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With an innovative design that was meant to grab your attention, the original clamshell iBook from Apple generated almost as much buzz in the IT world as the more recent iPhone. In 1999, personal computer users were generally stuck with the familiar black rectangle laptop, but the iBook came in blueberry and orange and was shaped like a clamshell (toilet seat?). But what was the iBook like on the inside? We find out in this TechRepublic 'Cracking Open' gallery.
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- ".. The Apple iBook G3 was considered innovative for its time in 1999, but I found the components to be fairly standard. In this reviewer's opinion, the only real innovation was in the way the iBook l... (Read the rest)
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Still looks like a toliet seat (NT)
DarthRidiculous | 01/25/08
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Yeah not a fan of this iBook.....
James Quinn | 01/25/08
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I actually liked the gray one, it wasn't too shabby looking. [nt]
olePigeon | 01/25/08
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RE: (Photos: Cracking open the iBook G3)
bunkport | 01/25/08
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ladybug49305@... | 01/25/08
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rfpcs@... | 01/26/08
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Seriously poor article
Timothy Braun | 02/22/08
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Seriously...poor attitude?
vonB | 03/06/08
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