- 1. Tribute to emate 300
- (Trivia)
- In March 1997 Apple released the Emate 300 for 800 $ - it was bigger than a PDA and smaller than a laptop. The emate ran the Newton operating system, the battery life was up to 20 hours. The display had ...
- 2. The integrated handle
- (Trivia)
- A new and unique feature of the Clamshell iBook was the seamlessly integrated handle which is invisible at first sight. Steve Jobs demonstrated this feature during the presentation of the iBook at the ...
- 3. David Pogue, Joseph Schorr- Macworld Mac Secrets (2001)
- (iBook arguments)
- The iBook's clamshell design is completely free of latches, doors, or flaps(not even a close latch), so there is nothing to jam, snap or break off. Equally brilliant was the addition of a flip-up carrying ...
- 4. Washington Apple Pi Journal
- (iBook arguments)
- Leaving the cafe table, carrying the iBook by the built-in handle, it became obvious there are some Very Clever People at Apple: half a dozen people stopped to ask if this blue thing with the big Apple ...
- 5. T.S. Roach, MacObserver.com
- (iBook arguments)
- The problem is, have you seen the new iBooks? Yeah, the style and design are fine, but do I really want to be seen carrying one of these in public (in Tangerine or Blueberry)? How about into a business ...
- 6. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- ... Normal wear and tear mainly affects scratches on the bottom and top of the case, small cracks on the small apple symbol below the display and on the carrying handle. 2. If the seller can't tell anything ...
- 7. Jonathan Ive #1, iBook designer
- (iBook arguments)
- There is a tendency for designers to understand the use of a product soley in terms of what happens between its being switched on and off. Convinced that carrying the product also defined an important ...
- 8. the iBook Designer Jonathan Ive
- (Trivia)
- Longtime Apple chief designer Jonathan Ive is responsible for the unmistakable design of the clamshell iBook. He has built a cleverly integrated carrying handle and airport antenna into the iBook, ...
- 9. The ulimate iBook
- (Trivia)
- There are several Clamshell G3 iBooks (built in 1999/2000) in my family. Apart from changing the battery or keyboard, there was actually nothing wrong with the devices. Beginning with OS8, more current ...