Apple Unveils iBook Consumer Portable with Wireless Internet Access at Macworld Expo
QuickTime TV Debuts with One-Click Access to Highest-Quality Content on Internet
MACWORLD EXPO, NEW YORK-July 21, 1999-During the kick-off keynote today, Apple introduced iBook, the first consumer portable to provide untethered Internet access for home and schools via AirPort, Apple's revolutionary new wireless local area network (LAN) solution. The Company also unveiled QuickTime TV (QTV), the Internet's highest-quality network for web-based video and audio, seamlessly integrating four key elements: Apple's award-winning QuickTime 4 Player software; Apple's open-source QuickTime Streaming Server software; the Apple/Akamai Technologies streamed content delivery service; and compelling content from leading providers.
Building upon its success in the consumer and education markets with the popular iMac, Apple's iBook, the "iMac to Go" features "all day" battery life of up to 6 hours, a PowerPC G3 processor that outperforms the fastest Intel processor found in any notebook PC*, and Apple's revolutionary AirPort wireless networking for cable-free Internet access (optional), all in a stunning notebook design available in two eye-catching colors-Blueberry and Tangerine. Additional iBook features include a 12.1" TFT display for super crisp images and video, built-in 56K modem and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet networking, built-in CD-ROM drive, and two built-in antennas and an internal slot to accept Apple's new Airport wireless networking card. iBook's design innovations include a rubber-coated translucent enclosure for durability, a pullout handle for safe carrying, and a unique closing mechanism without latches for faster and easier access.
QTV, the Internet's highest performance network for web-based video and audio, seamlessly integrates Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server with Akamai Technologies' global Internet content delivery service to give Macintosh and Windows users one-click access to high-quality, popular content, free of charge to viewers at www.apple.com. QTV provides leading content providers with the fastest, most reliable distribution network available. New "intercasters" on the QTV network include ABC News, Disney, ESPN, The Knitting Factory, RollingStone.com, VH1 and Virgin Radio.
Demonstrating continued enthusiasm for the Macintosh platform, Apple today also announced that third-party developers have introduced nearly 5,000 new Macintosh software and hardware products in the past 12 months. In one year, third-party software developers have announced 3,935 new software titles for the Macintosh platform. Hardware manufacturers-fueled in part by iMac's support for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) and the Power Macintosh G3 computer's support for USB and Firewire-have developed more than 1,053 new products, ranging from storage devices, printers, scanners and cameras to game controllers. Forty new FireWire devices and 37 Universal Serial Bus (USB) peripherals will make their debut this week at Macworld. The new hardware and software products announced today bring the total number of products shipping on the Mac platform to 13,100. A complete list of products is available in the Macintosh Products Guide at www.apple.com/guide.
Apple Unveils iBook
Consumer and Education Portable is the iMac To Go Portable First to Use New AirPort Wireless Networking
Building upon its success in the consumer and education markets with the popular iMac, Apple today unveiled iBook, the "iMac to Go." iBook features "all day" battery life of up to six hours, Pentium-toasting performance*, and Apple's revolutionary AirPort wireless Internet networking for cable-free Internet access (optional), all in a stunning notebook design available in two eye-catching colors-Blueberry and Tangerine.
iBook features a 12.1" TFT display for super-crisp images and video; a PowerPC G3 microprocessor that outperforms the fastest Intel processor found in any notebook PC; built-in 56K modem and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet networking; built-in CD-ROM drive; and two built-in antennas and an internal slot to accept Apple's new AirPort wireless networking card. iBook's design innovations include a rubber-coated translucent enclosure for durability, a pullout handle for safe carrying, and a unique closing mechanism without latches for faster and easier access.
"iBook is the ŒiMac to Go' for both home and school," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "And iBook was designed right from the start to use Apple's revolutionary new AirPort wireless networking for cable-free Internet access."
iBook, available in September for U.S. $1,599, features:
* Brilliant 12.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix TFT SVGA display with millions of colors at 800 x 600 resolution; * Fast PowerPC G3 processor running at 300MHz with a high-speed 512K backside L2 cache; * Up to six hours running time on a single charge of its Lithium-Ion battery; * Instant Internet access via 56K modem or 10/100BASE-T Ethernet using EarthLink Total Access; * AirPort wireless Internet connection option (antennas already built-in); * Full-size, professional-quality keyboard; * 24x CD-ROM drive; * Great productivity, education and games software bundle; * USB port for peripherals such as printers, input devices and storage devices; * The world's easiest to use operating system, Mac® OS 8.6; * 32MB SDRAM, expandable to 160MB; * ATI RAGE Mobility graphic controller with 4MB SDRAM video memory and 2X AGP; * 3.2GB IDE hard disk drive; * Innovative power adapter that lets you wind up its cord like a YoYo; and * Built-in stereo headphone jack.
