Modding the iBook G3 Clamshell to be Transparent

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My beloved iBook G3 Clamshell Special Edition works great now that we've fixed the power jack, and upgraded to an mSATA SSD. It still has one glaring problem though - it's freaking hideous. The once dignified Graphite colors have degraded into a blotchy mess on the rubberized portions of the case, and the Apple logo is long gone. Let's do the famous transparency mod, and see if we can transform this wrinkly old fella into a looker again!

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🍏 Check out the LEM article about the mod, with a beautiful result: https://lowendmac.com/2015/clamshell-ibook-transparent-mod/

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