On 7/24/2000 9:03 AM, Mark A. Kippert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> It seems like a simple solution would be to repackage an iBook into a
> sub-notebook format.
>
>   [snip]
> 
> I would bet that the guts could be used without change and the screen could
> be fitted into an edge-to-edge lid. Then downsize the keyboard to a 2400 or
> Duo size. Also allow us to swap out the CD-ROM drive for other devices.

Check out a picture of the iBook logic board.

http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~t-imai/ibooke1.html

Repackaging without a board rev might prove difficult, since the board
occupies space within the iBook enclosure quite efficiently already.

-Tom


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