- 41. Clamshell Unboxing Part 2: The contents
- (Trivia)
- ... will notice that the sides and the back of the first edition is grey with a bigger white apple. When you remove the box, the iBook which still rests in beautiful designed Styrofoam shows up. There ...
- 42. Clamshell Unboxing Part 1: The covering box
- (Trivia)
- ... original contents of the boxes - it may vary in different countries. The design of the covering box remained nearly the same beginning in July 1999, the first revision in February 2000 and the final second ...
- 43. Is the iBook a Girlie-Computer ?
- (Trivia)
- As soon as the new iBook was released in 1999, the revolutionary design met with criticism. The columnist John C. Dvorak, (PC Magazine) wrote a pamphlet which contained well known sexist stereotypes: ...
- 44. Clamshell Calculator
- (Accessories)
- The MS-3000 data book was a tiny Alarm Clock with calendar, time display and featured the Clamshell Design. It was available in Tangerine, Blueberry, Graphite and a barbie-like pink - manufactured somewhere ...
- 45. Apple iBook - First Impressions (1999)
- (Multimedia)
- Promotional film featuring iBook Designer Jonathan Ive, Phil Schiller and user testimonials. Thanks, vintagemacmuseum for sharing this great commercial ! zlhMzQaydh8
- 46. Apple Cube USB Speaker
- (Accessories)
- The Design USB speakers made by Harman Kardon that came with the Apple PowerMac G4 Cube work when connected to the Clamshell iBook. The Cube has special USB ports which provide 10W output for the amplifier, ...
- 47. Mark Wilson, salon.com
- (iBook arguments)
- ... to become very colorful and lickable, then he realized––and Jony and I realized––that we needed to take a different path,” recalls Don Lindsay, Apple’s former design director of the Mac OS user–experience ...
- 48. 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 ...
- 49. David Pogue, Joseph Schorr- Macworld Mac Secrets (2001)
- (iBook arguments)
- The iBook's clamshell design is completely free of latches, doors, or flaps(not even a close latch), so there is nothing to jam, snap or break off. Equally brilliant was the addition of a flip-up carrying ...
- 50. Derrick Story, iBook Fan Book
- (iBook arguments)
- lf the iMac was designed for browsing the Web at home, then the iBook was created to access the lnternet on the go. The original model was a rugged clamshell design with a six-hour Lithium lon battery ...