- 1. Steve Lohr, New York Times
- (iBook arguments)
- Apple Computer's iBook, introduced two weeks ago, has a high ''ooooh'' factor -- the involuntary reaction elicited from some people when they see a thoughtfully designed product. The person mainly responsible ...
- 2. Herbert Muschamp, New York Times
- (iBook arguments)
- What the Cooper-Hewitt show reveals is the extent to which Dionysus now rules over mainstream design. No big-name designer comes attached to Apple's iMac and iBook, for example. But these electronic Lolitas ...
- 3. Peter H. Lewis, New York Times
- (iBook arguments)
- Now I know how my dog must feel. I'm not supposed to be on the sofa, at least not with a computer. Computers have been banned from the living room, mainly for aesthetic reasons. But with no wires and power ...
- 4. Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times
- (iBook arguments)
- Having left in 1985, Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 and unleashed his corporate son, Ive. Apple's software was in a mess and its market share almost invisible. So Jobs went for taste, and Ive produced ...
- 5. Wayback machine: iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... follow the links to explore the features of these models, but sometimes you will see missing images. Be warned that the archived pages are loading very, very slow - remember the good old times surfing ...
- 6. Sex and the City: Backup ?
- (Multimedia)
- YWSZJXhOvBw If you have seen "Sex and the City", you have probably noticed that the clamshell iBook sometimes is to seen as a "supporting act". Here a clip taken from Season 4 Episode 8 (or Episode ...
- 7. 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 ...
- 8. Design Museum
- (Trivia)
- ... Museum of Arts and Design has it too as a part of its exihibitions. You can find a nice exhibition photo of the Key Lime iBook on Karl's Web Desktop. Sometimes you'll find the Clamshell in a surprising ...
- 9. iBook AirPort Card - AirMac Card
- (Hardware hints)
- Sometimes you will find AirMac Cards that come in the same design as the original Airport Card. They are indeed identical wireless cards , which Apple sold in Japan. The japanese company I-O Data owned ...
- 10. Cleaning the display bezel
- (Hardware hints)
- The first iBooks with a translucent polycarbonate plastic case sometimes show some stains on the inside of the display bezel. Fortunately it is possible to open the display case without touching the rest. ...
- 11. First Apple computer with Airport
- (Accessories)
- ... Panther -> WPA 10.4 Tiger -> WPA (WPA2 only with Airport Extreme card, which does not fit into the clamshell) For base stations from other manufacturers WPA is sometimes referred to as PSK Personal, ...
- 12. 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 ...
- 13. Buy Clamshell from overseas
- (Hardware hints)
- ... via the United States Postal Service (USPS) is possible, because shipping via UPS costs many times over. USPS offers several shipping options. The cheapest option for a 10lb (5KG) package is Priority Mail ...
- 14. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- ... and 10.2 Jaguar fit better on smaller hard drives. The color Keylime is the rarest and correspondingly expensive. 4.Upgraded devices: Sometimes you can also get used devices that already have a larger ...