- 21. Blueberry preferred
- (Trivia)
- The german website MacGadget stated that Apple wholesalers Gravis in August 1999 gave the color preferences of initial orders from Germany after the appearance of the first iBook series as follows: Blueberry ...
- 22. 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 ...
- 23. Michael deAgonia, Computerworld.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Opinion: The top 10 standout Macs of the past 25 years - The iBook (1999) ...Most importantly, it was the first-ever mainstream consumer device that showcased wireless networking, something Jobs nonchalantly ...
- 24. 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 ...
- 25. Keoni Chavez, maclife.com
- (iBook arguments)
- 10 Discontinued Apple Products We Miss 5: The "Clamshell" iBook (Debuted: 1999; Discontinued: 2001) It isn't hyperbole to say that the iBook (and that same year's iMac) line shocked the world by introducing ...
- 26. Ronald O. Carlson, mac.blorge.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Apple’s first consumer/education notebook shipped in 1999 and broke a lot of new ground. From the durable construction and floppy-drive free design to its fruity iMac inspired styling and, of course, 802.11b ...
- 27. 30 years of Apple Products, wired.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Announced in July 1999 at Macworld New York, the iBook was perhaps the most anxiously awaited Apple computer ever. Aimed at the same consumer market as its big brother, the iMac, the iBook filled the 2x2 ...
- 28. Momus, wired.com
- (iBook arguments)
- It's odd; on paper I don't even like capitalism that much, or believe in The American Way, or think that gadgets -- or any possession -- can make us happy. I'm not the kind of guy who normally watches ...
- 29. Joshua Coventry, LowEndMac.com
- (iBook arguments)
- It was a commercial success. Only six weeks after the unveiling, Apple received more than 140,000 advance orders. The iBook and iMac dramatically helped Apple climb back to fame, doubling Apple's market ...
- 30. 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 ...
- 31. Declining value of the clamshell iBook
- (Trivia)
- Anyone who ordered the new iBook from the Apple Store in late summer 1999 had to pay the equivalent of 1,917 euros for it, about twice as much as for a MacBook today or as much as for a MacBook pro. ...
- 32. Playing Games on the iBook
- (Software hints)
- Playing games on the iBook is one of the nicest things. In 1999-2001, many Mac games for Mac OS9 came out and run well and smoothly on iBook. An example is the Tomb-Raider series, which can be had cheaply ...
- 33. iBook: Technical criticism
- (Trivia)
- The clamshell iBook was an inexpensive notebook for the consumer market, which was offered for a reasonable 1599 US dollars and therefore initially did not include many features that were reserved ...
- 34. the iMac to go
- (Trivia)
- The clamshell iBook was the missing link in the existing product range. The products for the professional sector received the root word "Power" - The "PowerMac" was the desktop model, the notebook ...
- 35. iBook Colors
- (Trivia)
- The iBook was introduced on July 21, 1999 in the colors tangerine (orange) and blueberry (light blue). On 2/16/2000 a 366MHZ clocked model in Graphite (grey) was released. On September 13, ...
- 36. Which MacOS ?
- (Software hints)
- The clamshell Ibook was delivered with MAC OS8.6 when it was introduced in 1999, and the expandable main memory was 32 MB at the time. Later clamshells from 2000 onwards came with OS9. In principle, ...
- 37. Nicknames of the Clamshell iBook
- (Trivia)
- Opinions were divided on the striking retro design of the clamshell iBook when it was introduced in 1999. The Apple advertising slogan "Think different" was also expressed in the model design, the iBook ...
- 38. The ulimate iBook
- (Trivia)
- There are several Clamshell G3 iBooks (built in 1999/2000) in my family. Apart from changing the battery or keyboard, there was actually nothing wrong with the devices. Beginning with OS8, more current ...