- 1. Will my iBook run OS 8.6?
- (Software hints)
- ... will refuse to boot OS 8.6. If you want to prove if you Clamshell will boot OS8.6 or not, take a look at the ROM Revision presented by the Apple System Profiler. If the version is $77D.45F3 you ...
- 2. The Little iBook Book
- (Books)
- ... to extol the virtues of mobile computing and familiarize you with the iBook's nifty features than Robin Williams, the bestselling author of The Little Mac Book, The Little iMac Book, and The Non-Designer' ...
- 3. Imprint - Legal Notice
- (Uncategorised)
- ... will be transmitted via the Internet only if it does not infringe upon third-party rights, unless the respective party has given its prior consent in view of such security risks. Accordingly, as the Web ...
- 4. Welcome!
- (Welcome)
- ... counties came for a visit, i added english content - of course with faults and imperfections. Nevertheless you will find here the most comprehensive information concerning the Clamshell iBook and a whole ...
- 5. Youtube Videos = Clamshell+MacTubes+VLC
- (Software hints)
- ... ist as MP4 (not FLV or HD). For a playback, use VLC Player 0.8.6i for PowerPC. Any Firewire-Clamshell iBook (with 8MB Video-RAM) will do the job. MacTubes requires a G4 processor only for the internal ...
- 6. The leaf is missing
- (Hardware hints)
- A common deficiency in used iBooks is the lack of the leaf near the large colored Apple on the top case. You will hardly notice when it gets lost. I had a good looking Blueberry iBook, which i preperred ...
- 7. 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 ...
- 8. Clamshell LG TFT 800x600 - 1024x768 from iBook G4
- (Hardware hints)
- ... LP121SA 800x600 LCD panel (15% of total number, IBM and Samsung were used more often) How do you find out? The software switchresx 3.8.7 (for 10.4 Tiger) will help, you only have to run it once. ...
- 9. The yellowing of polycarbonate plastic
- (Hardware hints)
- The bright sun causes the yellowing of polycarbonate plastics. Please store your clamshell in a shady place, otherwise the opaque white will turn to off-white and the grey will turn to green grey. The ...
- 10. OSX Panther customized installation
- (Software hints)
- 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, ...
- 11. 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 ...
- 12. 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 ...
- 13. XPostFacto brings Tiger to original iBook
- (Software hints)
- ... override the limitations of the Tiger installation routine. For the installation from the integrated CD-ROM drive you will need the rare 4 CD version of 10.4 with black labels, alternatively you ...
- 14. MacOSX Tiger 10.4 - CD and DVD versions
- (Software hints)
- ... a black DVD is suited for your iBook, grey install DVD are connected to other Aplle hardware products and will not run on your iBook. Minimum system requirements for Mac OS X v10.4: * A PowerPC ...
- 15. MAMP: Macintosh, Apache, Mysql + PHP
- (Software hints)
- ... Mac fashion: very easily. MAMP will not compromise any existing Apache installation already running with your OS X. You can install Apache, PHP and MySQL without starting a script or having to change any ...
- 16. MacCase Classic
- (Accessories)
- Would you like a brand new case for your vintage iBook ? The MacCase Classic is available in five beautiful clamshell colors. You will find them also on ebay, auctions starting with US$ 24,95 - even ...
- 17. Luminiscent Apple Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... display is on in a dark room, you will see that the surrounding of the apple is gently glowing. Roll up your sleeves - we can do better than that. After the Luminiscent Apple Mod you will get a lovely ...
- 18. LaCie Firewire speakers
- (Accessories)
- ... two speakers is a lttle bit short.. Compared to its small dimensions you will encouter a powerful sound. The installation is cumbersome: You have to open /utilities/ Audio Midi Setup and choose ...
- 19. Interior View: YoYo power adapter
- (Hardware hints)
- The YoYo power adapter was customized for the Clamshell iBook. The housing has been agglutinated, so you will find no screws to open it. I used two solid scrapers to crack it open.
- 20. Interior view: Display hinges
- (Trivia)
- Apple Designer Jonathan Ive mentioned in an iBook advertisement film: You will be discovering features and details months into actually owning the product. Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive agreed about the ...