Archive: October 1998

Computer Media

• Review: Norton Utilties for Macintosh 4.0, MacCentral (31 Oct.)
• Opinion: The Revision C iMac, the iMac channel (31 Oct.)
• News: Vendors, users slow to adopt USB, TechWeb (30 Oct.)
• Poll: Technologies that should die: CRT monitors, DivX, fax, floppy drives, ISDN, and network computers -- cast your vote, ZDNet (30 Oct.)
• New site: Mac OS World
• Contest: Design a logo for The iMac Ring, win a QuickCam VC
• Opinion: A $599 IBM? Time for an iMac price drop!, Jonah Jones, MacTimes (30 Oct.)
• News: iMac #3 in September U.S. sales, The Mac Report (29 Oct.)
• Rumor: Apple's consumer portable, Jonah Jones, MacTimes (29 Oct.)
• News: Apple speeds Open Transport, eMediaweekly
• News: Mac OS 8.5 disk damage survey, MacInTouch
• Rumor: $29.95/month iMac in November?, c|net (28 Oct.)
• Hardware: The iMac.com compares 3 removable media drives for the iMac (28 Oct.)
• Opinion: Putting the "i" in iMac, Barry L. Ritholtz, the iMac (27 Oct.)
• News: ATI chip could support video in/out on Mac, MacCentral
• News: Users report HD problems with Mac OS 8.5, ZDNet
• News: Field report on Mac OS 8.5 drive damage, MacNN
• New: Mac-Links
• News: iMacInTouch reports iMate ADB-USB adapter works reliably
• Review: Keyspan USB card, Macs Only! (27 Oct.)
• News: SyQuest unveils $249 SparQ USB for iMac, SCSI SparQ, MacTimes (26 Oct.)
• Opinion: Own an iMac for $30/month, MacWeek (26 Oct.)
• PC Magazine nominees include iMac, MacCentral (26 Oct.)
• iButton: a reset button for the iMac, iMac Reset Button
• Don't route cables through hole in door, Apple TIL
• Nightmare with Windows, Mac Musings (25 Oct.)
• Review: iMacFloppy.com, The iMac NewsPage (23 Oct.)
• Washington State sues spammer, ZDNet (23 Oct.)
• iMac Currents joins the iMac Ring
• Apple does not want iMac owners to use the expansion slot. Warranty implications of iMac mezzanine slot, Apple TIL
• iManiac, French iMac site
• Theory on Mac OS 8.5 disk damage issue, MacInTouch (22 Oct.)
• Mac OS 8.5 disk drive damage, MacNN (22 Oct.)
• No anti-virus software works on Mac OS 8.5, John Norstad, MacInTouch (22 Oct.)
• Floppies bite, ZDNet (22 Oct.)
• Must see: Bondi & ice speakers for the iMac, the iMac (22 Oct.)
• iMac, Revision B, Low End Mac
• New iMac logic board, No Beige (21 Oct.)
• new site: iMac Currents from Computer Currents Magazine
• New iMac: faster graphics, OS 8.5, MacTimes (21 Oct.)
• Five things to minimize Mac problems, Ted Landau, Mac Review Zone
• Creating family trees, My First Mac (21 Oct.)
• Apple has no soul -- or does it?, Jonah Jones, MacTimes (20 Oct.)
• Humor: Borg v. Windows, Mac Opinion
• New site: The iMac Best 5
• Sure, just give OS 8.5 away, State of the Macintosh (20 Oct.)
• iMac lives up to buzz, Federal Computer Week (19 Oct.)
• Buy Mac OS 8.5 from $85, dealmac
• Visit MacFixIt for OS 8.5 compatibility issues
• Mac OS 8.5: lots to like, ZDNet (19 Oct.)
• Mac OS 8.5 Install Guide, MacTips
• The state of USB and the iMac, MacTimes (19 Oct.)
• The iMac 300, the iMac channel (18 Oct.)
• Firmware upgrade fixes iMac modem problems, the iMac (17 Oct.)
• Hands on: Imation SuperDisk for iMac, MacCentral (17 Oct.)
• Hands on: HP Printer Cable Kit for iMac, MacCentral (17 Oct.)
• Mac OS 8.5 installation tips, Macs Only! (17 Oct.)
• The iMac is coming to my town!, MacTimes (16 Oct.)
• AAPL Investors takes a look at the numbers
• Brace yourself, Singapore!, The iMac NewsPage (16 Oct.)
• Oceania Macintosh Archive receives Mac Merit Badge
• Desktop pictures degrade performance, solution: increase RAM past 32 MB, Apple TIL
• At Ease not recommended with Mac OS 8.5, Apple TIL
• Why Emailer matters to Apple, MacTimes (16 Oct.)
• Newer Technology iDrive to ship without serial port, The iMac 512
• Mactell announces iMaccessories
• How Apple did it, Wired (15 Oct.)
