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Macintosh News - April 2001 |
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April 19, 2001 Apple yesterday reported a profit
of $43 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, for its second
fiscal quarter. Revenues were $1.43 billion, down 26 percent from
the same quarter last year, but still better than had been expected
- especially given the tough market conditions. The company shipped
751,000 Macs in the quarter, and has $4.1 billion in cash assets,
and CFO Fred Anderson said that they continue to expect "sequential
improvements in revenues and profits" over the next two quarters.
Other items of interest from the earnings statements and follow-up call:
With the current economic climate and the fact that we are only at the beginning of a long transition to Mac OS X, Apple did very well managing expectations and the balance sheet. They have set the bar for the remaining two fiscal quarters slightly higher than the one they set out for Q2: Anderson said that the company expects revenues in the $3.2 billion to $3.4 billion range through the second half of this year. For Apple to achieve this, the revenue will have to be driven by new products, a major update to OS X, and better showings in key market segments, specifically education. (Apple's Q2 2001 Consolidated Financial Statements [8KB] and Q2 2001 Data Summary [4KB] are available as PDF files.) |
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April 13, 2001 |
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April 13, 2001 By using the Software update in OS X's System Preferences you can download and install the update. According to notes on Apple's Mac OS X page the update contains many improvements including better support for 3rd party USB devices, Classic compatibility and overall application stability as well as support for the popular open source Secure Shell service. For Japanese users, an update to the Epson printer drivers is also available. |
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April 13, 2001 As it happens, the Epson Stylus Color 580 carries with it a suggested retail price of $69, so you can essentially net that one for free after collecting your rebate check. If a USB-based 1440x720 DPI color inkjet isn't what you're looking for and you'd prefer a higher-resolution unit, the rebate offer is also good for $69 back on the Epson Stylus Color 888, 880i and 777i models as well. There are a few restrictions on the offer -- you have to purchase the iMac and the printer either from Apple or from an authorized dealer in the U.S. or Canada. The $69 is provided in the form of a rebate check, so there's a form you'll need to fill out after you purchase the equipment to get your money back. And it's only available for new iMacs -- refurbs, used, and demo unit sales are not eligible for this offer. |
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April 9, 2001 For instance, if you want to add 256MB of RAM to the 128MB of RAM that comes with a Titanium PowerBook, Apple promises an "Instant Rebate" of US $200 (based on the $400 suggested retail price of the RAM upgrade). Naturally, the more memory your Mac has, the better the performance and the more applications you can have up and running. And Mac OS X has a suggested RAM requirement of 128 MB right off the bat. The Instant Rebate offer doesn't apply if you're buying used, refurbished, or demonstration equipment. And it's valid on configure-to-order Apple RAM upgrades only. Computers upgraded/downgraded to a prebuilt computer configuration are not eligible for the promotional instant rebate. And deliveries must be made to addresses within the United States. For more info, go to Apple's Instant Rebate Web page. |
| April 9, 2001 The Seattle Times has posted a review of Mac OS X. "Although I've spent many hours reveling in OS X, it's not my primary operating system yet. I use a number of standard extensions and software packages that require a deeper system connection than Classic provides |
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April 4, 2001 |
| April 3, 2001 An official statement from Apple about the company's recent firmware updates, specifically with respect to the RAM disabling issue detailed here and elsewhere. The statement confirms the fact that the update does check for out-of-spec memory: "The Apple 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 firmware updates incorporate a number of fixes that dramatically improve system stability and performance. The update also includes a new check that validates whether the installed memory in the machine is compatible. This check was added to help alleviate random crashes and stability issues. The new memory test disables memory DIMMs that are found to be out of specification and DIMMs that can not be determined to be compatible. As a result, some third party memory that was recognized by previous versions of firmware may no longer be recognized after the updates." |
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April 2, 2001 Symantec announced new Mac OS 9.1 bootable CDs for both Norton
AntiVirus 7.0 and Norton
Utilities 6.0. The updated CDs bring compatibility with the
new 2001 Macs (except the Titanium PowerBook), allowing customers
to start up these machines. While the applications themselves are
already compatible with Mac OS X (only when running under OS 9.1),
Symantec says it also currently developing a complete line of Macintosh
solutions designed to run native on the new platform, which are
expected to be released this summer. The CDs are free to those who
purchased the product within the last 60 days and $15 for other
existing customers. The update can be obtained by completing the
disk replacement form or by calling customer service at 1-800-441-7234. |
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March 28, 2001 March 26, 2001 Warning! Apple has released firmware updates for the G4, iBook, slot-loading iMac, and FireWire PowerBook computers that has caused significant problems for a large number of users. We believe that the new firmware is less tolerant of RAM performance, and RAM that may have performed just fine previously is instantly reclassified as unusable. If all the RAM fails the test at startup, the machine refuses to boot. At present we know of no foolproof way for users to test RAM modules before applying the update. We also do not know exactly what measurement is causing the firmware to disable the memory. It should be noted that these updates are not officially required prior to installing Mac OS X. We recommend users hold off installing the firmware update unless they are certain all of their RAM will function properly afterwards. There is no way to revert the firmware back to the previous version. March
24, 2001 March
23, 2001 March
22, 2001 March
14, 2001
Apple Introduces New Power
Mac G4 Cube With CD-RW & iTunes
Apple Unveils One Inch
Thick Titanium PowerBook G4 Apple Introduces iTunes
— World’s Best and Easiest To Use Jukebox Software Apple Brings DVD Authoring
to the Desktop with iDVD and DVD Studio Pro
Feb 9, 2001 Jan 1, 2001
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