List of iBooks

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Apple has launched fourteen iBooks.

G3

Clamshell

Original/SE

Various

• Release Date: (Original) 21 July 1999 (1999-07-21) / (SE) 16 February 2000 (2000-02-16)
• Tech Specs:
  • Original on everymac.com
  • SE on everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.6)
• Last Release: Mac OS X Panther 10.3.9 (7W517)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook2,1

FireWire/FireWire SE

Various

• Release Date: 13 September 2000 (2000-09-13)
• Tech Specs:
  • FireWire on everymac.com
  • FireWire SE on everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.0.4)
• Last Release: Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook2,2

Snow

Mid 2001

Various

• Release Date: 1 May 2001 (2001-05-01)
• Tech Specs:
  • everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1) / Mac OS X Cheetah 10.0.3 (4P13)
• Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook4,1

Late 2001

Various

• Release Date: 16 October 2001 (2001-10-16)
• Tech Specs:
  • 500MHz on everymac.com
  • 600MHz on everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.1) / Mac OS X Puma 10.1 (5G64)
• Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook4,1

Early 2002

Various

• Release Date: 7 January 2002 (2002-01-07)
• Tech Specs:
  • everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.1) / Mac OS X Puma 10.1.2 (5P54c)
• Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook4,2

Mid 2002

Various

• Release Date: 20 May 2002 (2002-05-20)
• Tech Specs:
  • 600MHz everymac.com
  • 700MHz everymac.com
  • 14-inch everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Puma 10.1.4 (5R48)
• Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook4,3

Late 2002

Various

• Release Date: 6 November 2002 (2002-11-06)
• Tech Specs:
  • 700MHz everymac.com
  • 800MHz everymac.com
  • 14-inch everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2.1 (6D52)
• Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook4,3

Early 2003

Various

• Release Date: 22 April 2003 (2003-04-22)
• Tech Specs:
  • 800MHz everymac.com
  • 900MHz everymac.com
  • 14-inch everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2.4 (6I34)
• Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook4,3

G4

Late 2003

Various

• Release Date: 22 October 2003 (2003-10-22)
• Tech Specs:
  • 12-inch everymac.com
  • 14-inch (933MHz) everymac.com
  • 14-inch (1GHz) everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS X Panther 10.3 (7B85)
• Last Release: (12-inch) Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (8S525) / (14-inch) Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 (9L30/9L34)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,3

Early 2004

Various

• Release Date: 19 April 2004 (2004-04-19)
• Tech Specs:
  • 12-inch everymac.com
  • 14-inch (1GHz) everymac.com
  • 14-inch (1.2GHz) everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS X Panther 10.3.3 (7G51)
• Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 (9L30/9L34)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,5

Late 2004

Various

• Release Date: 19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)
• Tech Specs:
  • 12-inch everymac.com
  • 14-inch everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS X Panther 10.3.5 (7P216)
• Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 (9L30/9L34)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,5

Mid 2005

Various

• Release Date: 26 July 2005 (2005-07-26)
• Tech Specs:
  • 12-inch everymac.com
  • 14-inch everymac.com

Software

• First Release: Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.2 (8D37)
• Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 (9L30/9L34)

Identifiers

• Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,7