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Inside this issueDual-Processor Power Macs......1BAC September Meeting.............1BAC Board of Directors..............2For Sale/Wanted..........................2BAC Disk of the Month...............2Family OS X License...................4New Sales Record with Jaguar..4OS X Version of AOL...................5Blast from the Past......................5History of Apple-Macintosh .......5Display Ads..................................6

Vol. 24, No. 9

The September 14, 2002 BACMonthly Meeting will be held atthe Homewood Public Library inroom 116 starting at 10:00 a.m.

The program will be presentedon “Photoshop 6” by Jill Tolbertwho teaches computer courses atBessemer State.

Come early and enjoy coffeeand cookies plus ..

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BAC September 14, Meeting

Apple Unveils Dual-Processor Power MacsStarting at $1,699

Fast Xserve Architecture, DDR Memory & Pre-loadedMac OS X v10.2 Jaguar

CUPERTINO, CaliforniaAugust 13,2002 - Apple today unveiled an all newPower Mac G4 line featuring dualPowerPC G4 processors in every model,starting at just $1,699 (US). With dual 1.25GHz, dual 1 GHz and dual 867 MHzPowerPC G4 processors, the new Xservehigh-performance architecture with sup-port for up to 2GB of Double Data Rate(DDR) memory at up to 333 MHz, theindustrys first ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graph-ics card and an enhanced enclosure withincreased storage up to nearly half aterabyte, the new Power Macs are the fast-est desktop workstations for creative pro-fessionals.

The new all dual processor Power MacG4 line also ships with Apples new MacOS X version 10.2 Jaguar pre-installed,offering more than 150 amazing new fea-tures and applications. Taking advantageof Jaguars advanced UNIX-based architec-ture and symmetric multiprocessing capa-bilities, the Power Mac G4 line deliversover 18 gigaflops (18 billion floating pointoperations per second), and runs profes-sional applications like Adobe Photoshopup to 90 percent faster than a 2.53 GHzPentium 4-based PC.*

You can now get a dual-processor G4system with Xserve architecture and DDRmemory, pre-loaded with Jaguar for just$1,699, said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO.These are the fastest Macs ever, and Jag-uar really makes the dual processors sing.

Bruce Chizen, president and CEO ofAdobe, added, These new Power Macs runAdobe Photoshop faster than any PC weveseen.

In addition to the super fast dual 1.25GHz model, the new line also includesmodels with dual 1 GHz and dual 867MHz processors; all with Velocity Engineand up to 2MB of advanced DDR back-side level 3 cache per processor to furtherboost performance. All models also in-clude next generation graphics technolo-gies from NVIDIA and ATI, including the

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Instead of placing a trademark symbolon each occurrence of a trademark name, westate that we have used trademark names foreditorial purposes only, for the benefit of thetrademark owners, with no intent to infringeon those trademarks.

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BAC Disk of the MonthThe BAC DOM (Disk of the Month) is available at each BAC meeting. These

CDs contain updates, shareware, and freeware. The cost is $3 and is available atthe BAC meetings from Disk Librarian Jerry Jenkins.

CDOM for September - New Stuff

CDOM DescriptionsAddress Office Classic 3.0 Freeware

Keep your names, addresses and phone numbers the way you want them.BounceToyX1.0 Freeware

A game. Stop the moving squares by clicking on them. Requires OS X.CaptureMeX1.0 Freeware

Capture an area of the screen and send it to the printer, the clipboard, memory,etc. Of course, you select the area. Requires OS X.Curator 2.3.1

Image display. Displays images in folder selected as thumbnails. You canthen rotate, organize, view in slide shows and rename.DragnBack 4.3.2 Shareware

Drag'nBack is a backup program. It is easy to work with and empowers youto devise a backup strategy that suits your particular needs. You can have fundoing backup withDrag'nBack. It only backs up the files that have changed sincethe last backup. A backup disk can be any Finder-mountable storage device.Drag'nBack backs up files by making a mirror image copy of the original files.Ifyou think you can do a backup with the Finder, think again.iDVD 2.1 Update X Freeware

This version updates iDVD 2.0, which is required. Also, must have aPowerMac or G4 iMac with built-in Superdrive and at least 256 mb of RAM.InternetExplorer X 5.2.1 Freeware

Web Browser. This version of update is for Mac OS X.iTunes 3.0 X Freeware

This latest version from Apple requires OS 10.1.5.MemoPad X 5.3 Shareware

This notepad utility stores and retrieves text notes. It saves all modificationsautomatically. Store with multiple fonts and colors if desired. This version islimited until registered where you can then unlock for the complete functions.OfficeX SR1 Update Freeware

This update for Office v. X is a collection of all updates for all Office v. Xprograms. There are more than 1,000 performance improvements and fixes.Office v. X will now be faster, more stable and more efficient. Requires Officev. X and Mac OS X.SilverKeeper 1.0.1 Freeware

Will Backup, Compare, Synchronize or Restore folders on Apple PowerMacintosh computers. It can copy or compare folders of any writable devicethat is visible as a volume mounted on the Macintosh Desktop. This includeshard drives, ZIP drives, DVD-RAM drives; almost any internal or externalMacintosh disk or flash device. Runs best under Mac OS 9.1 or 9.2. Some-what limited under OS X.Virex 7.0 Update Freeware

This updates Virex, which is required.Recent Stuff

In addition to the new stuff, there are many recent shareware and freewarereleases included on the disk.

