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Its not that Mac OS 8.5 is worthless—
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for a second let that message out.
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The correct way (generally synonymous,
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Benjamin “No Middle Name” Pollack asked
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(the stop you get when you say “ah-ah-ah-
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Upon opening up the November issue of
MacAddict and turning to the letters, I
noticed something eerily familiar about the
first letter from E. John Swift, Hmmm...1
can't quite put my finger on it, but it gives
me a creepy sense of déja vu.
Upon opening up the November issue of
MacAddict and turning to the letters, I
noticed something eerily familiar about the
first letter from E. John Swift. Hmmm...1
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can’t quite put my finger on it, but it gives
me a creepy sense of déja vu,
Well, you get the point.—BEric KRINGLE
When I first started reading your letters this
month, a heady sense of déja vu swept over
me. Cracking open my trusty last month’s
issue (after removing it from the shrine),
sure enough, there it was—the same letter
from Mr. Swift. At first, I must admit, I
thought it was an oversight on your part.
But knowing what a progressive, avant-
garde publication you are, I immediately
realized that I had stumbled onto your first
forays into a brave new technology:
SurroundAddict! By cleverly placing the
issues next to each other and calibrating
my eyes with the two letters from Swift, I
can now read both issues at once! What
fun! I don’t suppose you guys would mind
sending me a 21-inch ColorSync display so
I can try this with your Web site, would
you?—Brian KNIPP
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THE JELL-O
Haha heehee hoho haha hee. They're coming
to take me away haha to the PC farm where
stuff is crashing all the time and basket
weavers sit and play with their thumbs and
windows, and they're coming to take me
away haha heehee hoho, oh crap I’m going
to Microsoft—Jorpan (I’m GOING NUIS) PAUL
Puns,
Gotta Love ’em
I know I po,
HERE’S A FEW MORE FOR YOU:
Photoshop until you drop
Rank and FileMaker
Power Mac corrupts, G3 Power Mac cor-
Tam Gurious (Yellow Box)
Music
“if {Had an FWB Hammer”
“RAMalama Ding Dong”
The Rolling Whetstones
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Let Megahertz put you in the driver's seat
Apple: made from the best stuff on Earth
Gee. No, G3—Dwicnt ALLEN
‘The person who wrote that list of Mac puns
should be punished by being locked in a
punitentiary, especially for leaving out the
one about James Bondi.—Scorr Konzem
You missed the most obvious movie pun: The
Wizard of Woz.—Prrer DupDINGTON
THEY Mooovep
Who cares where all the cowboys have gone?
What about the cows?—Jmm Ropovicu
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THE SaLsa?
1am happy to inform you that Apple has
fixed the “Potato Chip Monitor” bug. I
read in the Letters section of a previous
issue (Jun/98, p12) that a reader had dis-
covered a bug in Apple monitors. It seems
that when you eat potato chips from across
Mlustration by Adam Vanderhoof
the room, the screen on your monitor gets
all wobbly (yes, that’s the technical
description). 1 am thrilled to report that
Apple has fixed the problem. The iMac's
monitor is tortilla-proof from up to 30
feet—tTim ConNER
TxHat’s A Goop
Excuse
‘The flight simulator ad on page 30 and 31 of
your November issue is a hoot. Fly by
Terminal Reality boasts an “actual cockpit
and runway screenshot.” The runway pic-
ture shows the airplane lined up for landing
on a westbound runway. The cockpit instru-
ments, however (unless they are broken,
and badly so), show an eastbound airplane
in a diving right turn (losing about 2,000
feet per minute), going about 173 miles per
hour, If Terminal Reality owned the patent
on reality, we would all be in big trouble. Oh,
sorty, this is probabl the Windows
version. —RicH SETTERBERG
It’s ON THE FLy
Maybe I'm special, but in my September
issue in the MacAddict Index, there was a fly
squashed between the pages. Maybe you
guys need me to send you some fly tape? Do
you think this qualifies me for a replacement
issue?—NetL SjostkoM
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.. yOu can recognize old letters without opening an old issue.
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rack to the front, preferably covering the latest edition of 101 Windows Secrets
magazine.
..your daughter warns her boyfriends ahead of time fo tell you they are thinking
about buying a Mac.
—Parnick “MacOSkey” McCLoskey
..you now bleed in crystal or Bondi Blue.
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chanting “I buried Gil.”
..you use AppleScript on your alarm clock, coffee pot, toaster, elevator car, and
so on.
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Exploring 8.5
| We go spelunking about in Mac OS
| 8.5’s cavernous mines
hat major Mac OS evaluation
would be complete without some
digging through the relevant tech-
nical material to unearth some obscure gems?
None, of course, so we donned hardhats and
rs headlamps and dug in. Some of
| =) the material we came up with was
sheer gold, and some was iron
pyrite (useful, maybe, but not very
valuable on the open market).
Here are five of the best new tech-
nical tidbits in Mac 0S 8.5.
4 icon badging—When Mac OS
8.5 modifies an icon—such as
the arrow appearing on an
alias—it doesn’t just change the
icon’s bits with a new drawing.
A
Instead, it
adds an icon
badge on top,
which lets all
kinds of new
and interesting
things happen,
such as adding a
lock badge to locked
files, a network wire badge to
shared folders, and an AppleScript badge to
folders with attached scripts.
*More PowerPC code—The Mac OS is
PowerPC only (a problem for millions of
680X0 users), and Apple added even more
PowerPC code to boot. It doesn’t speed
things up tremendously (most of the emu-
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lated parts of the Mac OS were already
pretty efficient), but it does keep Apple
from having to maintain both 680X0 and
PowerPC versions of the OS code—the OS
is now quicker and easier to update.
»Adopting TrueType—Until Mac OS 8.5, the
system chose bitmap fonts over ‘TrueType
fonts for screen display. After all, the
bitmap fonts were already predrawn, and
the Mac OS didn’t have to spend any time
calculating how to draw fonts. Now, with
antialiased type in Mac OS 8.5, the system
chooses TrueType fonts first, simply
because bitmapped fonts can’t be
antialiased. It may be time to move your
fonts over to TrueType versions, unless you
need the PostScript-bitmap combination
for graphics and printing.
Faster network copying—One of Mac OS
85's most touted features is its ability to
copy files quickly over a network. This is
largely due to a new Ethernet driver (entire-
ly PowerPC native, and it replaces a slew of
older Ethernet-related files) and modified
Finder file copy code.
New Control Strip—Mac OS 8.5 reimple-
ments Control Strip 2.0 as an application,
which allows you to install or uninstall
new modules by simply dragging them
onto the Control Strip, or rearrange exist-
ing modules by Option-dragging them. Of
course, such a big change may result in
breakage of some Contfol Strip: items
under Mac 0S 8.5, but so far we don’t
know of any problems.—DR
tustration by Lloyd Dangle
Building a Better Business
| Apple keeps the black ink flowing
T: latest financial results from
Cupertino contained few sar-
prises—and those few were all
pleasant. Wrapping up its best year since
1995, Apple Computer turned in another
$100 million quarter and ended fiscal
year 1998 solidly in the black. During its
fourth fiscal quarter (roughly covering
the months of July through September),
Apple brought in $1.56 billion in sales
and walked away with a $106 million
profit, yielding 2 profit of $309 million
for the year. The company has also added
almost a billion bucks to its cash supply
since 1997, and is now sitting on $2.3 bil-
lion in cash and short-term investments.
