November – December 2001 — Vol 23 No 6
Source
Open PDF • Nov–Dec 2001 • Vol 23 No 6 • 100 pages
Overview
Year-end Vol 23. Ten dot One (Lorin Evans, 5). Mac OS X 10.1: Where Do I Get It? (Washington Apple Pi Labs, 8) — OS X 10.1 'Puma' released Sep 25, 2001. September General Meeting (10). WAP Participates in NBC's first Digital Edge Expo (11). Digital Satchel — the iPod (Washington Apple Pi Labs, 12) — first iPod review at Pi (iPod launched Oct 23, 2001). Quicken 2001 revised conclusion (Frank Zappacosta, 13). iBook & PowerBook: Accessories for Your Holiday Wish List (Pat Fauquet, 15). The Trials of Installing a New Program (Herbert Block, 21). Address Labels for Holiday Cards (Pat Fauquet, 25). Holiday Newsletters with AppleWorks (Pat Fauquet, 40). Email Unplugged (and Fiber-Optics Explained) (Terry Hart, 45). AppleScript's alive and well (MWJ, 51). DoubleClick — 6-column DTP series (63, 65, 69, 73, 75, 77, 78).
Macintosh: It's a Mac's Life in China (Woodson Gannaway, 58). Review: Abvent Artelantis Rendering (Paul Gerstenbluth, 60). Tripping with the New iBook Part 1+2 (Bill Fox / Macsonly.com, 66-67). Installing OS X on a G3 Accelerated PowerMac 8500 (Steve Watkins, 71).
Garage Sale December 8, 2001 at NOVA, 9-2 — "a fine tradition spanning two millennia."
Highlights
Digital Satchel — the iPod
iPod debuts at Pi (Washington Apple Pi Labs review). Apple iPod launched October 23, 2001 — first-generation, 5 GB scroll wheel, FireWire, $399. Pi review just three weeks after launch. Apple's transformative product hit Pi pages the moment it appeared.
Mac OS X 10.1 "Puma"
OS X 10.1 released September 25, 2001 — major usability + performance upgrade after 10.0. Available free at Apple Stores (including Tyson's Corner).
Tripping with the New iBook — Bill Fox
The new iBook (White, May 2001) field-tested by Bill Fox — replaced the Blueberry clamshell with a white slate design.
Holiday Computing
Pat Fauquet anchors three holiday-themed pieces (accessories, address labels, newsletters) — practical-tutorial flavor.
Installing OS X on a G3-accelerated 8500
Steve Watkins documents installing OS X on a much older Mac via G3 accelerator — Pi DIY upgrade tradition.
Mac's Life in China — Woodson Gannaway
International Mac perspective — Mac usage in China.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Washington Apple Pi Labs, Frank Zappacosta, Pat Fauquet, Herbert Block, Terry Hart, Woodson Gannaway, Paul Gerstenbluth, Bill Fox, Steve Watkins Topics: Digital Satchel iPod Review, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Pi Garage Sale Dec 2001, New iBook 2001 White References: iPod (original), Mac OS X 10.1, AppleWorks 6 Newsletters, Abvent Artelantis
Connections to other issues
- Digital Satchel iPod Review = the first iPod review in Pi — iPod becomes a Pi obsession for the next decade
- Mac OS X 10.1 Puma = sequel to 2001-03 — V23 N02 OS X 10.0 launch coverage
- Pi Garage Sale Dec 2001 = continues Pi flea-market tradition
- Closes Volume 23 — first OS X-and-iPod year
- Post-9/11 issue — published Nov-Dec, after the September 11, 2001 attacks; Pi continues its work