This iBook Power Adapter is for the original iBook models (1999–2001) with the “clamshell” design. The model number is M7387LL/A.
The iBook Power Adapter is in two parts. The round silver “yo-yo” part has a white Apple logo and allows the thin cord that plugs into the iBook power port to wrap around the inside of the circle for storage. The part of the cord that plugs into the wall is primarily white with transparent ends, allowing the internal wiring to be visible. This transparent design aesthetic is consistent with the translucent plastics used on both the iBook and the color iMac models of the time.
This iBook Power Adapter is stored in its original packaging.
The Power Macintosh G5 from 2005 allowed a wireless network connection using an internal AirPort Extreme card. Since the Power Macintosh G5 had an external aluminum case, this external AirPort antenna was included.
The back of the Power Macintosh G5 included a proprietary port, the AirPort Extreme antenna port:
“AirPort Extreme antenna port—Connect the AirPort Extreme antenna to this port if your Macintosh has an optional AirPort Extreme Card installed.”
This AirPort Extreme antenna port is unopened in its original packaging.
This adapter allows an iPad with the original 30-pin connector to be connected to an HDMI display and simultaneously charged. It is compatible with any iPad with a 30-pin connector, iPhone 4 (or later with a 30-pin connector), and iPod touch Generation 4 (or later with a 30-pin connector). Mirroring is supported only by iPad 2 (or later with a 30-pin connector) and iPhone 4s (or later with a 30-pin connector).
From my experience, the ability of an iPad to be mirrored on an HDMI screen is frequently misunderstood. Because an iPad screen is in the 4:3 aspect raitio, when it is mirrored on an HD display (16:9 aspect ratio or other wide format), some users are surprised that the entire external display is not “filled.” I have never been able to understand what the user is expecting—a ridiculously stretched version of the iPad display; a “zoomed” version of the iPad display with the top and bottom cut off; or that somehow the iPad will magically rearrange itself to fill a widescreen display, thus making it a completely new display and, therefore, not mirrored. Instead, the iPad works as expected and appears centered in the middle of a larger display with black bars on both sides (this is called “letterboxing”). If a user launches an app that uses the full screen, such as a presentation designed in HD format or an HD movie, the iPad fills the entire screen.
This 30-pin Digital AV Adapter is unopened in its original, somewhat beat up, packaging.
This stainless steel insulated cup has a black Apple logo on the front and the phrase “I inspire for a living.” printed in black on the back in the Myriad Apple font. It uses a black flip-up coffee lid. The manufacturer of this cup is h2go and the it holds 16 ounces. This insulated cup is stored in its original white box.
This collection of translucent pens are red, green, orange, and gray. All of the pens have matte silver accents and are printed with a white Apple logo. Many of the pens are in their original packaging.
These are among several unique Apple-logo products that were available at “The Company Store @ Apple” located in the Infinite Loop Campus (in the 1 Infinite Loop building). When Apple began moving to the Main (“spaceship”) Campus at Apple Park, a new Visitor Center was built near the new campus and The Company Store was closed and replaced by more standard Apple Store.
This mechanical pencil is in its original linen-textured, cylindrical packaging. An Internet search reveals that it contains a matte silver 0.7 mm Retro 51 Hex-O-Matic mechanical pencil. The pencil is hexagonally shaped in the center, and the top and bottom are textured.
This set of retractable translucent pens was available in gray, purple, green, and red. The pens have matte silver accents, a white Apple logo, and are printed with the URL www.apple.com/education in the Apple Garamond font (Apple’s corporate font from approximately 1984–2003).
The pens measure 5.25 inches long.
I have acquired several of these pens over the years, and I believe I now have all the available colors in this design. These same pens were also offered printed with just a white Apple logo (no URL).
This barrel-shaped pen is translucent kelly green with a white logo and matte silver accents. I have two of these in my collection, sealed in the original packaging.
The Apple Store at Old Orchard in Skokie, Illinois, was among the first Apple Stores. It opened on Friday, November 7, 2003. MacWorld reported, “As is customary when a new Apple Store opens for business, the first 1,000 people to visit get a free Apple T-shirt to commemorate the trip.”
I attended this store opening and received this white shirt with a blue Apple logo and the words Old Orchard in the Myriad Apple font in light gray. The shirt is in its original packaging.
The original Old Orchard Store closed and a new location opened on September 28, 2019.
The Apple Store in Northbrook Court in Northbrook, Illinois, originally opened in July 2005. Visitors who attended the opening were given this boxed t-shirt. This shirt is unopened in its original cardboard box, sealed with a silver Apple logo sticker.
The original Apple Store Northbrook Court location was closed and a new location was opened on September 9, 2017.
