- 1. 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 ...
- 2. Sex and the City: Backup ?
- (Multimedia)
- ... It has a beautiful handle and looks like a purse ! Carrie is still irritated about the loss of her PowerBook and rejects his presents (later on he gives her back the keys to her appartment, they fall apart). ...
- 3. Just another Clamshell Clone: HP Mini 100e
- (Trivia)
- More than 10 years after the release of the original iBook, Hewlett Packard launched the HP Mini 100e (Education Edition). The design replica even has a integrated handle and is targeted towards the comsumer ...
- 4. List of compatible RAM Modules
- (Hardware hints)
- The Clamshell iBook has a 66Mhz front side bus, so ram modules had to be (downward) compatible to 66Mhz, even if they can handle 100mhz or 133mhz. There a lot of 144 pin SO-DIMM standard modules that ...
- 5. How to identify the display panel: LG, Samsung, IBM
- (Hardware hints)
- The Clamshell iBook was a commercial success. Apple sold 300.000 iBooks during the first weeks. The display component suppliers were not able to handle such demands, so displays of different manufacturers ...
- 6. Dicota WinBag for Clamshell iBook
- (Accessories)
- ... handle can be extended. There were various versions of this bag, with colored inserts at the translucent side in tangerine, blueberry, graphite. There was also a clear version which is suitable ...
- 7. Harddrive upgrade
- (Hardware hints)
- ... a speed demon in any way. Be sure to buy a standard IDE harddrive - U-ATA or perallel ATA, (not the new S-ATA standard) with a height of max.9,5mm. The controller is able to handle partitions up to 128GB. ...
- 8. 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 ...
- 9. Cleaning the display bezel
- (Hardware hints)
- ... You will need a Torx T8 and a Philipps screwdriver. First you have to remove the two torx screws on the left and right side. On the back whre the handle is located, there are tow more ...
- 10. Clamshell Sounds
- (Trivia)
- Can you buy anything from the internet? The website sound-effects.com offers 39 original Clamshell sounds such as CD spin, startup chime, handle snap - each for a fist full of dollars. Good news: you ...
- 11. 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 ...
- 12. Ruffin Bailey, lowendmac.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Yet the iBook clamshell remains one of my favorite portable Macs. The great battery life, AirPort, rugged feel, and, yep, even the handle are all reasons it still often makes the WiFi coffee house run ...
- 13. 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 ...
- 14. Anthony Paonita, Law Technology News
- (iBook arguments)
- ... is also trapezoidal in shape, with a built-in handle. Its rubberized composite material betrays the fact that it was designed with the rough-and-tumble world of a school kid in mind. Anthony Paonita, ...
- 15. Gilmore Girls - Rory's iBoo
- (Multimedia)
- JLSDfcRo1CE MISS PATTY: Happy birthday Rory! LORELAI: Open it, open it, open it! (Rory is opening her presents. She gets an iBook from Lorelai.) RORY: No! LORELAI: You like it? You can take it back. ...
- 16. David Spencer, atpm.com
- (iBook arguments)
- What I needed was a machine that could handle word processing, Internet access, and play games on the go. Most of all, I wanted a machine that would compliment my desktop machine. The iBook fit the bill ...
- 17. Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times
- (iBook arguments)
- ... series of extraordinary, wildly postmodern machines. With their translucent, candy-coloured plastics and, in the case of the desktops, large, inviting handles, they had an almost overpowering tactile quality. ...
- 18. 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 ...
- 19. Eolake Stobblehouse, macCreator
- (iBook arguments)
- The iBook is different. It has been designed to be handled roughly, by young people. And even though I'm sure many people would say that mature individuals should be able to handle a sophisticated machine ...
- 20. 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 ...