Do you have computer re-lated items for sale or is therean item that you would liketo purchase?

We will list the item in thisspace. Send information bythe 25th of each month to:[email protected]

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Dual-Processor...from page 1

new ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64MB of DDR SDRAM,with a quad-pipe 3D engine and Smartshader technology forcinematic effects and realism. The combination of powerfulgraphic cards and Jaguars groundbreaking Quartz Extremecompositor, provides customers with advanced workstationgraphics capabilities that are light years ahead of any otherplatform. In addition, all Power Mac G4 models now includeone ADC and one DVI port allowing users to drive two Appleflat-panel displays simultaneously.

The new Power Mac G4 line offers enhancements to itsaward-winning easy-access enclosure including four internaldrive bays, each capable of hosting up to a 120GB ATA/100drive, for a total of nearly a half a terabyte of internal storage;and two optical drive bays which can each hold a CD-RW,Combo or SuperDrive for burning DVDs and CDs.

Jaguar offers Power Mac G4 customers amazing new fea-tures and applications including a new Mail application de-signed to eliminate junk mail, iChat AIM-compatible instantmessenger, a system-wide Address Book, Inkwell handwrit-ing recognition, QuickTime 6 with MPEG-4, improved Uni-versal Access, an enhanced Finder, Sherlock 3 with InternetServices and Rendezvous, Apples revolutionary home net-working technology.

The three-model Power Mac G4 line features:*a dual 867 MHz or a dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor

with Velocity Engine and 1MB backside L3 cache, and dual1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine and2MB of backside L3 cache;

*ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64MB DDR SDRAM orNVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 32MB DDR SDRAM graphicsand dual display support in all models; support for 256 or512MB of 266 MHz or 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, with sup-port for up to 2GB;

*four 3.5-inch hard disk drive expansion bays with eithera 60GB, 80GB or 120GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive runningat 7200 rpm;

*two external expansion drive bays, including support fora SuperDrive DVD-R/CD-RW and/or Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive; five slots, including four open high-performance 64 bit 33 MHz PCI slots and an 4x AGP slot forgraphics;

*two 400-Mbps FireWire ports and four 12-Mbps USBports; 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet built-in on themotherboard and AirPort 802.11 wireless network ready;

*a collection of productivity and professional software titlesincluding Lemke Software Graphic Converter, Omni GroupsOmniGraffle and OmniOutliner, Caffeine SoftwarePixelNhance, and Ambrosia Software Snapz Pro X; in addi-tion to Apples suite of Digital Lifestyle applications includ-ing iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes and iDVD (requires SuperDrive).

Mac OS X version 10.2 Jaguar, Apples next-generationoperating system as the startup operating system, as well asMac OS 9.2.2.

AvailabilityThe Power Mac dual 867 MHz and dual 1 GHz processor

models are available this week through the online Apple Store(www.apple.com), at Apple Retail Stores and through AppleAuthorized Resellers. The dual 1.25 GHz processor PowerMac G4 is expected to be available in the second half of Sep-tember.

The new Dual-Processor Power Mac G4

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Thursday, August 15, 2002-Apple Computer has decidedto make it easy for everyone to be honest, according to CNETNews.com. Beginning with the official introduction of OS X10.2 (Jaguar), the purchase of a $200 copy of OS X will per-mit the buyer to legally install Jaguar on up to five personalMacs. Yes, we know what you're thinking.

True, there is no technological barrier that prevents anyOS X purchaser from installing the software on more thanone machine. This has always been the case with Apple oper-ating systems, although Mac users are legally required topurchase a separate copy for each machine an operating sys-tem is installed on. "Huh?" you say? You say you've alwaysgotten an installation CD from your buddy or your sister orborrowed one from the office? Well, most of us have, andApple knows this. One doesn't encourage market share growthby making it difficult to break the license, after all. So what'sgoing on? Microsoft!

Microsoft is in the process of forcing everyone to pay foreach and every separate Windows installation. If you havethree PCs at home and want Windows XP on all of them, ourunderstanding is (and please let us know if we're mistaken)that three copies of the CD will be required. Apple knowsthat people pass installation CDs around. If they wanted toprevent this, they could. But by offering a $200 for 5 MacsOS X 10.2 license, they make it easy for consumers who wantto be strictly honest to upgrade all their computers economi-cally and put Apple squarely on the "good guy" side of thecontinuum opposite Microsoft.

Apple is "nice." Apple gives consumers the same breaksthat businesses get. Apple gives family discounts on OS X,whereas Microsoft does not with Windows. You can buy Applesoftware and no longer feel guilty for ignoring all the fineprint on the CD wrapper. People will buy this $200 versionof OS X because they want to be legal and support the goodguys. This is a psychological move, part of the branding pro-cess, rather than a pragmatic way to make more money. In away it's like giving consumers a way to make an offering togoodness...

