Macintosh / Apple blog

various | March 20, 2005, first day of Spring | 'Civ

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I ordered one last week, it arrived today. I plan to try it on the Apple IIgs, then order a couple of more if it works. The postage is free for one, and something like $8 for two, so I'll order 'em one at a time.

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Stealth ADB adapter

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BASIC computer language turns 40
The Salt Lake Tribune | April 30, 2004 | J.M. Hirsch The Associated Press
Posted on 05/01/2004 1:22:14 PM EDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1127904/posts

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June 27, 1983: Apple Sells Millionth Apple II
by Chris Seibold
Jun 27, 2007
http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/june-27-1983-apple-sells-millionth-apple-ii/

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Of course, ComputerWorld’s writer might have been a little more humble about this if she’d reviewed the ads for the many, many computer magazines which have vanished in the past 25 years.

‘80 Mbytes of storage for under $12k!’ and other ad favorites through the years
ComputerWorld | June 14, 2007 | Sharon Machlis
Posted on 07/27/2007 10:49:17 AM EDT by Constitutionalist Conservative
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1872461/posts

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a mere 400 bucks.

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Hackers turn AppleTV into Computer
The Inquirer | 6 April 2007 | Nick Farrell
Posted on 04/06/2007 1:44:31 PM EDT by aft_lizard
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813192/posts

http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/04/06/hackers-turn-apple-tv-into-computer

http://www.appletvhacks.net/

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ping for later

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Heh heh...

Linux on a 68k Mac

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Hi.

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Patch to classic Mac OS to make Command-Shift-3 save the screen image file to the Desktop instead of the root of the boot drive:

Desktop Screenshots (and more) by Dave Warker

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8 GB flash drives debuted at Sam’s not long ago, under $80.

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hey

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:’) Yo.

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I suddenly wondered if there had ever been an update, or if it still existed, and voila:

PolyMorph : Prestissimo
http://www.polymorph.net/prestissimo.html

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MacOS X version of Warren Anderson’s Chac is available now:
http://www.macdownloads.com/info.php/id/25773/chac

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StumbledUpon this:
http://www.opensourcemac.org/

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Egad!!!

iCab 4 Abandons Support for the Classic Mac OS
by Tommy Thomas
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Low End Mac

Towards the end of 2007, many of you read my plea to the community to keep the flame of the Classic Mac OS alive by creating a modern web browser. You'll also take note that I mentioned iCab as the only browser still currently being developed for the Classic Mac OS.

It appears that has come to an end with the latest release of iCab, which is version 4.0. iCab 4.0 is Universal Binary, and it no longer supports the Classic Mac OS - or versions of OS X earlier than 10.3.9...

I'd like to take the time to thank Alexander Clauss, the lone developer behind iCab, for the splendid work he did creating the Classic version and sustaining it for so long. You helped make Classic viable for a little while longer.

And I'd like to second that! [iCab website]

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I want one of these!

NewerTech Announces New USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter
Compiled by Charles Moore and edited by Dan Knight
January 18, 2008
product page

[from press release] The NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter now features connection status LEDs for easy confirmation when connecting to a USB 1.1/2.0 equipped computer and an IDE/ATA or SATA drive... a complete solution that allows any 2.5", 3.5", or 5.25" hard drive or optical drive (standard IDE/ATA/ATAPI 40 pin or Serial-ATA) to be connected via USB to any computer for file transfer after the upgrade of an internal hard drive; for backing-up and storing file archives; and for data access from stored backup drives with Plug & Play ease... the NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter enables consumers to transfer data between drives and gives the old drive a second life as an external storage solution. Truly universal, the USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter has been tested to work with all hard drive brands, including Maxtor, Seagate, IBM, Hitachi, Samsung, Western Digital, and Fujitsu; optical drive brands, including LG, Lite-On, Panasonic, Pioneer, Plextor, Sony, Teac, and Toshiba; and removable media drives, such as Iomega Zip. The adapter provides a USB 2.0 transfer speed of up to 480 Mbps and is also backwards compatible with USB 1.1... Priced at $29.95... USB 2.0 to IDE adapter cable, 2.5" to 3.5" adapter, power adapter, LED connection indicators, USB 1.1 backward compatibility, and a full one year NewerTech warranty. It is compatible with Mac OS 9.2 or higher including Mac OS X, Linux 2.4.X, and Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (no driver required).