* Based on industry standard ByteMark processor test.
Apple Introduces AirPort Wireless Networking
Teams with Lucent to Bring Cable-Free Internet Access to iBook
MACWORLD EXPO, NEW YORK-July 21, 1999-Apple® today introduced AirPort(tm), a wireless local area network (LAN) solution that provides totally untethered Internet access for its stunning new iBook(tm) consumer portable. Apple's AirPort solution includes the AirPort Card, which fits inside Apple's new iBook, and the AirPort(tm) Base Station, which contains a 56K modem and a 10BASE-T Ethernet port for connecting to a phone line, cable modem, DSL modem or local area network for terrestrial Internet access. AirPort is based on the industry standard IEEE 802.11b, and operates at 11 megabits per second for fast Internet access from anywhere in the home or classroom.
"It's a liberating experience to surf the Internet from your iBook while freely moving about your home or classroom-without any power or networking cables to tie you down," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "With AirPort we can now bring fast Internet access to every room in the house and every desk in the classroom."
iBook, the first computer designed for wireless networking from the start, includes two built-in antennas and a slot for the optional AirPort Card (see related release). The AirPort Card, working in conjunction with the AirPort Base Station, enables data to be transmitted between iBooks and the AirPort Base Station at speeds of up to 11 megabits per second. Up to ten iBooks can share a single AirPort Base Station simultaneously from up to 150 feet away.
Apple teamed with Lucent Technologies, a leader in wireless networking, to design and deliver AirPort. The 18 month-long collaboration has resulted in the most cost-effective and easiest-to-use wireless networking solution ever.
"Apple's decision to pioneer mainstream wireless networking is as significant as its pioneering of the graphical user interface," said Rich McGinn, chairman and chief executive officer of Lucent Technologies. "We are delighted to be working closely with Apple to bring this incredible technology to the market."
Apple's iBook consumer portable, available in September for U.S. $1,599, features a brilliant 12.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix TFT SVGA display; a fast PowerPC G3 processor running at 300MHz with a high-speed 512K backside L2 cache; and up to six hours running time on a single charge of its Lithium-Ion battery. The AirPort Card is a U.S. $99 option and easily installed by consumers. The AirPort Base Station is U.S. $299. Additionally, Apple will offer a wireless card for its current line of PowerBook® G3 professional notebooks.
Apple Premieres QuickTime TV
High Performance Network to Deliver Content from ABC News, Disney, FOX, HBO, RollingStone.com, VH1 and Others
Apple today introduced QuickTime TV (QTV), the Internet's highest-quality network for web-based video and audio. QTV seamlessly integrates four key elements: Apple's award-winning QuickTime 4 Player software; Apple's open-source QuickTime Streaming Server software; the Apple/Akamai Technologies streamed content delivery service (see related release); and compelling content from leading providers. QTV is provided free of charge to viewers.
New "intercasters" on the QTV network include ABC News, Disney, ESPN, The Knitting Factory, RollingStone.com, VH1 and Virgin Radio. They join BBC WORLD, Bloomberg, FOX News Online, FOX Sports Online, HBO, NPR, WGBH Boston and The Weather Channel.
"QuickTime TV is the first killer network on the Internet," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "Viewers are going to experience high quality video and audio over the Internet for the first time."
"Disney is committed to providing our users a true rich media experience on the Internet," said Larry Shapiro, executive vice president, Business Development and Operations, Disney's Buena Vista Internet Group. "QTV provides a superb choice for customers, delivering the audio and video content they want through technology of the highest quality."
"To continue to advance the Internet's music revolution, consumers must have access to technology that is easy-to-use and can deliver high quality audio and video," said Howard A. Tullman, chairman and CEO of Tunes.com, creator of RollingStone.com. "Apple has always been an innovator in these areas and we are excited to be a featured content provider on QTV."
Macintosh and Windows users can view QTV's diverse content via Apple's state-of-the-art QuickTime 4 Player, which provides one-click access to users' favorite QTV channels as well as the ability to bookmark content from anywhere on the Internet. The QuickTime Player is available as a free download from www.apple.com/quicktime.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission-to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.
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