iBook top case: Shine a light
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It is good to put some spare parts back for rainy days. But this Tangerine Top Case looked so nice...
I've removed the metal shield carefully and put it on top of a wall lamp. There a two screw nuts integrated in the case which were useful for fastening.
The case remains unharmed.
Interior view: Display hinges
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Apple Designer Jonathan Ive mentioned in an iBook advertisement film: You will be discovering features and details months into actually owning the product.
Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive agreed about the fact that even invisible parts have to be designed in a beautiful way. Here you see a set of iBook Clamshell display hinges that are not only beautiful, but furthermore the most reliable hinges ever placed in an Apple portable computer.
iBook completes new 4-Box product strategy
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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 one pro desktop, pro notebook, consumer desktop and consumer notebook with a catchy nomenclature. Products for professionals started with Power (PowerMac, PowerBook), consumer products with the letter i (iMac, iBook). On July, 21 1999 the last missing square was completed with the presentation of the Clamshell iBook.
Design Museum
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The unique Clamshell iBook Design is appreciated by well known Museums of Modern Art. You will find it in the London Design Museum along with other objects from Apple Designer Jonathan Ive. The New York 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 environment, such as in the Yale University Art Gallery.