Looking at the numbers, it seems that
Apple may finally have broken its pattern of
declining income. Traditionally, the compa-
ny's revenues have dipped during the first
two quarters, then rebounded with fall's
back-to-school sales—a rebound that
failed to materialize in 1996 and 1997. This
year the final quarter’s income was pretty
much in line with the first quarter's high-
water mark, and down less than 4 percent
from the same quarter last year, indicating
that Apple’s income may finally have stabi-
lized. And thanks to the splashy iMac intro,
Apple's unit sales jumped to 834,000
units—up 28 percent from the same peri-
od last year, almost enough to offset the
ongoing decline in selling price. We can
look forward to even bigger increases dur-
ing this shopping-intensive quarter.
Despite the introduction of the con-
sumer-oriented iMac, Apple also wrung
out gross margins of 26.8 percent, another
three-year record. Chief Financial Officer
Fred Anderson attributes the high margins
in part to better inventory management—
now that Apple is no longer building up
huge stockpiles of purchased parts and
warehousing hundreds of thousands of
Macs, it can save storage costs and take
advantage of component price drops.
Indeed, Apple's efforts to reduce inven-
tory have been nothing less than heroic.
From the first to the last quarter of the
year, the company’s inventory dropped
from $400 to $78 million (see the “Apple
Rethinks Its Inventory” chart). If you mea-
sure it in days, the company trimmed
inventory from 30 to 6 days’ worth—
meaning that Apple is now replenishing
dealers’ shelves every week rather than
every month, In announcing the good
news, interim CEO Steve Jobs pointed out
that Apple has edged out the famously
lean-and-mean Dell Compuiter in this area;
the latest figures from Apple’s newly
anointed archrival have it carrying 8 days’
worth of inventory. “Apple,” said Jobs, “is
regaining operational excellence.”—uS
Apple Rethinks Its Inventory
oO” measure of Apple's increased efficiency is the
speed with which it's been refreshing its product
inventory. While Apple once took a month to clear out
its stockpiled wares and replace them with new stock,
it now has the.time lag under a week.
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(THE SMALLER THE SETTER)
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Evenly Matched Opponents,
or a Savage Beating?
I: his latest address to the Mac populace, Steve Jobs
lonce again dragged Dell Computer out to play the
bad guy. While previous efforts to target the massive
PC manufacturer seemed to us like a sell-out attempt
to take the heat off now-business-partner Bill Gates,
this time we figured what the heck, why not a new vil-
lain? So we took a quick iook at CEO Michael Dell to
see if he’s a worthwhile adversary for Jobs RC
"JOB: CEO, Deli Computer
Apple Computer.
NUMBER OF COMPANIES
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NUMBER OF COMPANIES
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Top Secret G4
Port
| We got a sneak peek at the next PowerPC
pop these powerhouses into desktop machi
CLASSIFIED
Multiprocessing
Support Hatch? unike the
G8, the G4 will be able to link up
with other procdssors to share
instructions. A machine with a
flock of these babies will certainly
be a force to reckon
Tactical Nuclear
Weapons*™*
128-Bit Data Ai
The path to the backelde
new 128-bit mode (3
G8ps max through a
200MHz bus). The fz
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Where Do Macs Come From?
ost Macs come from one of three Apple manufac-
M turing facilities: Sacramento, Calif; Cork, Ireland;
or Singapore, (Apple sold off afourth plant in
Fountain, Colo., in 1996.) As Mac Evolution (http:/Avww.mac
evolution.com) explains, a Mac’s serial number reveals its ori-
gins. Those starting with XA or XB were made in Sacramento,
5G in Singapore, CK in Cork, and FC in Fountain —MS
18 MacADDICT JAN/99
otorola’s next PowerPC chip (cleverly named the G4) surfaced this
month, and our field agents mocked up a blueprint of what the lat-
est information tells us. Apple has yet to confirm when or if it will
but we're guessing it'll let them
out of Area 51 in Cupertino in the first half of 1999.—RC
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Cr: unawares by USB? Flustered by
FireWire? Apathetic about AGP? Here's a.
peek at the peripheral interlaces slated for future
Macs. While we won't be scuttling our serial ports
and breaking our SCSI chains overnight, these
flashy new technologies will be coming to your
OROLA desktop sooner than you might think,
Universal Serial Bus: First
introduced on the iMac,
USB will soon become
the standard interface
for low-end peripherals.
Not only does it allow you to
plug in mice, keyboards, and printers, but it
usurps some of the less-demanding tasks of
SCSI. Though its throughput is slower than SCSI,
USB is adequate for low-end peripherals.
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FowerPC to use copper
interconnect technology,
removing speed limits the
old aluminum connectors
imposed took for numbers
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2MB Backside
AGHE: The G3 was
limited to IMB of back-
side cache. The G4 can
hold 2MB, retaining
more cofmonly used
instructions for the
FireWire: Developed (and
long neglected) by Apple,
—<-
this interface is known as
IEEE 1394 to the rest of
the world (FireWire is an
Apple trademark). Originally cre-
ated for digital video applications, FireWire is
also being positioned as a midrange solution
for scanners, as well as storage devices with
bandwidth requirements USB can't meet.
Ultra2 SCSI: In the new
FPU; This booster
cranks through cer~ s
aS inno pen and FireWire will meet
most of your peripheral
most powerful form of SCSI
will survive, devoted almost exclusively to hook-
scheme of things, USB
2 needs. Only the fastest,
ing up high-performance hard disks.
ion by Mike Gorman
—— > Accelerated Graphics
Port: Based on the PCI
standard, AGP is a ded-
icated graphics inter-
face from Intel. In addi-
tion to higher bus
speeds—starting at 66MHz, and available in
double- and quad-speed multiples as well—
AGP allows a graphics card to store 3D
resources.—MS
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Is your culture Year 2000-safe?
0, we're not talking about yogurt—we mean pop culture. While
| highly paid consultants rack up billable hours, and mothballed
Fortran programmers are dusted off to perform emergency
updates to antiquated mainframe programs, nobody's been keeping an
eye out for the silent victims of this looming crisis: movies, songs, television
series, and other cultural artifacts. Will The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
still be able to “party like it's 1999” in the year 2000? And even those that
survive the turn of the millennium may stil face obsolescence the following
year unless they follow the example of the former Gateway 2000 (now just
plain Gateway). Here's our shortlist of pop-culture priorities, plus a watch
list for others that will expire in the years to come-—MS
On the Watch List
Blues Brothers 200! Se
est blow on schedule, te | Joke and Ewood reunion wasn't so hut in 98; wie
"7Rs Star Tek wannabe wil be a bust..agun. ostvely colt in the first yearafter the Y2K crunch.
The Y2K Crisis /| Death Race 2000
Consultants will see fat fees evaporate, mainframe | Where's my souped-up granny-munching highway
grogrammers will go back into cold sterage to await | cruiser? Filed: under postapocalyptic scenarios that |
“the Y10K debacle. didn’t pan out. 3
20th Century Fox. President Bill Clinton ee
| This venerable movie studio néeds a name change to } Even tte commandet-n-chief makes through tre Starr
| ‘ting in the new era. Searchlights are kind of passé, too. | gauntlet, by 2001 ‘well have another palin the Oval Office,
| 20th Century Insurance Company 2001: A Space Odyssey —
The name conjures up an alarming spectacle of poll- | Allen monoliths have three more years 101 make their
| cies self-destructing on December 21. entrance before sci-t classic goes into discard pile.
| This Article | Mystery Science Theater 3000.
‘Wont seem so funny once the clock ticks ‘over. Ah, | Brand name is Ukely to outlive fad for snickerng atB-
the hazards of topice: humor, movies.
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Hey You Sissies!
