- PowerBook 180
Infobox computer
Name = Macintosh PowerBook 180
Photo =
Caption = PowerBook 180c
Type = Laptop
Developer = Apple Computer
Released =October 19 1992 (180),June 1993 (180c)cite web
last= Joannidi
first= Christine
title = Macintosh Classic: Technical Specifications
publisher =Apple Inc
date = 2002-03-15
url = http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10193
accessdate = 2008-04-27 ]
Discontinued =May 1 ,1994 (180),March 1994 (180c)
Processor =Motorola 68030 33 MHz
Memory = 4–14MiB
OS = "System 7.1"–Mac OS 7.6.1
Baseprice =US$ 3870The PowerBook 180 was a
portable computer released byApple Computer, Inc. along with thePowerBook 160 in October1992 . At the time it constituted the new top-of-the-range model replacing the previousPowerBook 170 . Its case design and features are the same as that of the 170, but it shipped with the more powerful 33 MHzMotorola 68030 CPU andMotorola 68882 FPU. Along with the 160, it introduced a new power saving feature which allowed the processor to run at a slower 16 MHz rate, the same speed as the original 140.The PowerBook 180 came with a 9.5-inch (diagonal)
active matrix LCD screen, capable of displaying 4-bitgrayscale , and atrackball was mounted beneath the keyboard. A 1.4 MBfloppy disk drive and 80 MB 2½-inchhard drive were also standard.The Apple Powerbook also gave an option of possible expansion to a 120
MB hard drive. They are equipped with keyboard stands to slant the keyboard.Like the
Macintosh Portable before it, with the addition of an external color video port missing on the 170, the 180 became a full featured un-compromised portable desktop replacement, equivalent in performance to theMacintosh LC III+ . It was sold until May1994 .PowerBook 180c
In
June 1993 , Apple released an identical color version of this model, the PowerBook 180c (pictured). It had an 8.4" diagonalactive matrix color LCD capable of displaying 256 colors and was the first PowerBook to natively display 640x480 (all previous PowerBooks had 640x400 resolution). As a result of the thicker color display, the exterior case lid was redesigned, more closely resembling that used on thePowerBook Duo series. The same modification was used on the PowerBook 165c to accommodate its thicker color display as well.References
External links
* [http://www.apple-history.com/body.php?page=gallery&model=180&performa=off&sort=family&order=DESC apple-history.com: PowerBook 180]
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