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	Other World Computing: 9.1GB Apple ROM SCSIs only $175.00, Sonnet G3 starting at $126.50, G3/400mhz only $197! Check Out These Deals and More at OWC! Only $5 for FedEx delivery too. Click Here! Norton AntiVirus and Norton Utilities for Macintosh: Protect your Mac from viruses and repair disk problems quickly and easily with our award winning products. Click for a FREE download of Norton Antivirus! The Voom Factor 25 August 1999 Paulo Rodrigues In case you don't remember, Voom is the stuff under Little Cat Z's hat in The Cat In The Hat Comes Back, by Dr. Seuss. It cleaned up all the snow and turned it back to its original snow white color. "So what?" you might ask. "What does that have to do with computer sales?" Well it's quite simple: Apple Computer, which was once almost invisible to the computer purchaser, has cleaned up the computer industry just like Voom, from the microscopic Little Cat Z, cleaned up the snow. Major PC manufacturers like Compaq have laid off thousands; eMachines has ripped off the iMac's industrial design with its eOne and is facing a lawsuit; Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, Packard Bell, and others have copied Apple by offering several translucent colors for their machines with color coordinated peripherals; and it was the Apple iMac that popularized Intel's USB standard because (1) it sold like hotcakes and (2) it had no other ports to compete with the USB's. I am reminded of a current ad for the Swiffer, a dust mop that uses static cling to pull the dust in and make it stick to the mop. The voice-over says: "Once Swiffer arrives on the scene, the scene will be much easier to clean." This also reflects one feature of Apple's new computers: they clean up their surroundings. This effect comes for two reasons: An owner of a new Apple computer is inclined to perfectionistically clean up the area where it is located, and a messy desk looks a whole lot cleaner with, say a Lime iMac than with a gray IBM Aptiva. Recent Articles by Paulo Rodrigues The G4 Cube and Radeon fans, 8/16/00. How ATI spilled a trade secret. Oops. Review: ihateapple.com, 8/2/00. Believe it or not, it's an excellent source of information, albeit biased against Apple. Cease and Desist, Apple-Palm Fans!, 6/20/00. "You can't wait for Apple and Palm's new PDA, can you? Dream on! It ain't gonna happen." USB Printer Sharing: GrayShare 2000, 6/16/00. USB Printer Sharing is rooted in Apple's old GrayShare technology, but with some refinements. Fruit-flavored slot of death?, 5/31/00. Slot-loading drives and laptops could be a dangerous combination. more on the Tangerine Fusion index Recent Editorials at Low End Mac Building rumors, fooling Slashdot, Anne Onymus with Dan Knight, 8/18. We didn't set out to fool Slashdot or anyone else -- and we explain how to build your own rumors. Don't upgrade that Quadra 630, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 8/18. Most upgrades for this particular model just don't make economic sense. Browse different, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 8/18. One way browsers could improve the Web surfing experience. Mac-N-DOS list. Yes, it's a bad pun, but if you have to use both Macs and Windows, this new list could be a great resource. New iMacs: Something for everyone, Kel Taylor, Mac to the Future, 8/17. "...the iMac has grown into a family, and a large one at that." Apple ditching G4, Anne Onymus, 8/17. Apple embraces IBM and the G5, leaving Motorola behind. Happy Birthday, iMac!, Dan Knight, iMac Channel, 8/16. "The iMac has redefined the industry and redefined Apple as a trendsetter." Be thankful for Apple secrecy, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 8/16. There really is a good side to Apple secrecy. The Land Before Silicon, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel, 8/16. Travels in Russia with a PowerBook 100. My First Mac Clone, Spencer, My First Mac, 8/15. Sometimes your first Mac isn't even made by Apple. Observers closing on Team Nippon, SETIonMac, 8/15. We've been catching up for about two months; we should pass them any day now. New @ Low End Mac: Receive email information on new links. <go to the Tangerine Fusion home page> Tangerine Fusion begun February 29, 2000. All Tangerine Fusion articles ©2000 by Paulo Rodrigues. Low End Mac established April 7, 1997. This page, the entire Low End Mac site, and all subsites of <lowendmac.com> copyright ©1997-2000 by Dan Knight unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. LINK POLICY: This site allows and encourages links to any public page, so long as the linked page does not appear within a frame that prevents bookmarking the linked page. Low End Mac is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Computer, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, iMac, and iBook are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are hereby acknowledged. LinkExchange Member