- 1. The yellowing of polycarbonate plastic
- (Hardware hints)
- The bright sun causes the yellowing of polycarbonate plastics. Please store your clamshell in a shady place, otherwise the opaque white will turn to off-white and the grey will turn to green grey. The ...
- 2. OS9 Retail CD and Update must not be confused
- (Software hints)
- ... white OS9 retail CD with the number 9 in orange. Beware! Only the CD with the phrase printed on the left side: To start up from this CD, hold down the C key as the computer starts up (at the ...
- 3. Luminiscent Apple Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... the two airport antennas which are tucked in on the left and right side. You will see the thin metal foil which covers the apple logo from behind. Better remove it carefully if you decide against ...
- 4. Joy of Tech: iBook Clamshell Comics
- (Multimedia)
- ... ever. Perhaps that's why it shows up from time to time in their Comics, i've provided some links to those that are still online: What Apple left out of the Macworld 2006 Keynote Home in the ...
- 5. iBook spare parts
- (Hardware hints)
- After Apple cancelled the hardware support for the Clamshell iBook which means that new parts are no longer produced, there are only a few sources of supply left. The first parts you have to replace are ...
- 6. Connecting to a TV set
- (Accessories)
- The 366 MHz and 466 mhz models with FireWire have a video-out port. You may connect a TV set (PAL or NTSC standard) and can chhose between the resolutions of 640x480 and 800x600. This requires a special ...
- 7. External Video an a Clamshell
- (Accessories)
- ... the back of the USB box an antenna socket for a terrestrial analog TV signal and three RCA jacks for a video signal (yellow) and two audio signals (left / right - red / white). With a scart adapter cable ...
- 8. 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 ...
- 9. Clamshell Unboxing Part 1: The covering box
- (Trivia)
- More than 12 years have passed since Steve Jobs unveiled the original iBook in July 1999. Most of the used Clamshell iBooks you can buy today have lost their original packaging and accessories. If you ...
- 10. 466 SE Indigo "Cybook
- (Hardware hints)
- ... project, and ended up with a bunch left over. iBook G3 466Mhz Indigo Hardware: 576Mb RAM - 64built in, Lifetime 512 pc133 80gb 5400RPM Western Digital Scorpio ATA100 2.5" HDD ...
- 11. Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times
- (iBook arguments)
- Having left in 1985, Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 and unleashed his corporate son, Ive. Apple's software was in a mess and its market share almost invisible. So Jobs went for taste, and Ive produced a ...
- 12. VW Beetle convertible + iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... the VW, the clamshell iBook runs and runs and runs, while the faster successor models in the fast lane are left behind after a few years. Today, before buying a new model, it is advisable to at least wait ...
- 13. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- ... worth taking a close look at used offers and checking your own claims to the iBook, since upgrades, repairs and spare parts are not cheap. iBook colors from left to right: Top row: Tangerine, Blueberry ...
- 14. iBook faster than Windows Notebooks
- (Trivia)
- When Steve Jobs introduced the iBook, it was not only advertised that the iBook was $200 cheaper than the cheapest Windows notebook, but also twice as fast. Apple published a platform-independent performance ...