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Have you ever wondered exactly how those beautiful lime or tangerine or blueberry iMacs work? Or how the operating system works on your iBook? Old and new generations of Macintosh users alike can find the answers in How Macs Work, Millennium Edition.
Topics include- how different types of memory function, how data is stored, how FireWire transfers huge amounts of real-time digital data from consumer electronics devices like video camcorders into your Mac, increasing Mac speed and maximizing potential, how AirPort provides Internet access and creates networks on Macs without wires, and how Macs new digital video editing technology can turn a VHS tape into polished digital video. The book will also explain how the Mac operating system works, including OS X ("OS Ten") the completely new implementation of the Macintosh operating system which features state-of-the-art technology throughout and an entirely new user interface called "Aqua."

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Have you ever wondered exactly how those beautiful lime or tangerine or blueberry iMacs work? Or how the operating system works on your iBook? Old and new generations of Macintosh users alike can find the answers in How Macs Work, Millennium Edition. Topics include: how different types of memory function, how data is stored, how FireWire transfers huge amounts of real-time digital data from consumer electronics devices like video camcorders into your Mac, increasing Mac speed and maximizing potential, how AirPort provides Internet access and creates networks on Macs without wires, and how Mac's new digital video editing technology can turn a VHS tape into polished digital video. The book will also explain how the Mac operating system works, including OS X ("OS Ten") the completely new implementation of the Macintosh operating system which features state-of-the-art technology throughout and an entirely new user interface called "Aqua."

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Cartoons lift the lid on the modern Mac!, 16 Nov 2000 By A Customer This book aim to educate us all on what happens inside the Mac, both the hardware and the software. If this doesn't interest you, then this book isn't for you. If you're looking for "handy hints" and "troubleshooting" the information isn't enough for this book to be much use.If on the other hand you don't know what happens inside your Mac and you'd like to, then this book is for you. Or if you need to explain how Mac works to others this book is very helpful.There are hints and tips in the book to be sure, but it really focuses on explaining how it all works - not addressing problems. The book is filled with diagrams and cartoons but not too much text, making it ideal for younger readers. The topics covered are complex though so don't get the idea this is a child's book. The pictures explain the topics very well, and the text is well written and quite e