Want to win a graphics
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een playing Myth, Unreal, or Tomb Raider II
without 3D acceleration? Are those giant pix-
els driving you nuts? Have you been trying to
save mioney for that awesome gaming card, but keep
spending it all on more games? Here's your chance to
win a 3D accelerator that rocks, with 2D to go. All you
gotta do is beat me, Reviews Editor Jennifer Ho, and
you win VillageTronic’s Mac Picasso with 3D Over-
drive—a double whammy starring 3Dfx Interactive's -
fearsome Voodoo chip set. 3D Overdrive accelerates Glide and RAVE games, so you can =
them in their full polygonal glory! If you think you've got what it takes, send your email address,
name, and phone number to contest@macaddict.com. Entrants will be randomly selected for
the ultimate online Myth dwarven football slugfest. Four finalists take me on for the prize —JH
20 MacADDICT JAN/S9
Number of iMacs sold during the first 42
days of availability: 278,000
Average number of iMacs sold per day dur-
ing this period: 6,620
Number of iMacs sold in Japan during the
first 48 days of availability: 40,0001
Average number of iMacs sold in Japan per
day during this period: 830
Estimated number of Compaq computers
sold in the United States per day during the
third calendar quarter of 1998: 16,5002
FOCUS ON: SILENT CRISIS!
Estimated amount businesses worldwide will
spend to deal with the introduction of the euro
currency: $145 billion?
Number of fonts to which Apple added the
euro currency symbol in Mac OS 8.5: 18
Percentage of European business leaders
who, in an NOP Research survey, were abie to
identify the euro in a lineup of symbols: 62%3
FOCUS ON: WHY THE WEB SUCKS!
Chance that users were able to find specific
items of information on a sampling of large
commercial Web sites: 42%4
Number of Web shoppers who give up look-
ing for the item they wanted to purchase: 62%5
Estimated portion of potential online sales
lost due to inability of users to find products:
50%5
FOCUS ON: OUCH, THAT HURTS!
Amount for which Harris Corporation is
‘suing Apple Computer to compensate for lost,
‘Newton licensing business: $17 million”
Number of hours Microsoft CEO Bill Gates
spent rocking back and forth during a 1992
deposition to the Federal Trade Commission: 9°
1 Source: Reuters; 2 Source: Intemational Data Corporation;
8 Source: Microsoft;4 Souros: Web Site Usability: A Designer's
Guide, by Jared M. Spool et al; § Source: Zona Research; 6
‘Source: Forrester Research; 7 Source: San Jose Mercury News;
'8 Source: Washington Post
[like iMac.
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Five of the freshest faves to tempt you in the New Year.
1600SW Flat Panel Monitor
Silicon Graphics
et’s face it—when the year 2000 hits and the
world goes to hell in a handbasket, you're
going to need some protection, preferably some mighty big, flat,
wide protection. Something you could hide behind, perhaps. The
Silicon Graphics 1600SW Flat Panel Monitor fits the bill. With its
wide 17.3-inch dispiay area (capable of displaying up to 1,600 by
1,024 resolution), the 1600SW is plenty big enough to give you
cover during even the most apocalyptic of times. And with its ultra-
fine dot pitch—equivalent to 110 dpi--and ability to handle video at
30 fps (not to mention
A MIGHTY MONITOR TO MEET THE MILLENNIUM. its fantastic industrial
design), the 1600SW
will be beautiful to look at-—until the power goes out all over the
world, that is. Then you can just curl up behind it and sleep with
one eye open. But you'd better hope that things hold up until the
first quarter of 1999, because that’s when the 1600SW will be made
available to the masses for a mere $2,795. Just contact Silicon
Graphics at 800-800-7441 or 650-933-1980, or point your Web
browser to http://www.sgi.com for more information.—DR
Peucitabettte revel: MultiMode Preferences
ition already, huh? Not a Mae:
chance. It's coming—haven't you seen the :
messages on all of the yield signs around
‘ACARS Preferences
Albuquerque? And when it does, the first thing
to go will be phone lines and the internet. But Ee ne
some of us G Replace chars with parity error with ~
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able to con- Use DACARS format
Nect-to the ‘outside world with our Macs, thanks
to shortwave radio and MultiMode 1.1.0. This
“nifty litle’ tility uses thé“audio-in. port on your
“{Mae, Soiit Gan receive'and decode Morse code,
“radio| Teletype (both standard) and. marine),
weather facsimile, aircraft communications, time station decod-
ing, and several other nonvoice communications you hear on
shortwave radio—and.all for a mere.$25 shareware fee. li you || S:00rv
have shortwave capability, you owe it-to yourself to get this util-
=> ¢lty—before the black helicopters find you. Just point your
‘browser to hitp://www.access.digex.net/—cps/sss14.html.—-DR 3.
22 MaeADOICT JAN/o9
raheem i ior
Cruise Control
Walnut Systems emember that long cross-country trip that you
took with your parents in the fat '73 Cadillac?
Your dad, on a dare, set the Caddy’s cruise control to 95 and took
a slight right turn at Wendover, Nevada, onto the Utah sait flats, and
like the proverbial monkey-navigated rocket sled, you flew into the
night with your father sleeping on the back seat. Mmm. Good times.
Now you can recapiure those childhood moments (without the part
where you're screaming and reaching over the seat for the wheel)
with Cruise Control from Wainut Systems. Cruise
Control, which should be available for $99 as you
read this, is an all-in-one Mac control center. Its
interface, which looks like a calendar, lets you schedule your Mac to
do just about anything, anytime. Use it to do backups and mainte-
AUTOMATIC MAC ACTION.
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nance while you're away and to fetch your email for you in the morning—all without you lifting a finger, you
lazy dickens. For more information or to download a copy, go to http://www.walnutsys.com.—DR
Canvas 6
hat Superman thinks he's so
hot. It’s not the invulnerability
or the flying (although those are pretty G
cool)—it’s the X-ray vision that gets your
goat. How irresponsible can you be,
flashing people with more radiation than
a chest Xray in a mere glance?
Somebody ought to put a stop to it, or at
least come up with a better way to see
through things. The good folks at Deneba
have given it their best shot with the (
newest version of Canvas. Featuring
something
called sprite
SEE THROUGH THE WORLD YOU CREATE. layer
technology, Canvas can create transparency in vector-based images using gra-
dients or bitmaps as a guide. Superman schmuperman, | say. Canvas 6 also includes multiple master layers for
easy creation of complex documents, on-the-fly spelling checks, a built-in virtual memory scheme to handle vector
drawing, and speedy redrawing of vector effects. So how much does it cost to get your hands on the power of the
’man? Just $375. Call Deneba at 305-596-5644 or go to http://www.deneba.com for more information—DR
P
Wacom Technology hen the Mac first burst on
the scene with its digital
windows (which some unnamed Redmond behe-
moth later copied), the metaphor was clear—here
was an exciting new way to look into your Mac’s
contents. Move the mouse, and the pointer on the
screen could move stuff
in the window. Well,
Wacom has done the
Mac window-mouse combo one better with its new
PL-400 LCD Pen Tablet. This combination drawing
A WINDOW ON YOUR MAC'S WORLD.
tablet and LCD panel measures 13.7 by 11.7 inches with a 13.3-inch active-matrix TFT
display capable of 1,024 by 768 resolution. If you want to draw, you simply touch the
screen with the Wacom pen, and it works just like a drawing tablet—with 256 levels of pressure sensitivity
and a 1,016-line-per-inch pen recognition resolution. The Wacom tablet comes complete with a PCI video
card, so you won't have to give up your primary monitor. Be prepared to plunk down a large chunk of
change, though—the PL-400 runs $2,999.99. For more information, contact Wacom at 800-922-9348 ar go to
http://www.wacom.com.—DR
JAN/S9 MacADDICT 23
upgrades
vk BY OWEN W. LINZMAYER
PHOTOS BY AARON LAUER
match your nee Check out The pee eae
FLOPPY DRIVES: Don't replace your floppy hie pack—guaranteed to run on almost any machine.
