- 1. Welcome!
- (Welcome)
- ... the original iBooks has still a lot of aficionados around the world - i am one of them. I started this website in 2006 in german - my first language. When i noticed that a lot of people from anglophone ...
- 2. The leaf is missing
- (Hardware hints)
- A common deficiency in used iBooks is the lack of the leaf near the large colored Apple on the top case. You will hardly notice when it gets lost. I had a good looking Blueberry iBook, which i preperred ...
- 3. iBook Design USB Hub
- (Accessories)
- ... Grape. When you connect the USB Hub to the iBook, a red LED light which is placed on the bottom lights up the translucent cable connections in red. In Fall 2012 Hama launched USB mice, speakers ...
- 4. Clamshell brainteaser: Who is Robin?
- (Hardware hints)
- One day when i tried to install a new hard drive in a graphite firewire clamshell, i found the word Robin punched into the heatsink. Maybe a clever sort of unique identification in case of theft? But over ...
- 5. Frontpages of German MacMagazin, Macup, Maclife
- (Trivia)
- Here are the frontpages of some German Mac magazines in 1999 and 2000 when the original iBook and the two revisions were released.
- 6. Say hello to iBook
- (Multimedia)
- > was a successful advertising slogan in print and television ads. A 4-sided iBook booklet in letter format showed the Clamshell in front and rear view. When opened, the beautiful screen and keyboard ...
- 7. Goodbye, www.BlueberryiBook.com
- (Trivia)
- One of the first beloved Clamshell websites, www.BlueberryiBook.com, which provided a lot of information, is gone. When i got my first iBook it was the first resource of information. No longer updated ...
- 8. OSX Panther customized installation
- (Software hints)
- ... which has at least 128 MB RAM - the performance breaks in compared with OS9 however strongly. Anyone who can afford it may install a 256MB module in the RAM slot for more speed. 2. When you buy a used ...
- 9. New battery won't charge - PRAM capacitor problem
- (Hardware hints)
- ... the red power and reset buttons and is used to keep the date and time for a short while when the battery is changed. When it is not longer working it disturbs the charging process. The PRAM capacitor ...
- 10. New replacement battery
- (Accessories)
- ... internal PRAM capacitor of your iBook. The iBook has no internal backup battery which saves the contents of RAM when no power is available. If you still use Mac OS9 you will gain up to 2 hours additional ...
- 11. XPostFacto brings Tiger to original iBook
- (Software hints)
- ... When you start the XpostFacto application you can select the installation media and the target partition, then a restart with cryptic messages follows. Xpostfacto is unfortunately quite choosy concerning ...
- 12. Microsoft ad for Clamshell iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... no, actually for Microsoft Office 2001 - but you won't notice it while turning the pages. The new MS Office version for the Mac was published almost at the same time when the last iBook firewire revisions ...
- 13. Will my iBook run OS 8.6?
- (Software hints)
- When the original iBook in Tangerine and Blueberry was presentesd by Steve Jobs on July 21 in 1999 it came with Mac OS 8.6. Only a couple of months later in October the new OS9 was released. According ...
- 14. Luminiscent Apple Mod
- (Hardware hints)
- The Clamshell iBook, has - in contrast to the black PowerBook and more recent iBook,PowerBook and MacBook models no lumininiscent apple logo on the top case. When you take a look at the iBook when the ...
- 15. LaCie Firewire speakers
- (Accessories)
- The LaCie Firewire Speakers look pretty good and don't need an AC adapter because they are bus-powered. If you own a firewire Clamshell this might be the right choice. There connecting cable between the ...
- 16. No iBook promotion: Film Zack and Miri make a Porno
- (Multimedia)
- ... Zack: If you're gonna continue to emasculate me with this barbie dress up shit….- I'm using your laptop. Miri: Don't forget to smack it when you turn it on otherwise the screen doesn't come on. Zack: ...
- 17. Interior view: iBook Clamshell trackpad
- (Hardware hints)
- The iBook Trackpad is beautifully designed even from within. When you remove the metal shield you get a detailed view of the electronics assembly. The clip for the trackpad cable is located at the bottom ...
- 18. How to identify the display panel: LG, Samsung, IBM
- (Hardware hints)
- ... 3.87. You will locate the software in your System Preferences. When you open SwitchResX you are able to write your display identifier down in a text file. Using Osx 10.3.9 Panther look for ...
- 19. iCurve- the invisible laptop stand
- (Accessories)
- ... The iCurve lifts your iBook display to a comfortable viewing height when you work for hours on your desk- and to save your aching neck. You have to use it with an external keyboard and mouse, because ...
- 20. iBook completes new 4-Box product strategy
- (Trivia)
- When Steve Jobs returned as Apple CEO, he tried to get rid of the perplexing variety of computer models of Quadra, Performa, LC, Power Macintosh and PowerBooks. A new simple Four-Box grid - respectively ...