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1. FAQ
(Category - English)
Interesting iBook clamshell informations  ...
... 2011 Tara Babcock poses amongst other things with a Blueberry iBook - a proof that the Clamshell has still an appealing effect on girls. Please use the link only if you are 16 or older ;-)  ...
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 ...
More than 10 years after the release of the original iBook, Hewlett Packard launched the HP Mini 100e (Education Edition). The design replica even has a integrated handle and is targeted towards the comsumer ...
5. My iBook Clamshell Gemini
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
The Gemini is based on a G3 Clamshell iBook (300/366/466MHZ) - it has a integrated touchscreen and was built to support disabled people. The Gemini iBook was the second Mac modded by Assistive Technology ...
Your old battery is dead and gone - but the new one refuses to charge. A good many times a defective  PRAM capacitor (the blue round one in the middle of the picture) might be the cause. It is located ...
7. Bottom case double-shot in rubber
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
... iBooks. Afer several years of use the rubber might peel off, you may glue it back using a transparent all-purpose-adhesive. Unfortunately there has never been a spare part by Apple to replace the rubber ...
8. iBook Clamshell overclocking
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
The first things you should do to speed up your iBook is to max out the RAM to 576MB (or 544MB) and to pull out the old HD and put a new one in. Apart from these modifications, people tried to speed ...
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 ...
... i (iMac, iBook). On July, 21 1999 the last missing square was completed with the presentation of the Clamshell iBook.  ...
11. iPad in iBook mod
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
A plain vanilla iPad in iBook mod comes from Osaka, Japan, published on applenoir.com. The iPad replaces the tft display, a keyboard is connected via iPad camera connection Kit. You can find a more detailed ...
Apple's successful new i products - the iMac and the iBook: Some people wondered what the hype is all about. Taste the light irony of a fake product - the iBrator which brings new meaning to the phrase ...
13. The iBook is not on the table
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
The Clamshell iBook turned out to be very popular with pilferers. Therefore the advertising agency TBWA created a campaign for Brazil in july 2000 after an iBook was stolen during a press conference- The ...
Here are the frontpages of some German Mac magazines in 1999 and 2000 when the original iBook and the two revisions were released.  ...
... the new comsumer notebook: "later this year". P1 was Apple's preliminary name of the portable computer - bMate, WebMate, eBook and iBook were most frequently mentioned names in magazines and websites. ...
16. The yellowing of polycarbonate plastic
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
The bright sun causes the yellowing of polycarbonate plastics. Please store your clamshell in a shady place, otherwise the opaque white will turn to off-white and the grey will turn to green grey. The ...
17. Shine a light
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
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 ...
18. iCurve- the invisible laptop stand
(FAQ/Accessories - )
... The iCurve lifts your iBook display to a comfortable viewing height when you work for hours on your desk- and to save your aching neck. You have to use it with an external keyboard and mouse, because ...
19. Say hello to iBook
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
<< Say hello to iBook>> was a successful advertising slogan in print and television ads. A 4-sided iBook booklet in letter format showed the Clamshell in front and rear view. When opened, ...
20. Will my iBook run OS 8.6?
(FAQ/Softwaretipps - English)
When the original iBook in Tangerine and Blueberry was presentesd by Steve Jobs on July 21 in 1999 it came with Mac OS 8.6. Only a couple of months later in October the new OS9 was released. According ...
21. Apple Cube USB Speaker
(FAQ/Accessories - English)
The Design USB speakers made by  Harman Kardon that came with the Apple PowerMac G4 Cube work when connected to the Clamshell iBook. The Cube has special USB ports which provide 10W output for the amplifier, ...
22. Clamshell Calculator
(FAQ/Accessories - English)
The MS-3000 data book was a tiny Alarm Clock with calendar, time display and featured the Clamshell Design. It was available in Tangerine, Blueberry, Graphite and a barbie-like pink - manufactured somewhere ...
23. iBook Girls
(Multimedia/Video - English)
The Clamshell iBook was reputed to attract women. This statement has been tested thoroughly by Jörg Pitschmann, a photographer from Berlin, who owns a Clamshell graphite. These images ...
24. Microsoft ad for Clamshell iBook
(Multimedia/Video - English)
... no, actually for Microsoft Office 2001 - but you won't notice it while turning the pages. The new MS Office version for the Mac was published almost at the same time when the last iBook firewire revisions ...
25. iBook Computed tomography scan
(Multimedia/Video - English)
A fascinating three-dimensional Computed tomography (CT) image of the inside of a Clamshell iBook generated by a series of X-ray images can be found at radiology art. Made on a Mac: Using Photoshop, ...
26. iClam: XGA Clamshell on Ebay
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
The Ebay USA vendor odds-n-ends4you sells maxed out Clamshell iBooks with a 1024x768 display panel - starting bid around 500 US$, but only for buyers in the USA and Canada. Apparently he uses no OpenFirmware ...