24 MacADDICT JAN/99
he Mac turns 15 years old
this month, and to help the
old geezer kick up its heels
and celebrate we decided to give the
machine more than a decade’s worth of
upgrades. So, if you have a Mac that’s
just gathering dust, pull it out of the
closet. If your friend is about to toss
an old Mac because the hard drive
crashed, rescue it from the trash heap.
And if the Mac you use every day gets
the job done, but slooooowly, read on.
It’s party time.
We picked a delegation of 10 Macs
that span the decades to show you how
to pep up models ranging from an SE to
a Quadra 900 to the not-so-senior
PowerBook 1400. Not only do we pull
them apart and show you just where to
stick your RAM, but we give you tips on
tracking down upgrades for models we
may have missed. (Hint: Check out the
newly updated This Old Mac articles at
the MacAddict Web site.) We also took a
trip down memory lane with trivia culled
from the ages. So break out the party
hats and screwdrivers, and get ready to
tumble. We're going to have a good time
tonight. All right?
Happy Birthday!
r honor of the big day, we got your Mac a present. A bunch of
presents, in fact. If you're running a 680X0 Mac and feel aban-
doned by a PowerPC software industry gone mad, you can tum to
The Disc for the following non-PowerPC software.
Apple
Apple Spec Database 8-98,
MakeRefMovie 1.0, QuickTime
3.0.2
Audio
SimpleSong 1.4, StonerSound
1.
Communication
Anarchie Pro 3.0, Internet
Config 2.0, Netscape
Communicator 4.07, Navigator
4.07, PowerMail 2.1.1 demo
Design & Graphics
Acrobat Reader 3.0.2,
Cyberoptic GIF Solution 1.0,
GraphicConverter 3.4.1,
Painting 1.5.3, PhotoCat
2.4.2, POV-Ray 3.12, VSE
HTML Turbo 1.0 demo
Development
Realbasic 1.0 demo
Fun & Games
Astrology 1.2.2, Beat the
Dragon 2,5, Bub & Bob 1.3,
Bushfire 1.1, Codebook 3.2,
EY Override 1.0.1, FleaCircus
IV, Frog Xing 1.2; Golden
Logres IE 1.0.5, Jewel of
Arabia: Dreamers 1.6.1 demo,
Mac Football Manager 2.07
demo, Ms, MacPerson 1.0,
NetLuff 1.4, Overload 1.0.1,
Pac the Man 3.0, Spades
Deluxe 1.5, Street Rumble
FOR ALL THE 411
ON VENDORS
MENTIONED IN
THIS ARTICLE,
SEE “WHAT
ABOUT MY MAC?”
ON PAGE 33.
1.1, Trainset + 10 3.0
interface
Bryan Bortz’s Cursor
Collection, ClickTyper 1.2,
Default Folder 2.9.3,
DoubleTouch 1.0, Kaleidoscope
2.1, MyEyes 2.3.2, Power
Windows 2.0.4, PowerSwitch
1.0 demo, Uli’s Moose 7.9.2
Multimedia
CineStider 4.1, VideoScript
1.4.2
Productivity
Address Book 1.0,2, BBEdit
Lite 4.1, Consultant 2.52
demo, Convert 1.2.2, Early
Bird 1.1.4 demo, Finance 2.1,
Mariner Write 2,0.5 demo,
Mariner Write Lite 4.0.5,
Nisus Writer 4.1.6, Nisus
Writer 5.1.3 demo, Scraplt Pro
5.42; SeribblingWorks 1:1,
Speltfools 1.3.3 demo, Virtual
TimeClock 1,91
Utilities
Decoder 1.3.7, Conflict Catcher
8.0.2 update, DiskTracker
1.1.4, Extractit for System 2.1,
Guru 2.7.1, Startup Doubler
1.2, Y2K Software Audit 1.07,
Yooz 1.62
Emulation Software
Pseud040 1.3, SoftwareFPU
3,04, Wish I Were... 2.0
JAN/99 MacADDICT_26
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he Mac SE was the first Mac to use a fan. Steve Jobs hated the noise fans make and refused to allow one inside the original Macintosh. * The Mac SE and Mac Il were the first “platinum” Macs. Th
Classic Maes
Macintosh SE
In an era of 300MHz G3 Macs, it’s hard to believe that when
the 8MHz Macintosh SE was introduced in March 1987 (dan-
gling a price tag of $2,769!), it was Apple’s mainstream busi-
ness computer. Despite its lovable all-in-one compact design,
the Mac SE (the initials stand for system expansion, in
homage to this model's processor-direct slot, a Macintosh
first) is limited in its uses today due to its low memory ceil-
ing and slow CPU. However, with RAM maxed out to 4MB and
ahard drive running System 7.0.1, just install a word proces-
sor and attach a serial printer such as an ImageWriter to start
churning out letters and reports.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 8MHz 68000
FPU: What's that?
RAM: OMB on motherboard,
expandable to 4MB
VRAM: Never heard of it
L2 cache: Come again?
Slots: PDS
upgrades
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Macintosh Classic Il
Following the success of the wildly popular $999 Mac Classic
introduced in October 1990, Apple waited a year to release
the Mac Classic II at double the price. The company justified
the higher price with increased power and greater expand-
ability. Based on the Macintosh LC Ii motherboard packaged
in the upright Classic case, the Mac Classic I (aka the
Performa 200) was twice as fast.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 16MHz 68030
FPU: Optional 68882
RAM: 2MB on motherboard,
expandable to 10MB-
VRAM: Gei real
L2 cache: You've got to be
kidding me
Slots: Pul-leaze
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TO THE
Unplug all cables and connectors,
then remove the two Torx screws
deep inside the handle on top and the
two other Torx screws on the back near
the connectors using a T15 Torx screw-
driver such as the Mac Cracker, $29
from Shreve Systems.
Separate the bezels using a Mac
Cracker and remove the case.
Touch the power supply case to dis-
charge static electricity (or wear an anti-
Static wrist strap if you're a wuss).
Pull off the metal shield protecting
the motherboard. Disconnect all
cables connecting the motherboard to
the SE and slide out the board.
KE CARE N
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OF ELECT
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iply connector on the motherboard allows for an optional
‘FPU. For the $30 itll cost, you'll get snappler screen redraws, improved 3D
aphics pr mance, and faster spreadsheet calculations,
Plus, some prog} demand it.
AM: While Apple uséd to offer an upgrade to tum a Mac Classic into
Classic ll, there's no Way to upgrade either of these machines to a Mac
~ Color Classic. You're stuck forever with the builtin 9-inch monochrome
“S monitor that displays 512 by 342 pixels. Sorry.
“ @ FLOPPY DRIVE: Ifthe floppy drive ain't broke, don't fix it.
< @HARD DRIVE: The Mac Classic Il came with either a 40MB or 80MB hard
disk drive. Install a larger hard drive if you crave more space. If you yank
out the original hard drive, you can replace it with any one-third-height
internal SCSI drive, although you may need a third-party driver and for-
matter such as FWB Hard Disk ToolKit (650-780-0466, http://www
-fwb.com) if the replacement isn't an Apple-brand drive. You can also
attach an external drive to the DB-25 SCSI port on the back.
