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PowerBook 170

1991–1992 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68030 25 MHz with 68882 FPU
Ram: max: 8 MB (2 MB onboard plus expansion card) · base: 4 MB
Ports: Serial (RS-422) ×2 · HDI-30 SCSI · ADB · Internal fax/modem (optional)
Battery: NiCad, removable, ~3 hours
Display: 10" 640×400 active matrix, 1-bit
Storage: base: 40 MB SCSI HDD · options: 80 MB SCSI HDD
Weight: 3.1 kg
Os Support: latest: System 7.6.1 · shipped: System 7.0.1
Release Price: $4,599

Variants

Models

PowerBook 140(16 MHz 68030, no FPU, 9.8" passive matrix display. $2,899 at launch.)PowerBook 145 / 145B(25 MHz 68030, passive matrix; 145B (1993) added 4 MB standard and a lower price.)PowerBook 160(25 MHz 68030, 4-bit grayscale passive matrix, external video out, 14 MB RAM ceiling.)PowerBook 180(33 MHz 68030 with FPU, grayscale active matrix, 14 MB RAM ceiling. The high-end sibling.)

Upgrade paths

RAM

8 MB via proprietary pseudo-static RAM expansion card · Single expansion slot; 100-series cards are era-specific and increasingly scarce.

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storage

Larger 2.5" SCSI drive or SCSI2SD solution · Standard 2.5" SCSI bay; SCSI2SD adapters are the common modern fix.

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