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... has 5.5V and 0.33F - you'll find it in (web)shops  of consumer electronics retailer for 4$ or less.  ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Stiftung Warentest is a independent german consumer organization which runs comprehensive tests on all sorts of products and publishes the results in the monthly magazine "test". The iBook Special edition ...
6. Apple press release
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
Apple Unveils iBook Consumer and Education Portable is the iMac To Go Portable First to Use New AirPort Wireless Networking MACWORLD EXPO, NEW YORK - July 21, 1999 - Building upon its success in ...
7. iBook komplettiert 4-Box Produktstrategie
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [Apple, iBook, 4-Box, Consumer, 1999]  ...
8. Ronald O. Carlson, mac.blorge.com
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
Apple’s first consumer/education notebook shipped in 1999 and broke a lot of new ground. From the durable construction and floppy-drive free design to its fruity iMac inspired styling and, of course, ...
... area network (LAN) solution that provides totally untethered Internet access for its stunning new iBook* consumer portable. Apple's AirPort solution includes the AirPort Card, which fits inside Apple's ...
Advance Orders for Apple iBook Top 140,000 SEYBOLD, SAN FRANCISCO - August 31, 1999 - Apple® today announced it has received advance orders for over 140,000 of its new iBook(tm) consumer and education ...
11. Apple Press release: Apple Unveils New iBook Line
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
... with consumers, students and educators, and the addition of portable digital video editing with FireWire and iMovie 2 makes it even better,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Anyone can now own a portable ...
12. Apple Press release: Apple Enhances iBook Line
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Apple Enhances iBook Line New iBook Special Edition in Stunning Graphite MACWORLD EXPO TOKYO—February 16, 2000—In a move to make the best selling consumer portable in the U.S.* even better, Apple® ...
13. Consumer vs. Pro: Preis von iBook und Powerbook
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
... des Arbeitsspeichers auf 64 MB schlug mit 100 DM (51 Euro) extra zu Buche. Das Bild zeigt eine Anzeige in der deutschen Comuterzeitschrift Macup 10/ 99. Das Clamshell iBook war das erste Consumer Notebook ...
14. iBook komplettiert 4-Box Produktstrategie
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Mit der Vorstellung des Clamshell iBooks für den Comsumer Produktbereich komplettierte Steve Jobs am 21.Juli 1999 die Vereinfachung der Produktpalette. Während vorher eine Vielzahl von Computermodellen ...
15. Codename P1: bMate, WebMate, eBook, iBook?
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Am 24.Juli 1998, rund 1 Jahr vor der Vorstellung des Clamshell iBooks, kündigte David Moody, Direktor des Desktop Sparte von Apple auf der Macworld Expo Singapur '98 ein neues Notebook im Consumer Bereich ...
16. 30 years of Apple Products, wired.com
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
Announced in July 1999 at Macworld New York, the iBook was perhaps the most anxiously awaited Apple computer ever. Aimed at the same consumer market as its big brother, the iMac, the iBook filled the 2x2 ...
17. Lisa M. Bowman, ZDNet.co.uk
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
With the iBook, Jobs, Apple's seemingly permanent interim CEO, jumped through a daunting business hoop of his own. He needed one year to create products in four areas (professional and consumer desktops ...
18. Michael Tsai, atpm.com
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
All in all, the keynote audience was very pleased with the iBook except for two points: pricing and availability. At $1599, $400 more than the iMac, I think the iBook is reasonably priced for a consumer ...
19. Kevin Anderson, BBC news
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
Apple has been pressing hard to retain its place in the education market as it offers more appealing computers to consumers, and the iBook introduced new technologies that it hopes will appeal to both ...
20. tidbits.com
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
... the consumer market with the iBook, and the designers obviously thought long and hard about which features could be cut to save money while at the same time differentiating the iBook from the PowerBook ...
21. Stephen H.Wildstrom, BusinessWeek.com
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
... commodity hardware as cheaply as possible, it's a pleasure and a relief to see some creativity in consumer computing. Stephen H.Wildstrom, BusinessWeek.com  ...
22. Apple Press release: Apple Unveils iBook
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Apple Unveils iBook Consumer and Education Portable is the iMac To Go Portable First to Use New AirPort Wireless Networking MACWORLD EXPO, NEW YORK - July 21, 1999 - Building upon its success in ...
23. Chris Allbritton, salon.com
(Newsflashes/Meinungen zum iBook)
... the 32 Mbytes of RAM, the 56k modem, the built-in Ethernet, not even the low price tag that moves these things out the door. No. What will sell the iBook is that Jobs understands that consumers want ...
24. Technische Kritik am iBook
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Das Clamshell iBook war ein preiswertes Notebook für den Consumermarkt, das für preisgünstige 1599 US-Dollar angeboten wurde und deshalb zunächst viele Features nicht beinhaltete, die für die PowerBook ...
25. iMac to go
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
... für den Businessanwender hiess "PowerBook". Für den Consumermarkt der Privatanwender zu Hause, in Schule und Uni wurde das "i" als Erkennungsmerkmal ausgewählt. Nachdem die farbenfrohen "iMac" Desktopcomputer ...

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It was a commercial success. Only six weeks after the unveiling, Apple received more than 140,000 advance orders. The iBook and iMac dramatically helped Apple climb back to fame, doubling Apple's market share at the time to 11.2%. For the fiscal year 1999, Apple reported revenues of $6.1 billion.



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