= SOFTWARE: The latest system software you can run on the Mac Classic
ilis System 7.6.1, but you can't buy 7.6.1 anymore, so you might want to
Settle for System 7.5.3 from Sun Remarketing. Sun sells 7.5.3 on CD for
$49, and for the same price you can get the floppy version of System 7.5,
which includes Apple Guide, Apple Menu Options, AppleScript, Date &
‘Time control panel, drag and drop, enablers, Fonts folder, Mac Easy Open,
menu clock, Numbers control panel, PC Exchange, PowerTalk, QuickDraw
GX, WindowShade, and WorldScript.
es ushered in the ere of ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) and expansion slots. » Apple missed a great marketing opportuiy by not folowing the naming convention established when the Mac In replaced zp,
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EXPANSION SLOT: The Mac SE was the first com-
pact Mac with an expansion slot. Back in its hey-
day, third-party manufacturers released many
different cards that plugged into this stot, pro-
viding MS-DOS compatibility, color-video output,
and accelerated performance, but now you'll find
them only at used-computer-parts stores.
RAM: If you have the stock 1MB of mem-
ory installed as four 256K SIMM modules,
invest $20 to replace them with four
IMB, 30-pin, 150ns modules (two-chip,
composite 1MB SIMMs won't work),
pple would like you to
believe that by spend-
ing $99 on Mac OS 8.5, you'll
end up with a brand-new
computer. That's stretching
it, but it's always a good idea
to install the latest, greatest
version of the Mac OS for a
couple of reasons. First, new
software releases generally
fix bugs found in the last
release, thereby making your
Mae more stable and pro-
ductive. Second, most sys-
tem software releases boast
cool new features that make
using your Mac more fun and
oftentimes easier.
Unless you have one of
the original Macs, you
should be running at least
System 7, which introduced
so many “modern” features
to the operating system that
most software refuses to run
‘on anything less. You can go
to the Apple Software
Updates site (http://www.info
.apple.com/swupdates) and
download the free disk
images of System 7.0.1, but
consider buying the latest
version of the operating sys-
tem your Mac can run. The
Apple Software Updates site
doesn't have post-7.0.1 ver-
sions for free downloading,
- but there are links for order-
ing recently discontinued
Packages (current releases
should be available at the
Apple Store and most major
retailers). If you want to get
really retro for historical pur-
poses, contact Sun Remar-
keting. It has everything dat-
ing back to System 3.2 for
the Mac 512K. If you don't
know what system software
your Mac can take, stop by
SERIAL PORT: The fastest modem
the serial port can handle is 9,600
bps. so don’t bother trying any-
thing faster. And stick to a text-
based email program.
HARD DRIVE: You can add an internal
hard drive if you can find the neces-
sary mounting bracket. But for easier
installation, get an external SCSI
device, Don’t bother buying 2 very
fast or large drive for a Mac SE, as its
slow SCSI port limits performance,
and the versions of the Mac OS that
you can run (System 2.0 to 7.5.5)
can’t handle very large volumes.
FLOPPY DRIVE: You can upgrade your floppy drive with either two floppy drives or
one floppy drive and one 3.5-inch half-height SCSI drive. But if you need to read
PC-formatted disks, get a SuperDrive and install Apple's PC Exchange control panel.
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YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW IT involved, but if the thought of replacing socketed chips makes you nervous, Galaxy check out the Apple Spec
WHEN YOU CALL AROUND will swap entire motherboards at your request. Or, for a grand total of $175, Galaxy Database that's included on
TRYING 10 LOCATE THESE will sell you an upgrade that turns your Mac SE into a 16MHz SE/30, complete with The Disc.
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Performa 630
From a distance, the stocky little Performa 630
looks like any one of a dozen plain-Jane desktop
Macs, but look closer and you'll see why this
model was touted as an expandable, flexible mul-
timedia system when introduced in July 1994. The
motherboard is easier to access than pasta in
Italy, and it accepts a slew of video add-in cards.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 33MHz 68LC040
FPU: Requires 68040
upgrade
RAM: 4MB on
motherboard,
expandable to 36MB
VRAM: 1MB on
motherboard
12 cache: Requires
motherboard swap
Slots: 1 L€ PDS,
communications,
" video-in, TV tuner
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Macintosh LC Il
When the original Mac LC shipped in October
1990, the Mac faithful were so starved for a low-
cost color machine that they snapped up a half
million units in one year, In March 1992, Apple
extended the line with the $1,699 Mac LC II, a
machine that offered little improvement other
than a new CPU, Although Apple underpowered
this model, there are many ways of breathing new
life into the LC 0.
. OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 16MHz 68030
FPU: Optional 68882
requires PDS slot
RAM: 4B on
_ motherboard,
expandable to 1068
VRAM: 256K,
expandable to 512K
L2 cache: Yeah, right
Slots: 1 L¢ PDS
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The Performa 630 chassis is a veritable mind game, so there's no shame in hiring a pro-
fessional installer if the following steps scare you off.
1 ‘a. Unplug all cables and con-
nectors, then remove the front
bezel.
b. Slide the top forward an
inch or so, remove it, and set it
aside.
©. Slide the sides forward an
inch or so, remove them, and
set them aside.
Remove the two Phillips
screws holding the metal top
down on the rear, then slide the
top forward an inch, lift it up, and
push it back to expose the floppy
and CD-ROM drive (the floppy
cable is connected to the top, so
be careful not to pull it loose).
Remove the metal piece below the
floppy drive with a screwdriver to
get to the CD-ROM drive, which
slides forward if you push the plas-
tic release clip underneath.
CD-ROM DRIVE (not pictured):
The 2X CD-ROM drive crawls, Pop
a faster SCSI CD-ROM drive in
the sled and make sure the spe-
ial mounting connectors on the
rear are property aligned.
sentations, or outputs to VCR for recording,
VIDEO SYSTEM SLOT: If you're into video, you've found
the right machine. The Video System (M2894LL/A) card
lets you connect NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video devices to
the Mac, and there's software for capturing still images or
quarter-screen, 10-fps, 16-bit QuickTime movies. The
Video/TV System (M2896LL/A) card adds a dedicated TV
‘tuner to the mix so you can watch TV in a window on the
desktop. Finally, the Presentation System (M2895LL/A)
drop box mirrors the Mac’s monitor on a large TV for pre-
‘theme begun with the Mac LC’s code name of Elsie, the Mac LC Il was known as Foster Farms. + The Mac LC Il was the first Macintosh to use 72-pin SIMM modules for memory expansion. * The Performa.
COMM SLOT: Install an Ethernet kit
in the communications slot for
faster networking. Apple made three
modets: i0BaseT (M3065LL/A),
10Base2 (M2708LL/A), and AAUT
(M3066LL/A); buy the one that
matches the other devices you're
connecting.
CPU: for a complete brain transplant, install a
Performa 6200 motherboard with either a 75MHz or a
9OMHz PowerPC 603, built-in Ethernet, and 256K of L2
cache. For more speed, use a 120MHz Performa 6320
motherboard. None of these upgrades rival a G3, but
they satisfy PowerPC software requirements while lift-
‘ing the RAM ceiling to 64MB. Contact Shreve Systems,
Pre-Owned Electronics, er MicroMac Technology for
availability and pricing.
If you can’t afford full-out brain surgery, for a little
over $100 you can repiace the socketed 68LC040 CPU
with a 68040 that includes a built-in FPU (not neces-
sary on the Quadra 630 version of this model). The
processor isn't any faster, but the FPU speeds up cer-
tain tasks, Consider this only if you can’t afford a new
motherboard and you do a lot of spreadsheet work.
