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Apple goes for consistency with macOS Sierra

macOS Sierra it is then – but why did Apple choose those names?

June 14, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

-14: An Application Tells Me That There Isn’t Enough Memory, what we did in Mac OS 8

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Back in the days of Mac OS 8, it was unusual to use virtual memory. This is how we coped.

August 15, 2015 Macs, Technology

-14: Manually Installing Part of Mac OS or an Extension (in 2001)

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In comparison with OS X, Mac OS 8 and 9 were tiny and simple. Installing or replacing a component was a minor task; here is how we did it.

June 7, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Wayback Mac LC 475

A friend is giving me a Mac LC 475, but when it is powered up the display shows a white floppy disk with a flashing ? against it. What does that mean?

June 7, 2015 Macs, Technology

-14: Maintaining Your Desktop (in 2001)

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With Mac OS 8 and 9 back in 2001, we had to performance routine maintenance to keep the Desktop working. This is how we did it.

May 30, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

-14: Establishing a dial-up connection to your ISP (in 2001)

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Step-by-step instructions for setting up a dial-up Internet connection under Mac OS 8 or 9.

May 22, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

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