- 1. New battery won't charge - PRAM capacitor problem
- (Hardware hints)
- Your old battery is dead and gone - but the new one refuses to charge. A good many times a defective PRAM capacitor (the blue round one in the middle of the picture) might be the cause. It is located near ...
- 2. ZDTV: iBook Gender War
- (Multimedia)
- The controversy over the iBook design: John Dvorak's statements and Janelle Brown's response to his sexist journalism, culminating in a ZDTV internet poll: "Would real men use an iBook?" The result: 114,000 ...
- 3. Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron
- (Software hints)
- It is possible to install the free recent version of Ubuntu Linux,8.04 Hardy Heron on the Clamshell iBook. The PowerPC Desktop version needs at least 256MB RAM, i've installed it without problems on a 300MHZ ...
- 4. New replacement battery
- (Accessories)
- ... certified quality. You will get replacemnent batteries for 60$ which are manufactured in China, only a few have a certified quality. If your new battery won't charge it might be a problem with the ...
- 5. XPostFacto brings Tiger to original iBook
- (Software hints)
- ... without FireWire therefore accept only OSX 10.3 Panther as maximum OS. The newer Clamshell iBooks models with FireWire can use Tiger without any problem. With the help of the software XPostFacto you can ...
- 6. iClam: XGA Clamshell on Ebay
- (Hardware hints)
- The Ebay USA vendor odds-n-ends4you sells maxed out Clamshell iBooks with a 1024x768 display panel - starting bid around 500 US$, but only for buyers in the USA and Canada. Apparently he uses no OpenFirmware ...
- 7. Apple iBook discussion forum
- (FAQ)
- The only forum exclusively for the Clamshell iBook is the Apple discussion forum for this model series. You can use your Apple ID to log in, and you will find answers to the common problems, don't hesitate ...
- 8. Futurama: Hermes and the iBook
- (Multimedia)
- Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening. Hermes is the Jamaican accountant of Planet Express. In the episode "The Problem with Popplers" he is using a Clamshell ...
- 9. Clamshell in the movies
- (Trivia)
- ... Only a second: In "Mr.Deeds" by Stephen Brill (2002) Winona Rider plays the journalist Babe Bennett. She uses uses an iBook graphite in her office. In Futurama by Matt Groenig, Folge: "The problem with ...
- 10. Booting from a USB drive
- (Hardware hints)
- ... default - this is a problem when you have to install 10.3 on a 300MHZ machine which has only a CD-Drive and no firewire port. But the Clamshell iBook is able to boot from USB if you've got the right drive: ...
- 11. Applejack troubleshooting utility
- (Software hints)
- When you have installed at least OSX 10.2 on your iBook, please take a look at the Freeware Tool Applejack. In most cases concerning startup-problems applejack can help, and you don't have to use your original ...
- 12. Apple Hardware Test
- (Hardware hints)
- An important tool for hardware problems is the Apple hardware test CD. Unfortunately the test for iBook models 300Mhz and 366Mhz without Firewire is not available. Since the test CD supports only ...
- 13. 1024x768 TFT in a Clamshell
- (Hardware hints)
- If you want a nice tuning up for your iBook Clamshell take a look at the screen mod thread (1024x768) at MacNNforums. The main problem was to find a suitable screen/cable combination and modified in ...
- 14. T.S. Roach, MacObserver.com
- (iBook arguments)
- The problem is, have you seen the new iBooks? Yeah, the style and design are fine, but do I really want to be seen carrying one of these in public (in Tangerine or Blueberry)? How about into a business ...
- 15. My Powerberry 466MHz Firewire Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... processor to 400Mhz (and the associated shorter lifespan ). Unfortunately, the faster 466Mhz Second Edition models were only available in Graphite and Key Lime. With a bit of tinkering it's no problem ...
- 16. Todd Stauffer: iBook
- (Books)
- Todd Stauffer is one of the most successful American authors on Mac-related topics. The 636-page English-language tome "How to Do Everything with Your iBook" (ISBN 0-07-212419-9) leaves hardly any questions ...