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| release date = October 19, 2004 | | release date = October 19, 2004 | ||
| baseprice = $1299 | | baseprice = $1299 | ||
| os = Mac OS X 10. | | os = Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther, English | ||
| power = 50 W AC adapter | | power = 50 W AC adapter | ||
| cpu = PowerPC G4 | | cpu = PowerPC G4 | ||
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== Collection Specifics == | == Collection Specifics == | ||
My specific iBook G4 is the | My specific iBook G4 is the $1,299 configuration, along with an upgraded 512 MB of RAM instead of the default 256 MB. I bought it for $35 on eBay in October 2018. | ||
=== Operating System === | === Operating System === | ||
Originally, this iBook would've shipped with Mac OS X 10.3.5 Panther; however, when I received my iBook it had already been upgraded to OS X 10.4 by the school that had previously owned it. I could upgrade it further to OS X 10.5 Leopard, but then I would lose older application compatibility. | Originally, this iBook would've shipped with Mac OS X 10.3.5 Panther; however, when I received my iBook it had already been upgraded to OS X 10.4 by the school that had previously owned it. I could upgrade it further to OS X 10.5 Leopard, but then I would lose older application compatibility. | ||
On October 29, 2023, I decided to reinstall the original OS X 10.3.5 to get Classic support working, due to issues setting it up on Tiger. | |||
=== Hardware === | === Hardware === | ||
I have not done any hardware upgrades to this machine, nor do I currently have any plans to do so. As previously mentioned, it seems this iBook has been upgraded from the original 256 MB of memory to 512 MB. | I have not done any hardware upgrades to this machine, nor do I currently have any plans to do so. As previously mentioned, it seems this iBook has been upgraded from the original 256 MB of memory to 512 MB. |