27. Joy of Tech: Clamshell Comics
(Multimedia/Video - English)
For serveral years we've enjoyed the Joy of Tech Comics by Snaggy (Bruce Evans) and Nitrozac (Liza Schmalcel). Nitrozac loves the Clamshell iBook , in her words: still the best design ever. Perhaps ...
28. Keyboard mod: white vs. bronze
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
If you find the white keyboard a little boring, there is something you can do: get yourself a keyboard from a PowerBook Pismo. The bronze keyboard of the Clamshell's elder brother has exactly the same ...
29. Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron
(FAQ/Softwaretipps - English)
It is possible to install the free recent version of Ubuntu Linux,8.04 Hardy Heron on the Clamshell iBook. The PowerPC Desktop version needs at least 256MB RAM, i've installed it without problems on a ...
30. iBook Display Case Skin Mod
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
Create a unique iBook: The transparent polycarbonate plastic case of the non firewire editions in tangerine, blueberry and graphite is a good picture frame for your own special motive, for example the ...
31. Clamshell vs.PowerBook smashing
(Multimedia/Video - English)
Poor Kids - they do their best to destroy the iBook but.... It seems very easy to destroy a PowerBook Titanium only with the help of a smaller hammer.... Tatjana Kraslova und das Powerbook ...
32. Sajonara Japan: iBook Icons
(FAQ/Softwaretipps - English)
There are a lot of loyal and creative iBook Clamshell fans in Japan. At the Macworld Expo 2000 in Tokyo a meeting of iBookers took place. Mitsuaki Ohashi designed iBook Paper Craft (click on Remote CTL). ...
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 ...
34. It's history repeating
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
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 ...
35. Clamshell Sustainability Redesign
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
The clamshell iBook is the most durable notebook Apple has ever built. But we can do better - look at the Clamshell Sustainability Redesign project on Shrakner.net. It contains a lot of good ideas such ...
36. West Ridge Designs iBookBag
(FAQ/Accessories - English)
The iBookBag from West Ridge Designs is probably one of the best for the Clamshell. Is was sold basically by DrBott. If you need to carry around more accessories than the power adapter, the iBook Bag provides ...
37. MacAlly iVoice adapter
(FAQ/Accessories - English)
In order to reach a low sales price, the Clamshell iBook lacked a microphone as well as a sound-in port. The Macally iVoice USB has an integrated Microphone. It is the perfect solution for iBook users ...
38. MacCase Classic
(FAQ/Accessories - English)
Would you like a brand new case for your vintage iBook ? The MacCase Classic is available in five beautiful clamshell colors. You will find them also on ebay, auctions starting with US$ 24,95 - even ...
39. RetroMacCast: iMac to Go
(Multimedia/Video - English)
... pro's and con's of the new iBook.  ...
40. 466 SE Indigo "Cybook"
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
... with a little help from the wayback machine. Jason sent me his original photos (thank you so much)- so off we go.... -- original text by Jason "Hooptie J" Kennedy-- My Ultimate iBook SE, An Indigo ...
41. Design Museum
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
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 ...
Starting in February 2000 websites like appleinsider and ZDnet seemed to be well informed about upcoming Apple products including iBooks, the Power Mac G4 and the Pro Mouse . The specs of the Second Edition ...
43. XPostFacto brings Tiger to original iBook
(FAQ/Softwaretipps - English)
... without FireWire therefore accept only OSX 10.3 Panther as maximum OS. The newer Clamshell iBooks models with FireWire can use Tiger without any problem. With the help of the software XPostFacto you can ...
44. Goodbye, www.BlueberryiBook.com
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
One of the first beloved Clamshell websites, www.BlueberryiBook.com, which provided a lot of information, is gone. When i got my first iBook it was the first resource of information. No longer updated ...
45. Harddisks larger than 128GB
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
The ATA-4 controller working in the Clamshell iBook is not able to take advantage of drives larger than 128GB. Apple states that -as a guideline- all Macs released after June 2002 can address larger hard ...
46. Earthquake delays iBook delivery
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
On September, 21. 1999, the date of the iBook delivery a major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 shook Taiwan. There were approximately 2300 dead persons, almost 10000 buildings collapsed, about 7500 were ...
47. Unified Motherboard Architecture
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
The clamshell iBook was the first Mac based on the new Unified Motherboard Architecture (UMA). The logicboard sported new Apple specific ASICs which supported the new standards (USB, FireWire, Ethernet ...
48. Play your favorite Youtube movies
(FAQ/Softwaretipps - English)
Unfortunately, the flash-based Youtube movies ask too much of the iBook hardware. My workaround: Save Youtube movies with a little help from keepvid.com in mp4 format. The video player VLC (OSX 10.3.9 ...
49. Clamshell Mod with a touchscreen
(FAQ/FAQ - English)
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 Gemini computer. The Topcase with a built-in touchscreen ...
