This is a guidance to the way of crack-opening the shell of iBook G3 Clamshell. If you could replace it yourself. There will be no need to buy another one from ebay.
And then insert a screwdriver into it when the gap becomes wider.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Crack Open the iBook Clamshell Battery
Apple Yo-Yo Adapter
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| Apple Yo Yo Adapter |
I have tried to crack-opened the Apple Yo-Yo Adapter but the shell of it has been damaged. If anyone of you know the way to open it "beautifully", please let me know.
Thank you in advance.
Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
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Friday, October 24, 2014
iBook Clamshell Mod - Keyboard
This is one of the passages about the iBook G3 Clamshell modification project, of which a logicboard of Intel i5 was being installed into the classic Apple iBook G3 Laptop.
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| Applying Protective Film to the keys of Clamshell |
There are two ways to prevent fading of keyboard markings: either place a layer of silicon protective film onto the keyboard, or apply protective skin on each of the keys.
The silicon protective film provides the strongest protection for iBook G3. It not only protects the keys but also the gaps betweens the key against water, dirt or dust....
There were once many manufacturers that produced this kind of silicon film. However, as iBook Clamshell had been classified as "obsolete", accessories for it are not easily found these days. However, you could be able to find it in ebay in very rare occasions.
So making a protective film for the keyboard seems to been a more feasible choice.
If you wish to DIY a protective film for your keyboard, I would suggest the brand "Bestskinsever" as your first priority.
Why?
Because "Bestskinsever" has "DIY skin" for sale, of which one can simply use scissors to cut the desire shape any device.
Today, I applied "Bestskinsever" protective skins onto each of the key of my Apple iBook Clamshell. It looks great～
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Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
iBook Clamshell Mod - Monitor
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| The Monitor of iBook Clamshell Mod - Under Testing |
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Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Mac Mini 2014 has a Decreased Multi-core Performance...
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/19/mac-mini-2014-benchmark/
That is sad :(
That is sad :(
Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Making an iOS Bookmark Icon for Your Website
Making an bookmark icon of your site for iOS devices is easy:
(1) Prepare a image file with a size 117x117 pixels
(2) Named it as "icon.png"
(3) save in your web site's root web directory, i.e. Where the "index.html" file is being stored
(4) that is～
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| iOS Bookmark for siivel.com |
Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Mac Mini 2014
I will install it into my iMac G3 Mod ... for sure (^^)
Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
iBook G3 Clamshell Intel Core i5 Mod - Is it Possible?
This is one of the passages about the iBook G3 Clamshell modification project, of which a logicboard of Intel i5 was being installed into the classic Apple iBook G3 Laptop.
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| The Blueberry, Graphite and Tangerine iBook G3 Clamshell |
The iBook G3 Clamshell was issued in July 1999 and discontinued in May 2001. It was a product for more than a decade. However, as time goes by, we find that its design is still very cool and elegant.
Is iBook G3 Clamshell obsolete?
The iBook G3 Clamshell had been classified as "obsolete" or "vintage" because it is no longer supported by Apple in terms of software upgrade or hardware repairation. Apple won't fix a broken iBook even one is willing to pay. However, if your iBook G3 Clamshell runs out-of-order, you can still find parts from ebay for self replacement.
Ironically, the iBook G3 Clamshell is quite durable, as in my iBook collection (of about 15), 13 of them still life healthy, running effectively and smoothly.
If you are not in pursuit of latest software and hardware, like some hobbyists do, iBook G3 Clamshell, with Mac OS 9 and old applications, will be an excellect machine to play with. Many vintage softwares are still powerful when working with vintage Macs. It is still a perfect tool in word-processing , CD player, or an excellent mobile music station.
You could still upgrade the iBook a little bit by installing a SSD (Solid State Drive), accordingly, the start up speed will have an obvious improment.
As to the DVD rom, you may get rid of it and replace it by a secondary hard disk.
But remember, this is only limited to run vintage softwares in non-internet environment. If you connects this buddy with the world wide web, compatibility issues will be arisen. It will takes long time to load because at its time, the web pages has smaller images, small files and a different set of scripts being used.
Can we replace the hardware of the iBook G3 Clamshell?
My team-mates and I have been thinking the possibility of hardware replacement over and over. We think that it is difficult, but NOT IMPOSSIBLE. Just treat the shell of iBook G3 Clamshell as a computer case, and fit a right logic board into it will make this possible.
If we could install a PPC G5 logic board into it, it will become a G5; likewise, if we could install an Intel Core i5 logic board into it, it will become an i5.
As mentioned earlier, I have 2 broken iBook G3 Clamshell, I will use them for this experiment. We call this iBook G3 Clamshell Modification Project.
Is this a cool idea?
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Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
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Friday, October 10, 2014
Mac OSX Yosemite Installed in iMac G3 i7
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| It is just the Beta Version :) |
Mac OSX Yosemite will come this fall.
However, Mac users are invited to participate in Apple's OSX Beta Program and try the Beta Version of Mac OSX Yosemite before it launches:
https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/
I have partitioned my hard disk and installed the Mac OSX Yosemite (Beta) into my iMac G3 i7. This is the video about the process of installation and review:
http://youtu.be/U2wRn4d5HJE
I will conduct more tests to see its performance and limitations when use with iMac G3 i7.
Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)
Modder | Producer | Blogger | Youtuber
Email: siiveldotcom@gmail.com
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