PowerBook 1400

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PowerBook 1400

Manufacturer	Apple Computer
Introduced	November 20, 1996
Discontinued	May 6, 1998
Price	US$2000 - 4000
CPU	PowerPC 603e, 117 - 166 MHz
RAM	16 MiB, expandable to 64 MiB, 70 ns unique stackable DRAM card
OS	System 7.5.3-Mac OS 9.1

The PowerBook 1400 (codename "Epic") was a notebook designed and sold by Apple Computer in the mid- to late 1990s as part of their PowerBook series of Macintosh computers. It was introduced in November 1996, the first new PowerBook since the ill-fated PowerBook 5300, and what became Apple's low-end notebook when the more luxurious PowerBook 3400 was introduced in February 1997. It was itself discontinued in May 1998, with the PowerBook G3 Series (known as "Wallstreet"/"Mainstreet") filling the market segment. The 1400 is especially notable for being the first notebook computer with a "built-in" CD-ROM drive (which was actually located in a swappable module that could also hold other drives like Zip drives instead). Another notable feature of the 1400 is the lid, which includes a cover for storing papers, business cards, and sheets with patterns purchasable from Apple.

There are two main models of the 1400, the 1400c and the 1400cs. The difference between them is the display: both are 800x600 pixel 11.3-inch color LCDs, but the 1400c uses an active matrix screen, while the 1400cs uses a more affordable dual-scan screen. In addition to the choice of screens, the 1400's PowerPC 603e processor was available in three speeds, 117 (the same speed as in the PowerBook 5300ce), 133 and 166 MHz. All of the six possible combinations were available for some time. The model was labled on the front, below the LCD. For example, if a 1400 had a active matrix LCD and a 133mhz CPU, then the model would be Powerbook 1400c/133