Clamshell Mod with a touchscreen
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Do you know the ModBook - a MacBook modified to a full-featured Tablet PC ? In 2001, there was a similar project with the iBook clamshell called
The Topcase with a built-in touchscreen display had place enough for the needed extra electronic parts, keyboard and touchpad were gone.
Bulletproof Clamshell
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In the Apple discussion forum a sergeant from the U.S. Marine Corps, who was a year in Iraq reported that his vehicle was hit by a road side bomb.
He luckily survived with minor injuries-as well as his Clamshell iBook which was in its case and worked flawlessly after the incident. The ownly mark was a small crack in the case near the ethernet port.
Clamshell in the movies
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Nowadays younger people will see the Clamshell iBook for the first time in movies or TV-series which were produced from 1999-2001. They are mostly in the hands of young women, e.G. Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde" (2000) or Leelee Sobieski in "The Glass House" (2001).
Is the iBook a Girlie-Computer ?
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As soon as the new iBook was released in 1999, the revolutionary design met with criticism. The columnist John C. Dvorak, (PC Magazine) wrote a pamphlet which contained well known sexist stereotypes: "The only thing missing from the Apple iBook is the Barbie logo. .... You expect to see lipstick, rouge, and a tray of eye shadow inside when you open it up. You don't expect to see a 12-inch LCD; you expect to see a 12-inch mirror. No male in his right mind will be seen in public with this notebook. " Of course, Mr. Dvorak got what he deserved from female journalists and Apple fans. 
But somehow, Apple seemed to avoid more scathing criticism: in February 2000 a more serious colored iBook in graphite was released. The ad praised the clamshell as a man's business accessory (Black tie optional).
The Clamshell iBook is still an eye-catcher with its retro design, its impact on women is astonishing. Even my 12-year old daughter was thrilled about her Christmas gift - a tangerine iBook.