• Mac OS 8.5 page, Apple
• iMac to launch with OS 8.5 in Singapore, iMac NewsPage (15 Oct.)
• Apple bring Best Buy back into the fold, The Mac Observer (15 Oct.)
• More on iMac Lite, Don Crabb, MacCentral (15 Oct.)
• 8.5 for $19.95 to iMac owners, the iMac.com (14 Oct.)
• iMac "Pro" due at 300 MHz, MacOS Rumors (14 Oct.)
• Best Buy to carry iMac, PR Newswire (14 Oct.)
• iMac sales reach new customers, Don Crabb, MacCentral (14 Oct.)
• Macs #1 in Australia's NSW schools, MacCentral (14 Oct.)
• Poll: What do you want in an iMac?, Mining Co.
• MacHome iMac survey results
• Apple $106 million profit, MacWeek (14 Oct.)
• System 8.5: first impressions, Andy Ihnatko, MacCentral (13 Oct.)
• USB speed compared with other ports, Mac Speed Zone
• Macs Only! notes an iMac startup freeze may occur when unpowered USB devices, such as printers or drives, are connected. Solution: turn them on before the iMac.
• October issue of MacNow available
• Mac OS 8.5 special report: user interface, Henry Norr, MacInTouch
• Apple's response to cheap PCs, Don Crabb, MacCentral (12 Oct.)
• The Mac and the cable modem, Mining Co. (12 Oct.)
• Printer consumables: the hidden cost, PC Magazine
• From the dark side: The USB Debacle, PC Magazine (10 Oct.)
• How to sell iMacs, Barry Ritholtz, the iMac (10 Oct.)
• Don't give your kid that Mac!, MacTimes (9 Oct.)
• OS 8.5: hook, line, and sucker, TechWeb (8 Oct.)
• Interface is everything, The Farr Side
• Free Tomb Raider II demo, Macworld and MacAddict
• Mac Merit Badge awarded to Aladdin for StuffIt
• Mac OS 8.5 auto launches Disk First Aid after crash, MacCentral (8 Oct.)
• Analysts project $66M profit, MacWeek
• Review: Default Folder, MacTimes
• iMac "most innovative product," c|net
• At last, a really big Mac, Newsweek
• AppleWare: buy a Mac for $30/month?, State of the Macintosh (7 Oct.)
• Are iMac/Pentium comparisons fair?, Mac Mania
• We don't need no stinkin' cMac!, MacTimes (6 Oct.)
• iMac still a winner, MacWeek (6 Oct.)
• Why USB is a good thing, the iMac channel
• iMac upgrade guide, the iMac.com
• Apple production, possible outsource, Mac Evolution
• Analysts at odds over Apple turnaround, The Mac Report
• Four iMacs a minute in Singapore, c|net (6 Oct.)
• I installed an Imation SuperDisk, Right On Mac! (6 Oct.)
• USB mice, The Hottest 5
• Why USB is a good thing, the iMac channel (6 Oct.)
• Booming iMac sales dispel clouds over Apple, TechWeb (5 Oct.)
• Apple Must Outsource Production, Mac Musings (5 Oct.)
• Apple to "grandfather" iMac owners on OS 8.5, Macs Only! (3 Oct.)
• Apple Singapore fires first salvo, The iMac NewsPage (2 Oct.)
• Five days with an iMac, Computer Link
• Cache in your chips, Ted Landau, Macworld
• Lies, damn lies, and benchmarks, Mac Opinion (2 Oct.)
• Infowave announces Powerprint USB (1 Oct.)
• Bright lights, big iMacs, iMacworld
• From computer know-nothing to iMac expert, Right On Mac!
• more in the September archive

General Media

• It's Apple season again, ABC News (29 Oct.)
• Cable modem users find snags, USA Today
• Why I've gone back to Mac, The Guardian Online (22 Oct.)
• iMac not quite cool enough, Fortune
• Cute iMac wins favor, South China Morning Post (21 Oct.)
• In your eye, Mac, Electronic Mail & Guardian (21 Oct.)
• Lawyers love their iMacs, Financial Review (19 Oct.)
• Connections? Try USB, Seattle Times (17 Oct.)
• iMac wins Best of World PC Expo Award, Daily News (15 Oct.)
• Will iMac infiltrate businesses?, internet.com (12 Oct.)
• 10 coolest non-buzzword features of OS 8.5, Time n
• Hey, good looking, The Age (11 Oct.)
• Beauty and the box, Forbes
• Benchmark wars erupt again, Chicago Tribune (6 Oct.)
• iMac labs to reduce waits, University of Minnesota
• more in the September archive

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