The direct way for enabling clamshell mode would still be removing the magnet from the sensor so the iBook can't tell any more when it's closed.

The Apple iBook, also known as the iBook G3 "Clamshell," was a groundbreaking consumer laptop introduced by Apple on July 21, 1999.

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It looks like a cross between a 90s iMac and a suitcase, especially in its new colour variants. The Venus Red model is giving me flashbacks to my much-missed, brightly coloured clamshell iBook.

The clamshell case is designed to look like a green iBook G3 with a tiny handle. The iPhone fits within an insert, held in place via what looks like a MagSafe magnet.

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