- 1. Welcome!
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- The iBook Clamshell was produced by Apple Computers from September 1999 until May 2001 in five colours and several configurations. Because of the distinctive design and relialble hardware components ...
- 2. RetroMacCast: iMac to Go
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- If you like audio podcasts and vintage Apple Computers, take a look at RetroMacCast. In episode 27 James and John are taking a closer look at the presentation of the Clamshell in 1999, discussing the ...
- 3. MacOSX Tiger 10.4 - CD and DVD versions
- (Software hints)
- ... G3, G4, or G5 processor * Built-in FireWire port * At least 256 MB of RAM * At least 3 GB of free disk space The retail version of OSX Tiger came on one DVD, which is of no use for older G3 Computers ...
- 4. Will my iBook run OS 8.6?
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- ... can install MacOS 8.6 - whether or not Firmware update 4.1.7f4 is already installed or not. You will find this ROM Revion also on several iMac, PowerMac G3 and G4 computers released until late autumn 1999. ...
- 5. Firmware update
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- The iBook Firmware Update 4.1.7 will only run on iBook computers running Mac OS 9.1 from a local drive. If you are using Mac OS X you must boot from a local Mac OS 9.1 writeable partition (not a CD, or ...
- 6. Exhibition Stylectrical: How Apple conquered design
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- ... was multicolored and the computers were grey, which he instantly turned upside down. One of the Designers which had a great impact on Ive was the German Dieter Rams - his products for electronics manufacturer ...
- 7. Abiword - freeware word processor
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- Abiword is a free word processor similar to Microsoft Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks. You need Mac OS X 10.2 or later. Abiword is compatible with OpenOffice, Microsoft ...
- 8. Keoni Chavez, maclife.com
- (iBook arguments)
- ... colors to computers, shattering the dominant beige paradigm present at that time. Unfortunately, only five colors were made available (and some crazy designs later), and Apple has yet to repeat the experiment, ...
- 9. Kevin Anderson, BBC news
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- Apple has been pressing hard to retain its place in the education market as it offers more appealing computers to consumers, and the iBook introduced new technologies that it hopes will appeal to both ...
- 10. Peter H. Lewis, New York Times
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- Now I know how my dog must feel. I'm not supposed to be on the sofa, at least not with a computer. Computers have been banned from the living room, mainly for aesthetic reasons. But with no wires and power ...
- 11. Steve Jobs #1, Apple Ceo
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- And this is the back (of the iBook) which is even more beautiful than the front of the other guy's computers. Steve Jobs, Apple ceo ...
- 12. the iMac to go
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- The clamshell iBook was the missing link in the existing product range. The products for the professional sector received the root word "Power" - The "PowerMac" was the desktop model, the notebook ...