Apple’s orange iBook was mocked in 1999, then became Elle Woods’ laptop
aakashgupta · x · 2026-07-21
In 1999, Apple’s $1,599 orange iBook was mocked as “Barbie’s toilet seat,” but Legally Blonde later turned that exact machine into part of Elle Woods’ identity.
The post notes that the clamshell iBook was also the first mass-market computer sold with Wi‑Fi, making the “toy” the most advanced machine in that Harvard Law classroom.
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