Think about it: very clever, karmically clean, and greatpublicity to boot. It also gently reminds Mac users that oper-ating systems are intellectual property and will make at leasta few hesitate ever-so-briefly before loaning a friend that Jag-uar installation package. Very interesting, we say, and onlywonder if the people who thought this up know how clever itreally is.

Comments: Apple offersfamily OS X license

Apple sets new sales recordwith Jaguar

August 27, 2002 - Apple today announced that more than100,000 copies of Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" weresold worldwide during its first weekend, setting a new recordfor Mac OS sales for a single weekend. More than 50,000people visited Apple's 35 retail stores during Friday night's"100 Minutes of Jaguar" launch event.

"Jaguar is our fastest out-of-the-gate OS release ever, andit's looking like a home run," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO."The reviews are off the charts, and customers are raving

about Jaguar's stability,speed, new features andWindows compatibility."With more than 150 amaz-

ing new features and applica-tions, "Jaguar" includes anew Mail application de-signed to eliminate junkmail, iChat AIM-compatible

i n - stant messenger, a system-wide Address Book, Inkwellhandwriting recognition,QuickTime 6 with MPEG-4,improved Universal Access,

a n enhanced Finder™,Sherlock 3 with Internet

Services, Quartz™ Extreme graphics acceleration technol-ogy and Rendezvous™ Apple's revolutionary networkingtechnology.Pricing & Availability

Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" is available through the AppleStore (www.apple.com), at Apple's retail stores and throughApple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of$129 (US) for a single user license.

Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" Family Pack is a single resi-dence, five user license package that is available throughthe Apple Store (www.apple.com), at Apple's retail storesand through Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested re-tail price of $199 (US).

The Mac OS Up-to-Date program covers both new Macpurchases made on or after July 17, 2002 and Mac OS Xv10.1 purchases made on or after July 17, 2002. The MacOS X v10.2 Up-To-Date package is available for a shippingand handling fee of $19.95 (US) and includes the Mac OSX v10.2 upgrade CDs and an updated Developer Tools CD.

Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" requires a minimum of 128MBof memory and is designed to run on the following Appleproducts: iMac, iBook, Power Macintosh G3, Power MacG4, Power Mac G4 Cube and any PowerBook introducedafter May 1998.

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Apple Bytes

Apple has unveiled what some are calling the Mac III,sincorporating new audio/visual technology, direct memoryaccess bus architecture, and the new high-speed Geoport.The Quadra 840av and Centris 660av, both featuring built-in digital video and 32-bit digital signal processors, willbe available by the end of the summer at prices starting atabout $2,300.

Both will be able to capture and output 16-bit colorvideo, and output 16-bit CD-quality sound. The new Macswill also be the first to include Apple’s Casper voice-rec-ognition software.

The high-end Quadra 840av comes in the Quadra 800case, with three NuBus slots, up to 128 MB RAM, andsupport for 24-bit color on 21” displays. The consumer-level Centris 660av ships in an adapted Centris 610 case,with room for one 7” NuBus card and two internal SCSIdevices and is expandable to 68 MB of RAM.

(Ed: Compare that with the new Dual-Processor PowerMacs that Apple recently introduced.)

Blast from the PastAmerica Online Introduces All New OS XVersion for Macintosh Users

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The nation's largest Internet service provider has unveiledwhat America Online is calling its "best version for AppleMacintosh computers yet." The new AOL for Mac OS X iscompletely redesigned to look like a true Mac applicationand includes many new features, including some not yet inits PC counterpart. The new AOL Mac version integratesbrowser technology from AOL's Netscape unit instead of Mi-crosoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.

AOL members on Macintosh computers won't have to lookhard to find major changes in the new AOL for Mac OS X.The top of the screen beams with colorful new icons, thebuttons glow, and translucent menus ensure that nothing im-portant is buried on the screen.

America Online is the only major Internet service providerthat offers a look-and-feel exclusively designed for Macs.AOL and Apple are a natural fit since both companies focuson the consumer, and are about making technology easy, ac-cessible and most of all fun.

The new AOL for Mac OS X delivers many new features,including some not yet included on AOL's Windows versionsuch as the ability to access saved web addresses from morethan one computer. Members can now personalize their emailsand instant messages with hundreds of pictures such as HarryPotter and other popular cartoon characters. And new iconsindicate when a member is online but away from the com-puter, or available only on a mobile device such as a pager.Additionally, the new Welcome Screen offers one-click ac-cess to local breaking news and weather.

The new AOL for Mac OS X is available now as a freeupgrade for existing U.S. members at: http://www.aol.com

Care to trace the history of the Apple Computer? The sitelists all computers made by Apple from the Apple I intro-duced in 1976 to the Macintosh G4 Quicksilver model intro-duced in January 2002. Each page lists the specs of the ma-chine along with the date introduced and date terminated.There is also a picture of each machine. Go to http://www.apple-history.com)

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