iBook: Apple. (Hardware).www.apple.com, $1,299 and up For students and educators on-the-go, Apple has enhanced its iBook line of notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. with faster PowerPC A family of RISC-based CPU chips developed by IBM, Motorola and Apple that are based on IBM's POWER chip architecture. The PowerPC family supports a wide range of computing devices from handheld machines to supercomputers. G3 processors up to 600 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , a new system bus running up to 100 MHz, larger hard drives up to 20GB and 128MB of RAM. The most advanced model, featuring a DVD-ROM/CD-RW "combo" drive, is now priced $100 lower at $1,699. Mac OS X version and Mac OS 9.2.1 come pre-installed. As with previous iBooks, the new notebooks weigh 4.9 pounds and measure 11.2 inches wide, 9.1 inches deep and 1.325 inches thick to fit in a backpack or briefcase In Windows 95/98, a system folder used for synchronizing files between two computers, typically a desktop and laptop computer. Files to be worked on are placed into a Briefcase, which is then transferred to the second machine via floppy, cable or network. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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