Clamshell Unboxing Part 2: The contents
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The subsequent part of the Clamshell Unboxing series describes the contents of the box. You are on the edge of your seat with anticipation when the assessories box shows up which is placed in a rounded four-columned housing.
The theme on top of the box differs between the editions.
Clamshell Unboxing Part 1: The covering box
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More than 12 years have passed since Steve Jobs unveiled the original iBook in July 1999. Most of the used Clamshell iBooks you can buy today have lost their original packaging and accessories. If you want to get a reasonable price for your iBook it may be wise to collect the things together, because Apple enthusiasts pay a considerable sum of money for it. In a multi-part series i will present the original contents of the boxes - it may vary in different countries.
The design of the covering box remained nearly the same beginning in July 1999, the first revision in February 2000 and the final second edition in September 2000. 
Clamshell Sounds
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Can you buy anything from the internet? The website sound-effects.com offers 39 original Clamshell sounds such as CD spin, startup chime, handle snap - each for a fist full of dollars. Good news: you can listen to them for free.
Logicboard error only in white iBooks
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The iBook Clamshell series was replaced in 2001 by the new white iBook. But soon Apple had to face a growing number of complaints about logicboard failures.
The Expanded iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program was a worldwide program covering repair or replacement of the logic board in iBook models manufactured between May 2001 and October 2003 that are experiencing specific component failures - it ended in July 2007.
The program was available for certain iBook G3 models (see below for a complete list) with serial numbers in the following range:
UV117XXXXXX to UV342XXXXXX
iBooks with the serial numbers listed above may be referred to as:
- iBook (16 VRAM)
- iBook (14.1 LCD 16 VRAM)
- iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM)
- iBook (32 VRAM)
- iBook (14.1 LCD 32 VRAM)
- iBook (800MHz 32 VRAM)
- iBook (900MHz 32 VRAM)
- iBook (14.1 LCD 900MHz 32 VRAM)
- iBook (Dual USB)
- iBook (Late 2001)
- iBook (14.1 LCD)
The iBook Clamshell series never had any quality issues. If you're looking for a long lasting notebook, choose a Clamshell.