On my white iBook, it was possible to see what's on the screen, even when backlight was turned off, through the translucent apple logo, if the display was lit f

On my white iBook, it was possible to see what's on the screen, even when backlight was turned off, through the translucent apple logo, if the display was lit from the back, by the sun or a lamp. I always wished there was a display that could be lit by an external lightsource, e.g. a library lamp.