- 1. 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 ...
- 2. Power suppy damage
- (Hardware hints)
- ... G4 Powerbook Titanium models (400/500 Mhz), you should make sure you get the right version. Compatible black power supplies from Apple (M5159) or third-party manufacturers such as Madsonline are also ...
- 3. Changing the optical drive
- (Hardware hints)
- ... and use even a DVD burner as long as you make sure that it is set to master or cable select. All parts are either screwed and / or glued together. You need a philips screwdriver, a good scraper ...
- 4. iBook Clamshell defects: Part 2 - The small Apple logo
- (Hardware hints)
- ... Immaculate translucent bezels are hard to find. You may buy a display bezel with a different color and switch the Apple logo which can be popped out in one part backwards. Be sure to buy a translucent ...
- 5. Harddisks larger than 128GB
- (Hardware hints)
- ... enclosure, connect it to a newer Mac and partition it via disc utility. Your partitions can be 127.99 GB max. The second partition of a so-called 160GB hard disk (you will never get what you see) would ...
- 6. Harddrive upgrade
- (Hardware hints)
- ... a speed demon in any way. Be sure to buy a standard IDE harddrive - U-ATA or perallel ATA, (not the new S-ATA standard) with a height of max.9,5mm. The controller is able to handle partitions up to 128GB. ...
- 7. Booting from a USB drive
- (Hardware hints)
- ... USB from a Philipps LightScribe DVD-burner which is in an external 5.25 " NoName enclosure with USB and FireWire ports which has a Prolific PL-3507 chipset. But my new USB 2.0 Freecom FS-50 burner was ...
- 8. 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 ...
- 9. Michael Tsai, atpm.com
- (iBook arguments)
- ... portable, but more than people had hoped for. TFT displays and six-hour batteries don’t come cheap, after all. I’m sure Apple is just as disappointed as we are that the iBook won’t be available to start ...
- 10. Tom Junod, Esquire.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Like the iMac, the iBook was designed not to be an instrument of utility but an object of desire; like the iMac, it was designed to be a pleasure both to look at and to use; like the iMac, it was designed ...
- 11. ZDnet Australia
- (iBook arguments)
- Some products appeal to logic. Others, such as the Apple iBook, appeal to the senses. Sure, the iBook is a hefty notebook with a price tag to match. But it looks pretty darn cool, and that fact -- along ...
- 12. Stephen H.Wildstrom, BusinessWeek.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Still, the important news is that Apple has followed up on its iMac success by again becoming a significant innovator in portable computing. At a time when most of the industry is straining to make cookie-cutter ...
- 13. gizmodo.com
- (iBook arguments)
- We heartily agree with Laptop's assessment of the absolute worst notebook design, the Apple iBook from 1999 that most of us thought looked exactly like a toilet seat in a cheap motel. Sure, it was available ...
- 14. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- ... the Internet, you should make sure that the picture shows the item for sale. Some sellers also get confused with the color names, so instead of getting an iBook in Indigo, you could get one in Blueberry. ...
- 15. Eolake Stobblehouse, macCreator
- (iBook arguments)
- The iBook is different. It has been designed to be handled roughly, by young people. And even though I'm sure many people would say that mature individuals should be able to handle a sophisticated machine ...
- 16. Jeff Goldblum, actor
- (iBook arguments)
- Is it possible to fall in love with a computer ? Oh, Yes. Oh, Yes. Sure it is. Jeff Goldblum, Schauspieler
- 17. Connecting an USB Keyboard
- (Accessories)
- ... that's missing for hobby musicians is an input device to record something. USB keyboards can be bought for as little as 50 euros. When purchasing, ensure compatibility with the MAC OS, most keyboards ...