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Briefly: ABC free TV; Apple II auction

updated 11:50 am EDT, Mon May 1, 2006

ABC TV, Apple II auction


In brief: ABC's experimental free TV service uses flash technology, making it compatible with Mac systems.... One user has posted the fifth Apple II computer ever produced (shown at right) with extras as an auction on eBay.... The Australian Apple University Consortium today announced that it will offer scholarships to university staff and students to attend this years Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) being held in the U.S. in August of 2006.... Disney's heavily-promoted ToonTown Online is incompatible with Mac systems, requiring Internet Explorer 5 or later running on a Windows PC.... iProng is holding its third annual MacGathering in Los Angeles, CA offering users free advice on how to use an iPod, download music through iTunes, and other iPod-related information.


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  1. umijin

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    05/01, 12:19pm | report spam | Reply |

    ABC only in USA

    Looks like this 'free' ABC service only works if you are in the US.

    If I was in the US, I wouldn't need to get the shows by internet. (>_

  1. Pixelback Writer

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    05/01, 04:46pm | report spam | Reply | delete

    ToonTown Online

    This isn't exactly new news. ToonTown has been Windows-only ever since it's launch a couple of years ago. And it's not online because of the IE requirement, but more to the point, the client software that you use to participate in ToonTown is Windows-only.

  1. thesearcher

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    05/01, 06:31pm | report spam | Reply |

    re: ABC only in USA

    [Looks like this 'free' ABC service only works if your IP address is in the US.] Fixed. (TM)

    Hint hint.

  1. kw99

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    05/02, 05:21am | report spam | Reply |

    Regarding Apple II

    I used to use an Apple II, although it was a later "GS" model. So I'm a bit nostalgic. But, whether it is #5, or #5000, it's still just an old Apple II. Millions were made. No one is going to bid $10,000 for it as an opening bid. Maybe $100 on a good day...

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