- 21. Internet Browser for the Clamshell iBook
- (Software hints)
- ... and Opera are still useful with reservations. iCab Browser is Shareware, but there are only reminders which pop up from time to time. Mac OS 9.2 Classilla (fork of Wacom/Mozilla Browser) ...
- 22. 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 ...
- 23. iBook harddisk swap quick and dirty
- (Hardware hints)
- There is a much more easy way to put a new harddisk in your iBook Clamshell - only 19 screws which takes only 8 min 17 seconds (without time to re-assemble) The trick is to remove the screws in the region ...
- 24. 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 ...
- 25. Harman Kardon Soundsticks for your iBook
- (Accessories)
- ... A great accessories kit for 99 US-Dollar was the optional transparent 20 Watts Subwoofer iSub which was designed by Apple Designer Jonathan Ive, who created the iBook and the iMac. Timeless design, ...
- 26. 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. ...
- 27. First Apple computer with Airport
- (Accessories)
- ... that time. The iBook has a built-in antenna surrounding the display. The Airportcard supports - dependent on the Mac operating system - different encryption techniques: 10.2 Jaguar -> WEP 10.3 ...
- 28. 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 ...
- 29. 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 ...
- 30. Updates for OS9
- (Software hints)
- The OS9 software which came with the iBook has to be updated via an active internet connection (software update). If you want to save some time, you can download also all necessary updates from Apple ...
- 31. 466 SE Indigo "Cybook
- (Hardware hints)
- ... project, and ended up with a bunch left over. iBook G3 466Mhz Indigo Hardware: 576Mb RAM - 64built in, Lifetime 512 pc133 80gb 5400RPM Western Digital Scorpio ATA100 2.5" HDD ...
- 32. 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 ...
- 33. Keoni Chavez, maclife.com
- (iBook arguments)
- ... colors to computers, shattering the dominant beige paradigm present at that time. Unfortunately, only five colors were made available (and some crazy designs later), and Apple has yet to repeat the experiment, ...
- 34. 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 ...
- 35. Holden Scott, thisoldmac.ca
- (iBook arguments)
- This was the model that everyone was talking about. Should you buy the Pismo, or the SE 466 MHz Clamshell iBook? That was ‘the’ question during the time. While some knew that the Pismo simply had more ...
- 36. tidbits.com
- (iBook arguments)
- ... the consumer market with the iBook, and the designers obviously thought long and hard about which features could be cut to save money while at the same time differentiating the iBook from the PowerBook ...
- 37. Tamara Keel, lowendmac.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Seven years down the road, that "obsolete" machine is sitting on my lap as I type this, relaxing on the front porch on a cool springtime evening. For seven years that obsolete iBook has been my trusty road ...
- 38. The iMac news page
- (iBook arguments)
- It also amuses me now even more that the whole routine is starting all over again, this time for the iBook. But instead of archaic issues like the missing floppy (what a difference a year really makes), ...
- 39. Stephen H.Wildstrom, BusinessWeek.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Still, the important news is that Apple has followed up on its iMac success by again becoming a significant innovator in portable computing. At a time when most of the industry is straining to make cookie-cutter ...
- 40. 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 ...