- 1. My video: Apple iBook G3 Clamshell HD swap quick and dirty in 8:17 min
- (Multimedia)
- There is a much more easy way to put a new harddisk in your iBook Clamshell - only 19 screws. The trick is to remove the screws in the region where the HD is located and bend the EMI shield in order to ...
- 2. Play your favorite Youtube movies
- (Software hints)
- Unfortunately, the flash-based Youtube movies ask too much of the iBook hardware. My workaround: Save Youtube movies with a little help from keepvid.com in mp4 format. The video player VLC (OSX 10.3.9 ...
- 3. OSX Panther customized installation
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- Who wants to install more current software on his Clamshell iBook needs at least OSX Panther 10.3. The following has to be considered: 1. RAM equipment: Panther is even executable on a 300Mhz Clamshell, ...
- 4. iBook harddisk swap quick and dirty
- (Hardware hints)
- There is a much more easy way to put a new harddisk in your iBook Clamshell - only 19 screws which takes only 8 min 17 seconds (without time to re-assemble) The trick is to remove the screws in the region ...
- 5. Harddrive upgrade
- (Hardware hints)
- ... your iBook almost completely , there a more than 40 screws to go. Take a look at Ifixit.com for a good tutorial with a screw guide. For those who prefer a much more easier method (only 19 screws), i ...
- 6. 466 SE Indigo "Cybook
- (Hardware hints)
- ... with a little help from the wayback machine. Jason sent me his original photos (thank you so much)- so off we go.... -- original text by Jason "Hooptie J" Kennedy-- My Ultimate iBook SE, An Indigo ...
- 7. 1024x768 TFT in a Clamshell
- (Hardware hints)
- ... approx. 120 euro is to count - if one decides for a used display. Correct fitting of another display in into the Clamshell housing will surely require much intuitive feeling. There is still a problem with ...
- 8. Ryan, cybernetnews.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Most Important Laptops…Ever!…. 8. First Wireless-Enabled Laptop: Apple’s iBook (1999) External wireless cards are virtually non-existent these days since it is built-in to nearly every electronic device ...
- 9. Tony Smith, theregister.co.uk
- (iBook arguments)
- ... and follows naturally from the name 'iMac'. An earlier, much-fancied name was 'WebMate', given the machine's anticipated role as a portable Internet access system -- iBook retains that idea, but also ties ...
- 10. Ronald O. Carlson, mac.blorge.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Apple’s first consumer/education notebook shipped in 1999 and broke a lot of new ground. From the durable construction and floppy-drive free design to its fruity iMac inspired styling and, of course, 802.11b ...
- 11. Webbrowser Opera: Pseudo 1024x768 resolution
- (Software hints)
- ... quite good quality, even the reduced font remains good readable. A workaround published on macmod.com by Tom Mordasky (thank you very much!), which also only worked under OSX 10.4 Tiger via the so-called ...
- 12. tidbits.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Remember that the iBook is not designed for professional use, and as much as a typical TidBITS reader might want additional features and capabilities, many of us aren't the target audience. Apple is targeting ...
- 13. Momus, wired.com
- (iBook arguments)
- It's odd; on paper I don't even like capitalism that much, or believe in The American Way, or think that gadgets -- or any possession -- can make us happy. I'm not the kind of guy who normally watches corporate ...
- 14. Anthony Paonita, Law Technology News
- (iBook arguments)
- The iBook, however, was not designed for the target audience of this publication. Its garish turquoise or tangerine hues might be a bit much for the typical lawyer. Besides its colorful ways, the iBook ...
- 15. Buy Clamshell from overseas
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- Since the prices for the clamshell iBooks, especially for the 300MHZ models in Tangerine and Blueberry, are much lower in the US, it is worth checking out the eBay listings there, provided you can pay ...
- 16. Declining value of the clamshell iBook
- (Trivia)
- Anyone who ordered the new iBook from the Apple Store in late summer 1999 had to pay the equivalent of 1,917 euros for it, about twice as much as for a MacBook today or as much as for a MacBook pro. ...
- 17. VW Beetle convertible + iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... a counter question: Why is a beautiful classic VW Beetle convertible so much more expensive than a newer VW Golf? The clamshell iBook not only looks iconic, but also has marathon runner qualities. Like ...
- 18. Which MacOS ?
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- The clamshell Ibook was delivered with MAC OS8.6 when it was introduced in 1999, and the expandable main memory was 32 MB at the time. Later clamshells from 2000 onwards came with OS9. In principle, ...