iBook

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Macintosh laptop consumer electronics product laptop computer line

The iBook was Apple’s line of consumer-oriented, portable Macintosh laptops designed for education and everyday use in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Macintosh laptop → consumer electronics product → laptop computer line →
announcementEvent	Macworld New York 1999 →
category	Apple hardware → portable computer →
colorOptions	Blueberry → Graphite → Indigo → Key Lime → Tangerine →
cpuArchitecture	PowerPC →
designLanguage	consumer-oriented →
developer	Apple Inc. →
discontinued	2006 →
displayType	LCD →
firstGenerationCPU	PowerPC G3 →
firstGenerationFormFactor	clamshell →
firstToFeature	integrated wireless networking option on a mainstream Apple laptop →
formFactor	notebook computer →
intendedUse	everyday computing →
introduced	1999 →
laterCaseColor	white polycarbonate →
laterGenerationCPU	PowerPC G4 →
manufacturer	Apple Inc. →
marketPosition	below PowerBook line →
notableFeature	clamshell design in first generation → colorful plastic enclosure in early models → integrated handle in clamshell models → slot-loading optical drive in later models →
notableUseCase	K–12 education deployments → student laptop programs →
operatingSystem	Mac OS → Mac OS X →
platform	Macintosh →
powerConnectorType	MagSafe predecessor (barrel connector) →
predecessor	PowerBook 1400 →
priceCategory	entry-level laptop →
productFamily	Macintosh →
replacedBy	Intel-based MacBook line →
secondGenerationFormFactor	rectangular notebook →
successor	MacBook →
supports	FireWire ports → USB ports →
targetAudience	consumer market → education market →
wirelessBranding	AirPort →
wirelessNetworking	Wi-Fi →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
PowerPC ("iBook G3") → PowerPC ("iBook G4") → PowerPC G4 ("Apple iBook G4") →	usedIn
Apple Macintosh computers →	hasPart
MacBook →	predecessor
Mac OS 9 →	targetHardware