Low End Mac Archive for May 19

May 19 in Low End Mac History

2001: First Apple retail stores open in Glendale, California, and McLean, Virginia.

A student Bill of Rights, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "What happened in Littleton was inexcusable, but it was also a consequence of students being dumped on by their peers."

Upgraded beige G3 problems, more on OS X on the beige G3, OS 9.2 on pre-G3 Macs, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also PB hard drive replacement, a 'fragile' Power Mac, Redux, boot floppy for a SuperMac, USB with OS 8.1, and a PCI modem that works in Macs.
More on the Print Center, HyperCard alternatives, value of the Core Crib, and still more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also questions about flashing a PC Radeon, slave drives on the Rev. A beige G3, "obsolete" software, and DVD screen capture.

eMacs, 12" 'Books, and the Mac legacy, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "...in terms of value and that 'just right' all-in-one integration that Apple began to perfect with the original Macintosh, it's hard not to find the eMac and 12" 'Books excellent values."
There's more for Mac users in superstore aisles than many realize, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Although the staff might not know it, most superstores have plenty of printer, mice, keyboard, drives, and other items compatible with Macs.

Smart design and easy drive replacement will make the MacBook a winner, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Although the graphics processor is far from state-of-the-art and the screen is very reflective, everything else about MacBook points to it becoming a huge success.
Glossy MacBook screen, MacBook keyboard, fix for MacBook Pro heat problems, and more, The 'Book Review. Also inside the MacBook, positive 17" MacBook Pro reviews, third-party power supplies, Hitachi's notebook 'drive of steel', bargain 'Books from $1,000 to $2,199, and more.
Symantec says buy a Mac, SheepShaver supports Classic on Macintel, painted minis, and more, Mac News Review. Also email on a Mac Plus, firmware updates for Intel iMac and mini, $159 G4/933 MHz upgrade, FW800/USB 2.0 to SATA bridge board, and more.

The roots of Apple's retail stores, Tom Hormby, Orchard. A big problem for Apple in the late 90s was indifferent big box retailers. Apple's "store within a store" in CompUSA was just the beginning.
Charles Moore's top 10 freeware list for Mac OS X, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Top choices in free browsers, text editors, image editors, search utilities, system maintenance, and more.
My first iMac, Carl Nygren, My First Mac. There were a couple of Bondi blue iMacs in school that weren't even plugged in. Intriguing....
AirPort Base Stations rock, Sawtooth upgrades, when Leopard is not the way to go, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also running PowerBooks from Compact Flash and getting Leopard on Macs with PCI graphics.

Mac 'Book power management adventures, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. If your 'Book won't power up, shuts down while your working, or has other power issues, resetting its internal power manager may clear things up.
Choosing my next low-end desktop Mac, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. The recently deceased iBook G4 was going to take up desktop duty. Now the options are a G4 iMac, 17" PowerBook, Power Mac G4, and Power Mac G5.
Could iPods become the next hearing aids?, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Baby Boomers have reached the age where hearing loss is a growing problem, and iPods don't have the stigma that hearing aids do.

Going back to Leopard due to Snow Leopard bugs, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Although OS X 10.6 is fast and required by a few apps, several keyboard lockups a day make it impractical. Back to 10.5.