- 1. Gene Steinberg: Sams Teach Yourself the iBook in 24 Hours
- (Books)
- A hands-on, step-by-step guide that leads the reader through the most frequently asked real-world questions about the iBook. Users cab learn to set up the machine, the basics of the operating system, how ...
- 2. OS9 treasures: Appleworks 6
- (Software hints)
- 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 ...
- 3. OS9 Retail CD and Update must not be confused
- (Software hints)
- Many Clamshell Owners don't posess the original Software installation and restore CD (orange or grey) any more. If you plan to install OS9 (some say they best OS ever) keep an eye out for the orginal ...
- 4. XPostFacto brings Tiger to original iBook
- (Software hints)
- ... can replace the standard optical drive with a DVD-ROM, for example the one from the 466mhz Clamshell. XPostfacto is installed under the current operating system as a DMG file for OSX or a OS9 SIT file. ...
- 5. Non Apple: iRoom Commercial
- (Multimedia)
- No official Apple video, but one of my favorite ... The operating system seems to be MacOS 8. jyj_0vy2QUI)
- 6. Harddisks larger than 128GB
- (Hardware hints)
- ... add up to 21 GB. Then put the drive in your clamshell and install your favorite operating system (Jaguar, Panther or Tiger) The speed tools ATA Hi-Capacity driver for 24.95 U.S. Dollar is a DMG and the ...
- 7. Harddrive upgrade
- (Hardware hints)
- ... GB drive. You will regognize these ancient drives by their loud operating noise. If you want to replace them, there is no need to buy a superfast 5400rpm model, because the old controller hardware is not ...
- 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. First Apple computer with Airport
- (Accessories)
- ... that time. The iBook has a built-in antenna surrounding the display. The Airportcard supports - dependent on the Mac operating system - different encryption techniques: 10.2 Jaguar -> WEP 10.3 ...
- 10. Abiword - freeware word processor
- (Software hints)
- 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 ...
- 11. 2002 - The death of Mac OS9
- (Multimedia)
- A funeral eulogy on the faithful Mac OS9 by Steve Jobs during the Worldwide Developer Conference 2002. Introduced in 1999, OS9 was the a reliable, fast and energy-saving operating system for the Clamshell ...
- 12. Softwaretipps for OS9
- (Software hints)
- Upgrading the clamshell is expensive and requires manual skills. Those who bravely decide to keep the MacOS 9 operating system on their iBook should check out OSnine.net (archived website). The dinosaurs ...
- 13. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- ... DVD drive. Only the 10 GB hard drives are large enough to record a minimum of personal data, music and photos, application programs and modern operating systems such as 10.3 Panther and 10.4 Tiger. OS9 ...
- 14. Connecting an USB Keyboard
- (Accessories)
- You can also make music with the iBook - one platform, for example, is Garageband, which is included in iLife 04. (For how to install Garageband on a clamshell, see the Installing iLife 04 tip). All ...
- 15. The ulimate iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... operating systems were used over time up to the Tiger, which of course required hard disk upgrades and memory upgrades. In some clamshells I have also installed a DVD drive. With limitations (the ...
- 16. 800x600 Display - End of the Story?
- (Hardware hints)
- ... operating systems such as UBUNTU, which run well on the clamshells, a higher resolution can be selected, but important controls are then out of reach because scrolling is not possible. You can hide the ...