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PowerBook 190

M3047 · 1995–1996 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68LC040 at 33 MHz (no on-chip FPU)
Ram: max: 40 MB · base: 4 MB
Ports: SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial / printer (mini-DIN-8) · ADB · Sound out · Sound in · PC Card (PCMCIA) type II x2
Battery: Nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) battery, roughly 2 to 4 hours in period
Display: 9.5-inch grayscale passive-matrix (190) or 10.4-inch dual-scan color (190cs), 640x480
Storage: base: 500 MB IDE hard disk · options: 1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy · PC Card (PCMCIA) expansion · PowerPC 603e upgrade card that converts it to a PowerBook 5300 logic path
Weight: 3.1 kg
Os Support: latest: Mac OS 8.1 · shipped: System 7.5.2
Release Price: $1,899

Revisions

PowerBook 1909.5-inch grayscale passive-matrix display

PowerBook 190cs10.4-inch dual-scan color passive-matrix display

RAM

40 MB via a proprietary expansion card slot

MODERATE

CPU

PowerPC 603e upgrade card · The last 68k PowerBook; an official PowerPC upgrade card effectively turned it into a PowerBook 5300.

MODERATE

battery

Replaceable NiMH battery pack · Original NiMH cells are long dead; collectors rebuild the packs.

EASY