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• VNC, Basilisk II, and SheepShaver: 3 ways to run Classic on an Intel Mac, Alan Zisman, Mac 2 Windows, 02.20. The new Intel-based Macs don't support Classic mode, but there are hardware and software solutions that will let you access some or all of your old Classic apps.
• Back to the future: downgrading my Pismo to OS X 10.3.9, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.20. With Spotlight and Tiger's Find refusing to work on the Pismo, it was time to backtrack to OS X 10.3.9 - which actually seems faster and more stable on this PowerBook.
• Low End Mac's best Power Mac G4 deals, 02.20. Used Cube, $289; 400, $229; 450, $260; 466, $290; 500, $350; 733, $500; 800, $599; 933, $739; 1.25 GHz, $900; 500 dual, $588; 867, $795; 1.25 GHz, $995; more.
• Low End Mac's best iBook G4 deals, 02.20. Used 12" 800 CD, $650; 14" 800 Combo, $600; 1.2 GHz, $899; refurb 12" 1 GHz, $699; new 12" 1.33 Combo, $900 after rebate; 14" 1.42 SD, $1,175 a/r.
• Low End Mac's best iMac G4 deals, 02.20. Used 15" iMac G4/700 CD-RW, $429; Combo, $558; 800 Combo, $599; SD, $699; 17" 800, $889; 1.25 GHz, $889; 20", $1,126.
• Low End Mac's best 17" PowerBook G4 deals, 02.20. Used 17" 1.0 GHz, $1,049; 1.33, $1,499; refurb 1.33, $1,579; 1.5, $1,699; 1.67 HR, $2,149; new 1.67, $1,799; HR, $2,300 after rebate.
• February 21 in LEM history: 98: Macs need parallel ports - 00: The Internet is social - From pencil to PowerBook - Has Apple ceded the education market? - Colorado vs. spammers - 01: Apple's biggest challenge: Overcoming stereotypes - Speed up Internet Explorer - 02: Apple's digital hub disadvantage - iPod: MP3s and data to go - 03: Open letter to the Board of Education on single platform computing - How Microsoft could improve Virtual PC - FireWire flash media reader - 05: Can I install the hard drive and CPU from my Power Mac G4 in an iMac? - PB 3400 opinions
• Faster MacBook Pro shipping, iBook replacement in April?, world's smallest external hard drive, and more, The 'Book Review, 02.17. Also Windows will be welcome on MacBooks, 1.92 GHz and 2.0 GHz PowerBook G4 upgrades, Acer takes top spot in notebook sales, bargain 'Books from $230 to $1,699, and more.
• OS X 10.4.5 fixes Front Row video glitch on Intel iMac, Mac mini inside an SE/30,'I'm not buying a Mac', and more, Mac News Review, 02.17. Also, iMac Core Duo sometimes over twice as fast as iMac G5, Intel iMac 'simply the best', tech reviews gone bad, NewerTech improves miniStack enclosure, and more.
• Control hard drive spindown with Apple's free CHUD Tools, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.17. Energy Saver can spin down your hard drives, but it gives you no control over the spindown delay. CHUD Tools gives you that control.
• Low End Mac's best 15" aluminum PowerBook G4 deals, 02.17. Used 15" PB G4 1 GHz Combo, $1,059; 1.25 SD, $1,399; refurb 1.0 SD, $1,189; 1.25 SD, $1,329; 1.5 Combo, $1,395; 1.67 SD, $1,549; HR, $1,599; more.
• Low End Mac's best 12" PowerBook G4 deals, 02.17. Used 12" PB G4/867 Combo, $699; SD, $749; 1 GHz Combo, $740; SD, $1,099; 1.33 SD, $1,339; refurb 1.5 Combo, $1,095; new, $1,099; refurb SD, $1,249; new, $1,150 a/r.
• Low End Mac's best iMac G5 deals, 02.17. New 17" 1.8 GHz, $999 a/r; refurb 20" 1.8, $1,145; new, $1,199; refurb 2.0 GHz, $1,249; 2.1 GHz, $1,299; new 17" 1.9 GHz SD, $1,194 a/r; 20" 2.1 GHz, $1,350 a/r.
• Low End Mac's best Mac mini deals, 02.17. Refurb 1.42 GHz 256 Combo, $459; new 1.25 512 Combo, $474 after rebate; 1.42 GHz 256 Combo, $495; 512 APX/BT, $574 after rebate; SD, $674 after rebate.
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Around the Web

• Opinion: Don't be surprised if Apple saves the day for Blockbuster Video, Robert X Cringely, I Cringely, PBS, 02.16. How an Apple acquisition of Blockbuster could change the world of video sales and rental.
• Analysis: iCal: Basic flaws in user interface, Pierre Igot, Betalogue, 02.16. Lots of little annoyances in iCal that most users have probably overlooked.
• News: Mac Malware Concept Hits the Web, Mac Observer, 02.16. "What amounts to a proof-of-concept trojan horse application for the Mac started circulating around the Internet on Thursday." Trojan requires user intervention, spreads via iChat.
• Software: Camino 1.0 browser released, Macsimum News, 02.14. Take Firefox, modify it specifically for Mac OS X, and you've got Camino, which is out of beta today. We're big fans at LEM.
• Advice: Top 10 Things All Switchers Should Know, Scott Moschella, Plastic Bugs, 02.12. OS X is different than Windows. We don't skin it or worry about viruses. The mouse tracks differently. Most of us use Safari....
• News: Apple begins shipping MacBook Pro notebook computers with faster 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processors, MacDailyNews, 02.14. "The new MacBook Pro includes even faster Intel Core Duo processors than originally announced, up to 2.16 GHz, and we think customers are going to love them."
• Low End: iMac G3 and MacOS9: a Pleasant Surprise, Thom Holwerda, OSNews, 02.12. "I can certainly recommend buying an old iMac G3 for say a grandmother or little sister or brother. They'll have a fully usable computer...."
• Web: FTC considers going after companies that advertise with adware, Jeremy Reimer, ars technica, 02.10. "If firms realize that buying advertising space with these types of adware companies actually hurts their public image, it could definitely have an impact."
• Tech: Opera integrates BitTorrent in upcoming browser, Dennis Sellers, Macsimum News, 02.06. "Integrating this popular technology in the Opera browser means faster and more efficient downloads of large files, according to company reps."
• Review: SeaMonkey 1.0 Mini Review, Charles W. Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 02.01. The successor to Netscape Communicator and Mozilla 1.7, SeaMonkey is an Internet suite complete with browser, email, newsgroups, and HTML design.

Power Mac Resources

• Guide to Power Mac G4 Upgrades
• Guide to G3 Daughter Cards
• Guide to G4 Daughter Cards
• Guide to G3 ZIF Upgrades
• Guide to G4 ZIF Upgrades
• Guide to G3 NuBus Upgrades
• Guide to G3 Level 2 Upgrades
• G3 (beige) motherboard

Be sure to see the list of dealers who buy, sell, or broker used and/or refurbished Macintosh hardware.

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