50. Futurama: Hermes and the iBook
(Multimedia/Video - English)
Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening. Hermes is the Jamaican accountant of Planet Express. In the episode "The Problem with Popplers" he is using a Clamshell ...
51. Changing the optical drive
(FAQ/Hardware - English)
The CD-ROM or DVD drive in the Clamshell iBook is disguised to an extent that you can hardly believe that a standard drive lies underneath the cage which holds it in its place. You can dismantle the drive ...
52. iBook digital frame mod
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
53. iBook firewire overclocking
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
54. iBook disassembly guide - iFixit
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
55. Frankenberry iBook Tuning
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
56. iBook overclocking guide
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
57. iBook clamshell Bezel Mod
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
58. iBook (FireWire): How to View Video On an External Monitor or TV
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
59. iBook (Firewire) Composite Video Cable
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
60. iBook: Where to Find Nanosaur
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
61. iBook: AppleWorks Serial Number Not Required
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
62. iMac and iBook: World Book Encyclopedia Serial Number
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
63. iBook: Sound Capabilities
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
64. Why iBook display is not as sharp in 640 x 480 Mode
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
65. iBook modification project
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
66. iBookers (Japan)
('Web Links'/iBook Fanseiten - English)
67. iBook: How to Record Sounds
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
68. iBook: Bundled Software Description
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
69. iBook: Video Memory Not Upgradeable
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
70. Topcase sandgestrahlt
('Web Links'/Fix-it - )
71. iBook digital frame mod 2
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
72. iBook-User, first website for the iBook
('Web Links'/iBook Fanseiten - English)
73. Firmware update for Clamshell iBook
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
74. How to Identify iBook Models
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
75. Polish Clamshell iBook website
('Web Links'/iBook Fanseiten - English)
76. Papercraft iBook Graphite
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
77. Papercraft iBook Tangerine
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
78. Papercraft iBook Blueberry
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
79. iBook Manual
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
80. iBook Handbuch deutsch
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - )
81. Apple discussions iBook Clamshell
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
82. iBook specification
('Web Links'/Apple.com Links - English)
83. iBook harddrive upgrade (german)
('Web Links'/Fix-it - English)
84. Consumer vs. Pro: Preis von iBook und Powerbook
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [iBook, Clamshell, PowerBook, Gravis, Macup, Deutschland, Werbung, 1999]  ...
85. iBook komplettiert 4-Box Produktstrategie
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [Apple, iBook, 4-Box, Consumer, 1999]  ...
86. iPad im iBook Mod
(FAQs/Hardwaretipps)
Tags: [iPad, iBook, Clamshell, Mod]  ...
87. Das iBook ist nicht (mehr) auf dem Tisch....
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [iBook, Brasilien, Werbung, Print, TBWA]  ...
88. Titelbilder: MacMagazin, Macup, Maclife
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [iBook, Titelbild, MacUp, Macwelt, maclife, Macmagazin]  ...
89. Codename P1: bMate, WebMate, eBook, iBook?
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [iBook, Clamshell, bMate, Webmate, eBook, Gerüchte, Prototyp]  ...
90. Polycarbonat: Schutz vor Vergilbung
(FAQs/Hardwaretipps)
Tags: [iBook, Clamshell, Polycarbonat, Gehäuse]  ...
91. Lass dein Licht leuchten
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [iBook, Clamshell, Lampe, Tangerine]  ...
Tags: [Griffin, iCurve, iBook, Clamshell]  ...
93. Say hello to iBook
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [iBook, Werbung, Clamshell, Print, hello]  ...
94. Clamshell Sounds
(FAQs/Wissenswertes und Tipps)
Tags: [iBook, Clamshell, sounds, chime, startup]  ...
95. Mac OS 8.6 auf dem Clamshell
(FAQs/Softwaretipps)
Tags: [iBook, Clamshell, Mac OS8.6, Betriebssystem, ROM Revision]  ...
96. Clamshell Calculator
(FAQs/Zubehör)
Tags: [MS-3000, iBook, Clamshell, tangerine, calculator, Wecker]  ...
97. iBook Girls
(Multimedia/Bilder und Filme)
Tags: [iBook, Clamshell, Wallpaper, Girls, Frauen, Jörg Pitschmann]  ...
98. LaCie Firewire speakers
(FAQs/Zubehör)
Tags: [Lacie, Firewire, Speaker, Lautsprecher, iBook, Clamshell]  ...
99. iClam: XGA Clamshell bei Ebay
(FAQs/Hardwaretipps)
Tags: [ibook, clamshell, modification, XGA, Display]  ...
100. Tastatur Mod: Weiss gegen Bronze
(FAQs/Hardwaretipps)
Tags: [ibook, clamshell, keyboard, Tastatur, Mod, tasten, austausch]  ...
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Yet the iBook clamshell remains one of my favorite portable Macs. The great battery life, AirPort, rugged feel, and, yep, even the handle are all reasons it still often makes the WiFi coffee house run though I have an iBook G4 and Vostro 1400 sitting in the stable.



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