PowerBook 100
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| PowerBook 100 | |
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 Powered on Powerbook 100 |
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| Type: | Laptop |
| Developer: | Apple Computer |
| Released: | October 1991 |
| Discontinued: | August 1992 |
| Processor(s): | Motorola 68000, 16 Mhz |
The PowerBook 100 was perhaps the oddest PowerBook, despite it being released alongside the PowerBook 140 and the PowerBook 170. It lacked an internal floppy drive. It was as slow as the Macintosh Portable and the 140, but it had the same processor as the Mac Portable (The 140 had a 68030. It was well received -- after Apple cut its price. Codenames for this model are: Asashi, Derringer, and Rosebud.
[edit] Trivia
- The 100's design is based on the old Macintosh Portable. It was designed by Sony.
[edit] Specifications
- Processor: Motorola 68000, running at 16 MHz
- RAM: 2 MB onboard, can be expanded to 8 MB
- ROM: 256 KB
- Hard disk: 20-40 MB
- Floppy disk: optional external drive
- Systems supported: System 7.1-System 7.5.5
- ADB: Yes (1 port)
- Serial: Yes (1 port)
- Modem: optional (used for this model's expansion port)
- Screen: passive matrix
