- 21. Small Clamshell Movie Theater
- (Accessories)
- ... Box supports the Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II audio formats used with DVD movies - the connection is via the Firewire port. The basis for real cinema sound! At least OSX 10.4 Tiger must be installed ...
- 22. My Powerberry 466MHz Firewire Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- ... after looking through my inventory was to replicate a socket from a narrow rounded strip that I cut out of the unused tip of a silicon cartridge and attached with superglue. In terms of ...
- 23. Declining value of the clamshell iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... sold on Ebay, this results in an estimated loss in value of a few euros a month since 1999. The used prices of the clamshell iBook have even been rising slightly for a few months, so that one can speak ...
- 24. iBook secrets: Charging contacts
- (Trivia)
- Many iBook users will wonder what the deeper meaning of the two conspicuous holes on the underside of their iBook is. As the clamshell iBooks were also being used in classrooms, Apple designer Jonathan ...
- 25. VW Beetle convertible + iBook
- (Trivia)
- Some contemporaries rub their eyes in amazement when they see the prices for used clamshell iBooks, which still fetch up to 300 euros in the maximum configuration. I'm always tempted to answer with ...
- 26. iBook for Dummies
- (Books)
- The iBook for Dummies by David Pogue (1st edition, 2001) is still available used on ebay or other platforms. Later editions focus more on the white iBook series. If you are looking for information ...
- 27. iMovie 3 install
- (Hardware hints)
- iMovie is Apple's popular video editing program. Unfortunately, version 2 was the last one that could be used on a clamshell iBook due to the limitation to 800x600 pixels. With the help of a hack (archived ...
- 28. Playing Playstation 1 Games
- (Software hints)
- ... most Playstation 1 games on any G3 iMac, Powerbook or iBook smoothly without loss of quality. There were different versions for PAL and NTSC games. Joysticks and gamepads could also be used, only force ...
- 29. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- The clamshell iBooks have not been manufactured since 2001 and can therefore only be purchased used. The largest offer can be found on Ebay Since the models are more than 20 years old, it is definitely ...
- 30. 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 ...
- 31. Music station with remote control
- (Accessories)
- ... models must be purchased as an accessory. The Keyspan Express Remote is a programmable, long-range infrared remote control that can be used to control many software programs. The Griffin Airclick USB ...
- 32. Microphone / audio in via USB
- (Accessories)
- Since the clamshell iBooks has neither an internal microphone nor an audio-in connection, you have to use an external USB device to solve this. A reliable solution that can also be used to digitize ...
- 33. The ulimate iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... operating systems were used over time up to the Tiger, which of course required hard disk upgrades and memory upgrades. In some clamshells I have also installed a DVD drive. With limitations (the ...
- 34. 800x600 Display - End of the Story?
- (Hardware hints)
- ... resolution of the displays installed in the iBook clamshell does not yet play along. The frequently used utility Screen Spanning Doctor is only suitable for later Ibook series. When installing Linux ...