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The first, known as the "Clamshell", was inspired by the design of Apple's popular iMac line at the time. It was a significant departure from previous portable computer designs due to its shape, bright colors, incorporation of a handle into the casing, lack of a display closing latch, lack of a hinged cover over the external ports and built-in ...
The latter part of the decade saw Apple using anodized aluminum; glass; and white, black, and clear polycarbonate plastics among its build materials. Today many PCs are more design-conscious than before the iMac's introduction, with multi-shaded design schemes being common, and some desktops and laptops available in colorful, decorative patterns.
The clamshell form factor is based on the hinged design of the clam. The clamshell form factor is most closely associated with the cell phone market, as Motorola used to have a trademark on the term "flip phone", [1] but the term "flip phone" has become genericized to be used more frequently than "clamshell" in colloquial speech. [citation needed]
A laptop computer or notebook computer, also known as a laptop or notebook, is a small, portable personal computer (PC). Laptops typically have a clamshell form factor with a flat-panel screen on the inside of the upper lid and an alphanumeric keyboard and pointing device on the inside of the lower lid.
"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" or "Cerezo Rosa" or "Ciliegi Rosa" or "Gummy Mambo", is the English version of "Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs", a popular song with music by Louiguy written in 1950. French lyrics by Jacques Larue and English lyrics by Mack David both exist, [1] and recordings of both have been quite popular.
Don Crabb titled his February 1989 column in BYTE "Hey Apple, I Need a Laptop". [3] While third-party Macintosh conversions such as Dynamac and Colby existed, they were very expensive, and some are as heavy as or heavier than Apple's compact Macs ; [ 4 ] Crabb's column's subtitle was "The time has come for a portable mac that doesn't strain ...
The Pink Lady/Cripps Pink apple isn’t a new variety — it was created back in the 1970s by British-Australian horticulturalist John Cripps, who had the idea to cross-pollinate Golden Delicious ...
'Pink Pearl' apples are generally medium-sized, with a conical shape. They are named for the color of their flesh, which is a bright rosy pink sometimes streaked or mottled with white. They have a translucent, yellow-green skin, and a crisp, juicy flesh with tart to sweet-tart taste. 'Pink Pearl' apples ripen in late August to mid-September.