tkt8763-01: iBook

["Larry S. Anderson -- NCTP" <lsa1@ra.msstate.edu>]

It was my great pleasure to have been invited by Apple Computer to be
present in New York City when Steve Jobs unveiled this amazing machine.
And, I was sitting right in front of one of the Apple employees who had
been given an iBook for those sitting around her to view...so I got to
"play" with it for about 30 minutes right after the announcement.  Really
cool!

--Dr. a

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 15:44:10 -0600
From: EDUCAUSE <EDUCAUSE@EDUCAUSE.EDU>

APPLE OFFERS IMAC'S LAPTOP OFFSPRING, THE IBOOK
Apple Computer yesterday unveiled the iBook, a powerful new
iMac-inspired laptop computer intended for consumer markets.
Like the iMac, the iBook is fast, colorful, and easy to use.  Its
colorful casing is similar to that of the iMac, and is available
in a choice of blue or tangerine orange.  The notebook includes a
number of convenience features, including a built-in handle that
flips up from the back and a power cord that winds up in a
plastic device for quick, tangle-free storage.  The iBook is
powerful as well, with a six-hour battery life and a 300 MHz
microprocessor.  Yet the most prominent aspect of the iBook is
its innovative wireless features.  The technology, called
Airport, allows users to maintain wireless connections with other
users and with the Internet when they are within a 150-foot range
of a small "base station" that is plugged into any telephone or
network connection.  The speed of data transfer from the base
station to the iBook is extremely fast, similar to office
Ethernets.  (New York Times 07/22/99)

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