alert, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. First predicted by The Lite Side two years ago, Apple has promised to name the next version of OS X Tigger.

The future of PowerPC Macs in the Intel era, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. There are a few reasons why you might not want to go Intel right now - and why you may want to keep a PowerPC Mac around for years to come.
Setting up a 68040-based Mac media center, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. Yes, that old '040-based Quadra or Performa just might make a decent media center for listening to MP3s and watching videos.
No MagSafe for car or airplane a MacBook drawback, MBP battery glitch?, new temperature monitor, and more, The 'Book Review. Also low battery unresponsiveness, CPU upgrades for 12" PowerBooks, high capacity batteries for TiBooks and 12" 'Books, FireWire 800 for MacBook Pro, bargain 'Books from $325 to $2,059, and more.
Macintosh G6 clones, Apple tops in tech support, Mac mini Core Duo upgrades, and more, Mac News Review. Also more on Boot Camp, 1.66 GHz Mac mini vs. 1.83 GHz iMac, Seagate's humongous 750 GB hard drive, Guest PC gets faster, and more.

Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to Mac OS 9, 2008 edition, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Mac OS 9 remains fast and stable, but Classic software hasn't kept up with the changing internet. Which Macs support OS 9, where to buy it, and how to update to 9.2.2.
Free Time Machine Editor does one thing and does it well, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. If Time Machine's habit of backing up every hour is impacting your work flow, this free utility gives you control options that Apple didn't build into Time Machine.
From Mac tinkerer to full time Mac user, Mike Tessitore, My Turn. It started with buying old Macs on eBay and tinkering with them. But when the Windows PC died, the author learned that Macs could do everything he needed.
Value of old Power Macs, old computers in school, Panther or Tiger on Pismo, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also new 20" Penry iMac vs. 24" Santa Rosa and great results with a low-cost external SuperDrive.

Mac-using troubadour launches comeback CD, music industry software, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Nova Scotian Max MacDonald works for a company that produces software for festival and artist management and has released a new CD of Cape Breton music.
IBM Model M: The One True Keyboard, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. Many consider the IBM Model M keyboard the finest computer keyboard ever made. Here's why.

Moving files from Classic Macs to modern ones, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. There are several methods for copying files from older Macs to newer ones via ethernet and hardware.
iPad complements desktop, cheap USB 2.0 for OS X PowerBooks, i7 MacBook Pro is fast, and more, Charles Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Also tinkering with computers, Snow Leopard still bumpy, Adobe and Epson dawdling, searching for ET, and more.

TeamViewer for iPad and Mac makes remote desktop easy, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere. The latest version of TeamViewer makes it quick and easy to view and control a Mac or PC from your iPad.