| First Apple computer with Airport |
 At the Macworld Expo 1999, Steve Jobs unveiled not only the iBook, but also surprised his audience with the demonstration of wireless Internet access on the new iBook. The 11 mbit so called "Airport card" from of Lucent Technologies (not to be confused with the Airport Extreme card, which does not fit into the Clamshell) can be placed underneath keyboard and is also supported by all MacOS versions from that time. The iBook has a built-in antenna surrounding the display. The Airportcard supports - dependent on the Mac operating system - different encryption techniques: 10.2 Jaguar -> WEP 10.3 Panther -> WPA 10.4 Tiger -> WPA (WPA2 only with Airport Extreme card, which does not fit into the clamshell) For base stations from other manufacturers WPA is sometimes referred to as PSK Personal, WPA2 is PSK Enterprise. The original Airport card supports only WPA-PSK TKIP not WPA-PSK AES. |
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| The iBook will almost certainly bring a seachange in our perception of computing. For all the analysis and pontificating about the iBook's capabilities, the primary driver of the new laptop's success will be it's unique style and the portability to put that style in the face of the public. Del Miller, macopinion |