PDS SLOT: The 14-inch monitor bundled with
the Performa 630 is limited to 640 by 480 pix-
els with thousands of colors, but the 1MB of
VRAM on the motherboard is enough for 8-bit
(256 colors) graphics up to 832 by 624 pixels
on 15-inch VGA and SVGA monitors. IF you
need more colors or greater resolution, you
must install a video card in the LC PDS slot
and get 2 bigger monitor.
MOTHERBOARD: Press down on the
two tabs holding the back panel to
the chassis, then pull this metal han-
dle to slide the motherboard out.
400, 40g.
2,
RAM: Max out your memory by
dropping a 32MB RAM module
into the one available 72-pin,
80ns SIMM slot.
HARD DRIVE (not pictured): The stock 250MB hard
drive is puny. To replace it, slide the floppy drive for-
ward, pull it out, and set it aside. Unplug the hard
drive's power and data cables, push the release clip, and
slide the drive forward. Swap in another IDE drive of the
same dimensions but with greater storage capacity.
ake your newly upgraded Macs look as
Mies as they'll run with a quick clean-
ing. Follow our good housekeeping rules to
prevent yoursetf from shorting out your monitor
while spit-shining your screen.
= THE CASE
Rub it with a damp (not wet) tery washcloth to
remove any scuff marks. A iittle water won't hurt
the Mac's plastic case, but if you run up against
stubborn marks that call for anything stronger,
always use cleaner sparingly and test it on an
inconspicuous area first so that you don't mar
the finish. If water fails to remove a mark, spray
a little mild glass cleaner on the cloth and rub
more vigorously. Then try a cotton ball dipped
in isopropyl rubbing alcohol and squeezed dry.
if that doesn’t work, switch to a mild abrasive
such as Soft Scrub. For particularly nasty gunk
Such as the residue of a stick-on label, a very
{ight touch of Goof Off or a similar product may
be your only hope, but be careful, work quickly,
and wipe clean with water immediately so the
corrosive liquid doesn't get a chance to dull the
Plastic beneath the label glue.
THE SCREEN
For cleaning spittle, snot, and fingerprint
marks off screens, always read the care
instructions that came with your dispiay, as
some have special antiglare coatings that
ordinary household cleaning products can
ruin. That said, you can't go wrong by gently
rubbing the screen with a slightly damp, soft,
lint-free paper or cloth. If you use a mild glass
cleaner, spray it onto the cloth, not directly
onto the screen, as it may drip inside the mon-
itor and cause damage.
THE INTERIOR
Any Mac with a fan can get pretty dusty inside,
as the fan tends to suck every free-floating par-
ticle from the air directly into the case, where it
settles like a blanket on components. After
you've opened up your Mac, buy a can of com-
pressed air from your local photo supply store
and carefully blow out all the dust that has gath-
ered over the years. Don't be a cheapskate and
just blow really hard with your mouth, as you're
likely to end up spraying spit all over every-
thing, a disgusting and potentially destructive
predicament.
The floppy drive is also often choked with
dust, which can build up to the point where
you may have difficulty reading or writing
disks. Radio Shack and other computer retail-
ers sell inexpensive 3.5-inch floppy drive
cleaning kits that help safely remove dirt and
dust buildup. Use them regularly as directed
on the package.
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the 68240 being the fourth major advancement in Motorola's venerable 68000 series of CPUs, Apple figured it was only fitting that Macs so equipped be called Quadras. » The Quadra 900 was kno
NuBus Maes
Quadra 900
Ifyou think Apple charges a lot of money for G3-
based Power Macs these days, consider that the
Quadra 900—the first 68040-based Mac—cost
astaggering $7,199 when introduced in October
1991. But people gladly snapped it up because it
was $2,000 cheaper than the previous king of ||
the hill—the Mac
Ifx—and 20 per-
cent faster.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 25MHz 68040
FPU: Integrated
RAM: OMB on
motherboard,
expandable to 256MB
VRAM: 1MB,
expandable to 2MB
L2 cache: Nope
it Slots: 5 NuBus,
Ideal Upgrade 1 PDS (precludes
INCREASE RAM TO AT LEAST use of 1 NuBus slot)
‘S4MB, 4MB AT A TIME
MAXIMIZE VRAM TO 2MB. ADD
A SECOND INTERNAL SCSI DRIVE
FOR MORE STORAGE AND A CD-
ROM DRIVE FOR INSTALLING
MAC 0S 8.1
Just press down on the
two tabs on the back right
side.
| Swing open the panel for
VIP backstage access
upgrades
Ideal Upgrade
INCREASE RAM TO 68MB, 4MB
MODULES AT A TIME. MAXIMIZE
VRAM TO 1MB,-OR INSTALL A
NUBUS VIDEO CARD AND ATTACH
‘A LARGER MONITOR. UPGRADE TO.
A POWER MAC 7100 MOTHER-
BOARD, INSTALL SYSTEM 7.6.1
Mac Ilvx
Designed as a replacement for the workhorse Mac
Tici, the Tvx was introduced in October 1992 at a
base price of $2,949, but didn’t offer any speed
improvement because even though its CPU was
faster, its system bus was slower. Its most com-
pelling feature was the option for an internal CD-
ROM drive, a first for the Mac line. After helping
launch the multimedia revolution, the Mac TIvx was
quickly replaced by the cheaper, more powerful
Centris family, leaving many buyers feeling stiffed.
But all’s not lost—even this old Mac can be
upgraded with a PowerPC and a boatload of RAM.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 32MHz 68030
FPU: 68882
RAM: 4MB on
motherboard,
expandable to 68MB
VRAM: 512K,
expandable to 1MB
L2 cache: 32K
soldered
Slots: 3 NuBus, 1
cache
®@ RAM: The four 30-pin SIMM sockets must be filled with like-size modules, all at the
same time, Maximize memory to 68MB with four 16IMB, 80ns or faster SIMMs for about
$120 at current prices.
i VRAM: The video logic board in the Mac Ilvx came with only 512K of VRAM, enough,
for 256 colors at a maximum resolution of 640 by 480 pixels on 12-inch, 13-inch, 14-inch,
and VGA displays. Replacing the two factory-installed modules with 512K versions that
are each 100ns or faster lets you see thousands of colors, but the maximum resolution
remains 640 by 480 unless you use a NuBus video card instead of the built-in video cir-
cuitry. Models of this Mac that came equipped with the optional built-in AppleCD 300i
drive generally:came with 1MB of VRAM instead of 512K.
SLOTS: The Mac Iivx has a so-called “accelerator siot” into which you can place an
additional cache card. Despite its name, the $29 MicroMac tlci 32K Cache Card works
in the Mac livx and boosts overall speed by 30 percent. Installation is as simple as pop-
ping the card into the slot on the motherboard. Apple’s own lici cache card doesn’t work.
in'the llvx, however. Don't adda cache card if you intend to upgrade the motherboard.
™ CPU: MicroMac, Pre-Owned Electronics, and Shreve Systems all sell motherboard
‘swaps. For about $150, you can upgrade to a Centris/Quadra 650, which gets you a
68040 CPU running at 25MHz or 33MHz, VRAM expandable to 1MB, and maximum
RAM increased to 136MB, although 72-pin SIMMs are required. To reuse your existing
30-pin SIMMs, you need MicroMac’s $19 SIMMchanger Memory Upgrade. Sonnet
Technologies also has a $200 Presto upgrade card that plugs into the PDS, giving you
40MHz 68040 and 128K L2 cache (an FPU costs $100 extra). For maximum speed,
shell out $350 and score yourself a Power Mac 7100 motherboard with either 66MHz or
80MHz PowerPC 601 chips, which also lifts the memory ceiling to 436MB.
