- 1. Running Windows 98
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- If you're interested in running an older Windows Version like Windows 98 on your iBook, you should take at look at VirtualPC. The best Version for the Clamshell is Version 5, it was sold as standalone ...
- 2. The leaf is missing
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- A common deficiency in used iBooks is the lack of the leaf near the large colored Apple on the top case. You will hardly notice when it gets lost. I had a good looking Blueberry iBook, which i preperred ...
- 3. TV Series Dr.Psycho - German Columbo with an iBook
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- NLgqCpIqRi4 The award-winnung german TV Comedy series Dr. Psycho - The Bad, The Coppers, My Wife and Me (2007 / 2008) by Ralf Husmann had a friendly and disheveled-looking main charcter (a bit like the ...
- 4. German Consumer Magazine recommends iBook
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- ... stacked up very well against its Windows Multimedia notebook competitors - look at the (funny) Google translation. The iBook had the best battery life, and its rock solid construction and multimedia capabilities ...
- 5. Sex and the City: Backup ?
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- ... 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). ...
- 6. 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 ...
- 7. OS9 treasures: Appleworks 6
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- On the original iBook OS9 installation CD you will find in addition to the operating system some bonus programs that are easily overlooked. The first iBooks which came with Mac OS8.6 were bundled with ...
- 8. Clamshell Sustainability Redesign
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- The clamshell iBook is the most durable notebook Apple has ever built. But we can do better - look at the Clamshell Sustainability Redesign project on Shrakner.net. It contains a lot of good ideas such ...
- 9. Microsoft Office Versions for OS9
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- ... Edition) Mac OS 7.5-OS 9.22 Compatible with Office 97 for Windows Minimum 32MB RAM HD space for installation 49MB-120MB Excel, Word, Powerpoint, MS Outlook Express Micosoft Office 4.2.1 for ...
- 10. My iBook Clamshell Gemini
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- The Gemini is based on a G3 Clamshell iBook (300/366/466MHZ) - it has a integrated touchscreen and was built to support disabled people. The Gemini iBook was the second Mac modded by Assistive Technology ...
- 11. Will my iBook run OS 8.6?
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- ... will refuse to boot OS 8.6. If you want to prove if you Clamshell will boot OS8.6 or not, take a look at the ROM Revision presented by the Apple System Profiler. If the version is $77D.45F3 you ...
- 12. Luminiscent Apple Mod
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- The Clamshell iBook, has - in contrast to the black PowerBook and more recent iBook,PowerBook and MacBook models no lumininiscent apple logo on the top case. When you take a look at the iBook when the ...
- 13. iBook top case: Shine a light
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- It is good to put some spare parts back for rainy days. But this Tangerine Top Case looked so nice... I've removed the metal shield carefully and put it on top of a wall lamp. There a two screw nuts integrated ...
- 14. LaCie Firewire speakers
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- The LaCie Firewire Speakers look pretty good and don't need an AC adapter because they are bus-powered. If you own a firewire Clamshell this might be the right choice. There connecting cable between the ...
- 15. How to identify the display panel: LG, Samsung, IBM
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- ... 3.87. You will locate the software in your System Preferences. When you open SwitchResX you are able to write your display identifier down in a text file. Using Osx 10.3.9 Panther look for ...
- 16. iBook paper craft
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- The Clamshell iBook is also available as a paper model. The website of Mitsuaki Ohashi is down but I've found a different site which provides the download. Take a look at his other works of paper craft. ...
- 17. iBook desktop wallpaper
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- Those of you who search for a Clamshell iBook desktop wallpaper should take a look at Macdesktops.com. In addition to hundreds of other backgrounds there are also about 50 for the Clamshell iBook. Another ...
- 18. iBook Clamshell defects: Part 3 - The DC Plug
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- User often reported on a cable break near the DC Plug of the YoYo Power adapter. If you continue to use the adapter the DC-in board or the logicboard of the iBook might be damaged, so look for a cheap ...
- 19. How vintage are you ?
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- How vintage are you - that is the question for every Clamshell user today. The first iBook generation has the Apple status of "vintage" which means that spare parts are no longer produced. The family of ...
- 20. No more hardware support
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- ... if it is defective. So Clamshell owners have to look for second-hand parts. According to company policy, Apple is labels equipment, whose production has been discontinued for 5 years ore ...