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The 500 MHz 12 inch Dual USB iBook G3, like its clamshell equivalent, has some issues but is usually usable.

Specs

Model ID

PowerBook4,1

CPU

PowerPC 750 (33.11) @ 500 MHz

L2 Cache

256 KiB

Bus Speed

67 MHz

Boot ROM Version

4.2.0f4

Storage

9.37 GB Toshiba MK1017GAP

Optical Drive

Matshita CR-177

Built In Sound Card

Texas Instruments TAS3001C

FireWire

400

GPU

ATI Rage 128 (ATY,RageM3)

VRAM

8 MiB

Resolution

1024x768

Memory

640 MiB (128 MiB soldered + 512 MiB PC133-333 SDRAM)

Wi-Fi

AirPort 802.11b

Clock Battery

Present, works

Battery

Present, works for a few minutes

Quirks

• The display has a noticeable scratch.
• The trackpad will sometimes either not work or jump all over the place when touched. It is recommended to use an external mouse.

History

• 2020-03-19: The machine arrives at my parents' place from an eBay seller. One key on the keyboard is dislodged, and an 802.11b AirPort card is already present.
• 2020-03-19: The incorrect materials that were shipped with the clamshell iBook G3 are identified as matching this model.
• 2020-03-21: 📈 A 512 MiB RAM stick is installed (128 -> 640).
• 2020-04-06: The dislodged key is removed and reinserted into the keyboard. No further issues occur.
• 2020-08-??: The computer is transported to my apartment.
• 2023-07-20: The computer is temporarily transported back to my parents' place.
• 2023-09-18: The computer is transported to the new home.