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Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 350

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 350. Here are my solutions to them.

1: Novel in four colours delivers next week.

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MacBook Neo

Novel (a book, new, and neo-) in four colours (silver, blush, citrus and indigo) delivers next week (it’s available from 11 March).

2: First airport with a handle from 1999.

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iBook

First airport (it was the first model with built-in AirPort networking) with a handle (it’s the only Mac portable with a built-in handle) from 1999 (it was introduced in July 1999).

3: Friend and assistant with a real keyboard for Isaac.

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eMate

Friend (a mate) and assistant (it’s a personal digital assistant or PDA) with a real keyboard (the only Newton with a built-in keyboard) for Isaac (Newton).

The common factor

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They’re each innovative low-end portables aimed at education and consumer markets.

I look forward to your putting alternative cases.