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Powerbook 100

Producer: Apple - Category: Personal Computer

Photos: Photo 1 (small)

Photo 1: Danamania, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (Powerbook 100 pose.jpg)

Laptop, 1991, Apple. The PowerBook 100 is the entry-level model of the first PowerBook generation, designed with Sony: the electronics of the Macintosh Portable in a much smaller case, with the trackball in front of the keyboard, a layout that became the standard for laptops; it has no internal floppy drive.

YearsOctober 1991 to August 1992
ManufacturerSony for Apple Computer Inc.
ProcessorMotorola 68HC000 at 16 MHz
RAM2 MB, expandable to 8 MB
ROM256 KB
Display9 inch passive-matrix monochrome LCD, 640 x 400, backlit
Built-in storage20 or 40 MB SCSI hard disk; external HDI-20 floppy drive
Inputkeyboard and trackball
InterfacesHDI-30 SCSI (also usable as external disk for another Mac), ADB (Apple Desktop Bus), serial, HDI-20 floppy, modem slot, audio
Powerlead-acid battery, about 3 hours
Operating systemSystem 6.0.8L, 7.0.1 to 7.5.5
Dimensions46 (H) x 279 (W) x 216 (D) mm
Weight2.3 kg
Price (1991)US$2,500

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