- 41. External Video an a Clamshell
- (Accessories)
- Do not expect miracles from a clamshell in terms of video capabilities. The 366Mhz and 466Mhz models with FireWire port are better suited because of the 8MB graphics which is necessary for playback and ...
- 42. Watching DVD movies
- (Software hints)
- ... a few dropped frames, but because of the the 8MB ATI graphics you can use the Apple DVD player which is integrated in OSX because it meets its minimum requirements. If you can tolerate skipped ...
- 43. 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 ...
- 44. 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 ...
- 45. First Apple computer with Airport
- (Accessories)
- ... from of Lucent Technologies (not to be confused with the Airport Extreme card, which does not fit into the Clamshell) can be placed underneath keyboard and is also supported by all MacOS versions from ...
- 46. The Barbie iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... that the design and color of Clamshell iBooks has caused some mockery stimulated by a comment the PC Magazine columnist Dvorak. Until today some people call the iBook by the nickname "Barbie purse" - which ...
- 47. The breathing sleep light
- (Trivia)
- The love for the detail shows up with the Clamshell iBook even in small things. Apple chief designer Jonathan Ive (quotation) provided for example the small green light, which signals the current energy ...
- 48. The white Tangerine iBook, that never was
- (Hardware hints)
- After my succesful Redefined Tangerine iBook Mod i reached out for a totally insanely opaque snowwhite version. The Bottomcase, Topcase, Battery door and Optical drive Bezel were coated with white spray ...
- 49. Consumer vs. Pro: Pricing of iBook and PowerBook
- (Trivia)
- Back in 1999 the prize for Apple notebook hardware was twice as high as nowadays. In Germany the Clamshell iBook was sold for 3699 Deutsche Mark which was about $ 2020 in these days. A good deal more ...
- 50. Codename P1: bMate, WebMate, eBook, iBook?
- (Trivia)
- ... new at the portable end of the consumer space" . When Steve Jobs presented the PowerBook Lombard which was part of the professional line in May 1999 he had to put the audience off who was waiting for the ...