® CD-ROM DRIVE: Replace the 2X internal CD-ROM drive with a faster external CD-
ROM drive, and keep the intemal one for audio use,
™ HARD DRIVE: You can replace the internal SCS! hard drive with any other 3.5-inch
half-height drive, but it's best to attach another device externally to the DB-25 SCSI port
‘on the rear.
™ SLOTS: Sei aside one NuBus slot for an Ethemet card if the builtin LocalTalk net-
working leaves you slobbering for more speed. Drop a video card or two info the
remaining slots to use monitors that are larger than 14 Inches.
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2wing code names: Darwin, Eclipse (@ class of sallbcat, and “Going to eclipse the NeXT"), Premise 500, and llex. » The Quadra $00 offered greater memory expansion (up to 256MB) than any Macintag,
FLOPPY DRIVE: The Quada 900 =
shipped with one 1.4MB floppy =
drive, but whether you opt for ari
internal or external unit, you'll want
to attach a CD-ROM drive so that
you can easily install Mac OS 8.1,
the last 0S release that will run on (you can use four 512K modules if you
VRAM (underneath): The Quadra 900 has 1MB of
VRAM soldered to the motherboard, sufficient for
8-bit color up to 1,152 by 870 pixels. To increase
video memory to the 2MB maximum, populate
the four VRAM sockets with 256k SIMM modules
this model. handy, but only 256K of each is used). height SCSI drives.
cone opener
Se HARD DRIVE: You've got either an 80MB or a
160MB internal hard drive, neither of which is
large enough for a usable Mac 0S install these
days. Add one full-height SCSI drive to the
existing configuration, or yank out the floppy
drive to allow for either two removable-media
drives and one full-height SCSI drive, or two
have them removable-media drives and up to two half-
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he Quadra 900 doesn’t have any memory on board, but it does have 16
in SIMM sockets that accept 80ns or faster modules added four at a time.
To max out the Quadra 900 to 256MB, expect to pay at least $500.
CPU (underneath): For $50, MicroMac Technology's Speedy
Accelerator cranks up the motherboard's clock oscillator for 15
to 50 percent more speed. Or you can get a 100 percent speed
boost with Sonnet Technologies’ $200 QuadDoubler, which
plugs directly into the CPU socket. For $249, Pre-Owned
Electronics upgrades your motherboard to that of a Quadra 950
with a 33MHz 68040. Last but definitely not least, ff you want
to move on up to a first-generation PowerPC, Pre-Owned Elec-
tronics also has 60MHz PowerPC 601 upgrades for $549.
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a
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upgrades
Power Maes
Power Macintosh 7300
When Apple released the Power Macintosh 7300 in February
1997, the company considered it a midrange system offering
high performance for small- and medium-size businesses at
prices ranging from $2,300 to $2,800. A litle more than a
year later, Apple unveiled the iMac, a “low-end” machine at
half the price with a screaming-fast 233MHz G3 processor,
speedier CD-ROM drive, larger hard drive, faster Ethernet,
and built-in monitor and modem. It’s enough to make a small
businessman cry into his three-martini lunch. But you can
wipe away those tears, because there's nothing wrong with the
Power Mac 7300 that a few good upgrades can’t fix.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 180MHz to 200MHz
PowerPC 604e
FPU: Integrated
RAM: OMB on motherboard,
expandable to 512MB
VRAM: 2MB, expandable to
4MB
L2 cache: 256K DIMM
Ideal Upgrade FRGSELU)
INCREASE RAM TO AT LEAST
IN PAIRS FOR INTER-
LEAVING. MAXIMIZE VRAM TO
4MB IF NEEDED, UPGRADE 10
A G3 PROCESSOR, NOT A
FASTER POWERPC 604. ADD A
SECOND INTERNAL SCSI DRIVE
FOR MORE STORAGE, INSTALL
C05 8.5.
Ideal Upgrade
A LEAST
Power Mac 8100
When it was introduced in March 1994, the Power Mac
8100/80 was billed as “the fastest Macintosh computer
ever.” At its heart beat a PowerPC 601, the new RISC-based
processor developed jointly with IBM and Motorola to sup-
plant the aging 68000 series of CPUs previously used. The
base model cost $4,249, to which you could add an AV card
(M3447L1/A) if you wanted audio and video input/output
capabilities. The minitower Power Mac 8100 reigned
supreme over all other models until Apple released the
Power Mac 9500/120 in May 1995. The former speed
demon will never regain its title as “the fastest Mac,” but it
can be souped up enough to stay in the race.
saa
OUT OF THE BOX
GPU: BOMHz to 110MHz
PowerPC 601
FPU: Integrated
RAM: 8MB on motherboard,
expandable to 264MB
VRAM: 2MB, expandable to
4MB
L2 cache: 256K DIMM
Slots: 3 NuBus, 1 PDS
Unplug all cables and connec-
tors, then take off the optional
security bar (if you have it) on the
underside of the front panel by
removing the single Phillips screw
and pressing the bar in the center.
Press the two release buttons at the
edges on the underside of the front
panel, pull the case forward about
‘two inches, then lift up the front panel
and set it aside.
Flip open the expansion card
cover on the left rear. Slide the
front and back latches to the center.
Flip out the support foot on the
right. Swing the chassis out of the
way to the right, exposing the mother-
board.
ology's $50 Speedy Accelerator clips onto the moth-
“erboard’s clock oscillator afd allows you 10 set the GPU. ‘speed wih ai smal
a 182MHz2 PowerPC 604, Pe the Sonnet
Crescendo G3 upgrade card comes in models from 217MHz with 512K back-
side cache ($500) to 267MHz with 1MB backside cache ($800).
® CD-ROM DRIVE: Replace the internal AppleCD 300i Plus CD-ROM drive
with a faster model, but consider an extemal drive so. you can reserve your
old drive to play audio CDs.
® HARD DRIVE: The standard 8100 came with one intemal SCSI hard disk
(700MB, 1GB, or 2GB). Rather than replace the existing drive, add another 3.5-
inch SCSI device, including a removable-media drive, in the precabled bay.
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Jorized use of his name. In deference to the noted stargazer, Apple
RAM: Plug 70ns or faster RAM modules into the eight 168-
pin DIMM slots and add them in matching banks in like-size
pairs to take advantage of the 10 to 30 percent speed boost
from interleaving. You need at least 64M8 to run Mac OS 8.5,
bly need to remove the cache altogether.
CACHE: Replace the 256K L2 cache with either a 512K or a 1MB cache, A
good rule of thumb is to get a cache that’s at least 1/4 the size of your
RAM—go for a 1MB L2 cache for any Mac with more than 16MB of RAM.
You'll realize diminishing returns as you go from one size to the next, so
don’t expect a 512K cache to give you twice as much speed as a 256K
cache. Also, if you intend to upgrade the CPU daughtercard, you'll proba
VRAM: The standard 2MB of VRAM gets you millions of colors
at a resolution up to 832 by 624. If that’s not enough, pop
two additional VRAM modules into the remaining empty slots
for 24-bit color on screens with up to 1,152 by 870 pixels.
y Astronomer Sagan again pressured Apple's awyets, Wf
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CPU: The 7300 comes with either a 180MHz or a 200MHz §
PowerPC 604e on a CPU daughtercard. You can buy a faster
PowerPC 604, but for the best boost, go G3. Almost every
upgrade vendor offers something for the 7300, from 220MHz |
G3s for around $400 to 333MHz models for almost $2,000.
ia
CD-ROM DRIVE: The internal 12X CD-ROM drive should be
fine for most purposes, but you can always replace it with
a higher-speed drive if you want to waste your money.
