Re: TI-H: OT: iBook
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Re: TI-H: OT: iBook
Why settle for stay-at-home computing when you can get the iMac to go?
Introducing the iBook. It's the notebook computer with easy access to the
Internet, a choice of two colors, tons of free software, and a personality.
You know how important they say it is to be a well-rounded person? The
iBook was designed to be a well-rounded notebook computer. Smoothly rounded
edges that fit the curve of your hands, pleasing textures, a brilliant
12.1-inch high-resolution active-matrix display, and a convenient carrying
handle that folds away out of sight are among the many thoughtful touches
you'll appreciate about the iBook. And with a 56K modem, a 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet port, Mac OS 8.6 and all the right software already installed,
it's as Internet-ready as a notebook computer can be.
*****The Beauty and the Beast
But while you'll love the way the iBook looks and feels and connects to the
Internet, you'll learn to respect the beast within. Because the iBook is
powered by a blazingly fast 300MHz PowerPC G3 processor-great for surfing
the Internet, whipping out homework assignments, sending and receiving
email, or beating the daylights out of friends at multiplayer games.
The iBook is made for computing on the move: it comes fully-loaded with a
lithium-ion battery that runs up to six hours between charges. The iBook
has a tough polycarbonate body built to withstand life in a backpack-and no
doors or latches to break.
*****Say goodbye to network cables
The iBook also offers a very important benefit not generally associated
with computers-the freedom to move around while you're working and playing
and connecting to the Internet.
Why is this important? Because however well designed your home or dorm is,
chances are your jacks-those little holes in the wall you plug your phone
line into-are in the wrong place, or in not enough of the right places to
be really convenient.
Only now it doesn't matter, because the iBook offers a very affordable
option that gets you around this obstacle. It's called AirPort, and it lets
you use your iBook from your couch-or the garage, or the sundeck, or a
treehouse, or anywhere else you make yourself comfortable-up to 150 feet
from an easy-to-install AirPort hardware access point. Because you don't
have all your fun sitting down in one place. You shouldn't have to do all
your computing sitting down in one place, either.
Processor and memory
-300-MHz PowerPC G3 processor
-512K backside level 2 cache on processor module
-66-MHz system bus; 66-MHz memory bus Integrated floating-point unit and
64K on-chip level 1 cache (32K data and 32K instruction)
-32MB of SDRAM; single 1.25-inch SO-DIMM slot (3.3 volt, PC66 compliant)
supports up to 128MB for a total of
-160MB of RAM
Storage
-3.2GB IDE hard disk drive
-Built-in 24x-speed (maximum) CD-ROM drive
Interfaces
+Connectivity
-One 12-Mbps Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for USB devices such as
printers, storage devices, keyboard, mouse, USB hubs, and data capture
probes
-Power adapter port
+Communications
-Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
-Built-in 56K modem supporting K56flex and V.90 standards*
-Optional 11-MBS Air Port wireless networking card (IEE 802.11 DSSS compliant)
+Sound
-Single built-in mono speaker
-16-bit stereo sound output minijack
+Graphics support
-4MB of SDRAM video memory
-Built-in 2D/3D graphics acceleration through an integrated
-ATI RAGE Moblilty graphics controller with 2X AGP
+Display
-12.1-inch (diagonal) built-in TFT SVGA active-matrix display, offering
640- by 480-pixel and 800- by 600-pixel resolution with millions of colors
+Battery
-Lithium-ion; 45-watt-hour
-Up to 6 hours of battery life, depending on configuration and usage
+Keyboard
-Built-in full-size keyboard with 76 (U.S.) or 77 (ISO) keys, including 12
function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement), and embedded keypad
-Apple trackpad
-Solid-state Apple trackpad provides precise cursor control; supports tap,
double-tap, and drag capabilities
+Electrical requirements
-Line voltage: 100 to 240 volts AC
-Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
-EPA ENERGY STAR compliant
+Environmental requirements
-Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
-Storage temperature: -13° to 140° F (-25° to 60° C)
-Relative humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing
-Operating altitude: 0 to 10,000 feet (0 to 3,048 m)
-Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet (4,572 m)
+Size and weight
-Width: 13.5 inches (34.4 cm)
-Height: 11.6 inches (29.4 cm)
-Average depth: 1.8 inches (4.6 cm); depth ranges from 1.24 inches (3.15
cm) at the thinnest point to 2.06 inches
-(5.2 cm) at the thickest point
-Weight: 6.7 pounds (3.0 kg)
*Data speeds up to 56 Kbps; fax speeds up to 14.4 Kbps. Download speeds
vary with line conditions and your ISP's modem capabilities. FCC
regulations limit ISP transmission speeds to 53 Kbps in the U.S.
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