- 21. External Video an a Clamshell
- (Accessories)
- ... recording.) The external EyeTV USB Box from Elgato in its first USB 1.1 version is well suited for these models. The connection to the iBook is via a USB cable, it powers the box too - an external power ...
- 22. 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. ...
- 23. It's history repeatin
- (Trivia)
- Years before he moved to San Francisco to join the Apple design team, iBook Designer Jonathan Ive started his designer career in 1990 as a partner of the London agency tangerine. A major customer was the ...
- 24. The integrated handle
- (Trivia)
- A new and unique feature of the Clamshell iBook was the seamlessly integrated handle which is invisible at first sight. Steve Jobs demonstrated this feature during the presentation of the iBook at the ...
- 25. Codename P1: bMate, WebMate, eBook, iBook?
- (Trivia)
- David Moody, Apple's director of worldwide desktop product marketing, said during his keynote speech at Macworld Expo Singapore '98: "In the first half of 1999, we will be able to show you something completely ...
- 26. Clamshell Unboxing Part 3: Accessories Box
- (Trivia)
- ... well-regulated. Let me introduce the hardware and paperwork included, the software will be reviewed in part 4 of the series. First of all you will notice the beautiful designed power adapter, ...
- 27. 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 ...
- 28. 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 ...
- 29. Clamshell in the movies
- (Trivia)
- Nowadays younger people will see the Clamshell iBook for the first time in movies or TV-series which were produced from 1999-2001. They are mostly in the hands of young women, e.G. Reese Witherspoon in ...
- 30. Case Mod: A whiter shade....
- (Hardware hints)
- The first non-firewire iBook Clamshell colors in Tangerine, Blueberry and Graphite had a translucent polycarbonate plastics case which enables you to see the subjacent silver-gray shielding plates. A white ...
- 31. 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 ...
- 32. French army aims at airport
- (Trivia)
- ... army was quite alarmed by an expected fast increasing number of private users all over the country. In the first place airport cards sold in France were limited to the channels 10-13 ( USA channels 1-11). ...
- 33. 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 ...
- 34. 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 ...
- 35. 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 ...
- 36. Rowan Dean, Sydney Morning Herald
- (iBook arguments)
- In an industry that values style and fashion, our young company had barely celebrated its first birthday when I realised its technology already looked out of date. The multicoloured clamshell shape of ...
- 37. mactivist.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Ooh la la! Nothing else looks like the clamshell iBook, the first of the iBook line. Nothing else in computer form has those thick, sensuous curves that beg to be touched. Hefty but oh-so-sexy, the clamshell ...
- 38. 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 ...
- 39. My Powerberry 466MHz Firewire Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... will see that there is already space for the Firewire port on the later models between the USB connection and the sound-out socket on the board is. At the time the first clamshell iBook was published, ...
- 40. Nanosaur Game
- (Software hints)
- The bloodless first-person shooter "Nanosaur", which is also suitable for children, was already supplied with the iMac and is also available on the iBook software CD, but has to be installed later. The ...