HARD DRIVE: You can replace the internal 26B
hard disk drive if you need more storage space,
but since there's a precabled expansion bay for
a second half-height, 3.5-inch SCSI drive, it’s
easier just to add one. The internal SCSI bus
supports data transfer speeds up to 10 MBps, so
it's better able to handle faster drives than the
standard SCSI bus on the rear, which only goes
up to 5 MBps. For really fast drives, get a SCSI
accelerator card that plugs into the PCI bus.
SLOTS: The 7300 has three 12-inch PCI stots for
@ adding a wide range of expansion cards. Apple config-
ured some models with a PC Compatibility Card that
could run Windows 95 on a 166MHz Pentium. The card
came with 8MB of RAM and could be expanded up to
64MB with a single 60ns, 168-pin DIMM. Use only a
64-bit wide FPM (fast paged mode) DIMM, not EDO or
asymmetrical DRAM.
'eeling left out? Don’t see your Mac men-
tioned anywhere? Don't sweat it, Just
about every Mac has upgrade potential—you
just need to know where to look and what to
ask for. Read on for a few trade secrets.
Step 1. Do some basic research. Check the
AppleFacts Online Archive (hitp://product
.info.apple.com/productinfo/datasheets),
where Apple maintains data sheets for ail of its
computers, past and present.
Step 2. Read the freakin’ manual. If you've
lost it, pay a call to the Apple Product
Documentation Archive at http://support.info
-apple.com/manuals/manuals.qry.
Step 3. Focus your search. While you're
online, bop on aver to Apple's Tech Info Library
(http:/ftl,info.apple.com) and search for your
Mac's precise model name. You can often find
explanations to problems you're having as well
as available software updates. Also check out
MacAddict's newly updated This Old Mac
hitp:/Avww.preowned.com)
‘™ Shreve Systems (800-227-3971 or 318-424-
7987, http://www.shrevesystems.com)
@ Sonnet Technologies (800-786-6260 or 949-
261-2800, hitp://www.sonnetiech.com)
®@ Sun Remarketing (800-821-3221 or 435-755-
3360; http://www.sunrem.com)
@ Vimage (877-484-6243 or 310-225-3979,
series at http://www.macaddict.com.
Step 4. Update your software. Before you
log off, drop into the Apple Software Updates
Site _(hitp://www.info.apple.com/swupdates)
and download any system software or utility
updates that pertain to your Mac.
Step 5. Put your money where your Mac
is. Below is a list of some of the best-stocked
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http://www.xlr.com)
™ Galaxy Hardware Publishers (888-345-1817 or
§41-345-1817, hitp://www.galaxyhp.com)
‘™ MacTell (888-622-8355 or 512-323-6000,
http://www.mactell.com)
= MicroMac Technology (800-600-6227 or 949-
362-1000, http://www.micromac.com)
m NewerTech (888-656-8324 or 316-943-0222,
hitp://www.newertech.com)
‘@ Other World Computing (800-275-4576 or 815-
338-8685, http//www.fastermacs.com)
™ Pre-Owned Electronics (800-274-5343,
Step 6. Remember memory. Fortunately, all
you need is Guru, NewerRAM's guide to RAM
upgrades ((t’s on The Disc). This free, industry-
standard tool determines all possible RAM and
RAM upgrades for every Mac ever made,
including clones. To find. out what you can
expect to pay for memory, check RAMSeeker
(http:/Awww.macseek.com) and the Mac
Resource Page RAMWatch (http://www
-macresource, pait.com/mrp/ramwatch.shtm|),
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PowerBooks
PowerBook 1400cs/117
‘When introduced in October 1996, the PowerBook 1400 was
the first laptop from Apple to offer a removable modular CD-
ROM drive and BookCovers. Apple sold three models ranging
in price from $2,499 to $3,499. All three models had at their
core a 117MHz PowerPC 603e (later releases pushed
166MHz); the only differences are the amount of memory, type
of screen, hard drive size, and whether or not a CD-ROM drive
is standard. Although the PowerBook 1400 is not as stylish as
Apple’s latest laptops, it’s possible to upgrade this model with
a speedy G3 processor for the most demanding road work.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 117MHz to 166MHz
PowerPC 603e
FPU: Integrated
RAM: 8MB on motherboard,
expandable to 64MB
VRAM: Nope
L2 cache: Requires a CPU
daughtercard upgrade
Slots: Two PC Card, one
expansion siot for Ethernet
or video-out
upgrades
Ideal Upgrade
ADD CD-ROM OR ZIP DRIVE,
INCREASE RAM, INSTALL MAC
OS 8,5. UPGRADE TO A G3.
INSTALL INTERNAL ETHERNET.
‘ADD V.90 PC CARD MODEM. Ideal Upgrade
INCREASE RAM TO 8B.
INSTALL AN INTERNAL MODEM,
ATTACH A LARGER HARD
DRIVE. REPLACE THE BACK-
LIGHT BULB IF IT’S DEAD.
PowerBook 170
Apple's first attempt at creating a laptop computer culmi-
nated in the 16-pound Macintosh Portable, a true clunker.
However, the engineers finally got it right in October 1991
with the original PowerBook family, which sold more than
400,000 units within one year of introduction. With built-in
trackballs and pushed-back keyboards, the PowerBooks
won numerous industrial design awards. Originally sold for
$4,599, the PowerBook 170 goes for around $200 today, yet
it remains a functional—and fetching—mobile telecommu-
nications station.
OUT OF THE BOX
CPU: 25MHz 68030
FPU: 68882
RAM: 2MB on motherboard,
expandable to 8MB
VRAM: No way
12 cache: Not this time
Slots: Modem
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ary “Mac in a book” by 1986. * in April 1985, Jobs failed to convince Apple's board to build a battery-operated E
i
Unplug all cables and connectors, shut down the PowerBook, and take
out the battery. Then get to the guts by sliding the plastic speaker grill that
resides between the keyboard and the screen to the left and popping it off.
Flip the keyboard up
and drape it over the
trackpad, as shown.
Remove the Phillips-
head screws on the
hard drive and the heat
sink above the CPU if you
want to replace either
unit.
™ RAM: Expand to 8MB by plugging a single 6MB, 100ns pseudostatic
RAM card into the connector on the CPU daughtercard, Tum on virtual
memory or install Connectix’s RAM Doubler to go beyond this limit.
= VRAM: The 10-inch, active-matrix, monochrome LCD is capable of
‘displaying 640 by 400 pixels. You can't replace it with a color LCD, nor
can you add VRAM. The only thing you can do is replace the pencil-thin
Jamp inside the screen housing when it blows. Expect to pay about $10
at JKL Components (800-421-7244 or 818-896-0019, http:/Avww
.jklamps.com).
= MODEM: Install an internal fax modem, such as a Global Village
PowerPort Gold, of if you can’t locate one, attach any external modem
to the serial port on the back panel, Because of the slow serial chip,
‘you'll be wasting your time with anything faster than 14.4 kbps.
™ FLOPPY DRIVE: Replace the internal 1.4MB floppy drive if it goes
bad. it can't be upgraded.
™ HARD DRIVE: Either find higher-capacity replacement 2.5-inch SCSI
hard drives (Other World Computing advertises a 160MB drive for $89),
‘or buy an Apple HDI-30 SCSI System Cable and attach an external hard
drive. Make sure you get a drive that provides termination power (such
as all Apple-brand drives and many third-party drives), or the
PowerBook may crash if you turn off the hard drive before the
PowerBook.
= BATTERY: if the removable nickel-cadmium (NiCd) battery fades after
limited use, replace it with a fresh cell for $60 from Lind Electronics (800-
897-8995 or 612 927-6303, http:/Avww.lindelectronics.com).
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