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The growing list of unsupported Macs

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Oct 22nd, 2009

Out with the old, in with the new. This week's hardware releases were met with new additions to Apple's vintage and obsolete hardware lists. The following have been added, and I'm sad to say that I'm still using the Dual Ethernet Airport Base Station:
  • iBook G4 (Early 2004)
  • iBook G4 (14" Early 2004)
  • eMac (USB 2.0)
  • Apple Cinema Display ADC
  • Apple Studio Display 15" ADC
  • Apple Studio Display 17" LCD
  • Apple Studio Display 17" ADC
  • Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
  • Macintosh Server G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
  • PowerBook G4 (DVI)
  • iBook (14.1 LCD 16 VRAM)
  • iBook (16 VRAM)
  • AirPort Base Station (Dual Ethernet)
I've also got a 20" G4 iMac and my wife uses at 14" iBook, both of which were previously added to the list. Supported or not, they're still useful -- check out this Macintosh Classic being used as a window display.

Back in 1994 my employer had several SE/30's connected via LocalTalk, and we thought that was the baddest thing on the planet. Not to mention late-night games of Maelstrom and Glider Pro. Oh, memories.

[Via HardMac]

Tags: apple history, AppleHistory, hardware, legacy, obsolete, vintage

Filed under: PowerBook, Retro Mac

Apple: Welcome to the obsolete list, PowerBook G4

by Megan Lavey (RSS feed) on Feb 4th, 2009

Ars Technica reports that Apple will announce the latest additions to its list of vintage and obsolete machines on March 17. The list, initially reported through MacMerc, includes the following:

The "vintage" machines are ones where service parts are available to repair machines purchased in California due to existing statutes. This classification does not apply in the other 49 states.
  • Xserve RAID
  • Xserve (Slot Load)
  • Xserve (Cluster Node)

The rest of the additions, to grace the "obsolete" list, include:

  • PowerBook G4
  • Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
  • Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
  • Macintosh Server G4 (Digital Audio)
  • Macintosh Server G4 (Quicksilver)
These machines have all had good runs. I had a Quicksilver as my first post-college work computer and thought it was the greatest computer I've ever worked on the time - way, way back in the golden days of years gone by (aka 2002). These computers will now join their brethren in the Mac retirement home. But just because Apple classifies them as obsolete doesn't mean that you can't breathe new life into them.

Have fond memories of these machines? Share them in the comments!

Tags: g4, obsolete, power mac, powerbook, PowerMac, vintage

Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, iPhone

Fake loading screens for iPhone

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Aug 26th, 2007

There are tons of iPhone wallpapers out there by now, but this set is extra special-- it's a set of satirical wallpapers, designed, says Josh, to "show off the true power of the iPhone" by replacing the standard loading screen with one of your own. Did you know your iPhone could attract total strangers, create Universal Healthcare, or even resolve global warming? It can-- just as soon as the loading bar completes.

I think my favorite is the one shown here, though. Sure, since it's just a picture, you could say that the bar will never finish, so the iPhone will never be obsolete. But as one of the people waiting for v2.0 to buy an iPhone, seeing the bar past halfway at least inspires a little hope that we're almost there.

Thanks, Josh!

Tags: humor, iphone, loadingscreen, obsolete, satire, wallpaper

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