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PowerBook Buyer's Guide
PowerBook 100
by Steve Hildreth
The 100 was the first PowerBook. More stylish than the 140 which followed it, the 100 does not have a built in floppy drive. Instead, it was available separately from Apple and plugged into the included HDI-20 floppy drive port. The 100 uses the relatively slow 68000 processor running at 16 MHz. With a 9" passive matrix black & white display and limited memory constraints, the 100 is really only suitable for word processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail. The black and white screen precludes any kind of real graphics work or image-intensive games. That said, the battery is robust and can provide up to 2 hours of real work time which is nice for travellers who need a modest computer at a rock-bottom price.
Rating
At the time: C
General
- Introduced: 10/21/91
- Discontinued: 8/3/92
- Main Processor: 16 MHz 68000
- Data Path: 16 MHz 16-bit
- PMMU: none
- FPU: none
- 2MB RAM standard, 8MB maximum
- 20 or 40MB hard drive
Weight
Display
- Passive-matrix back & white
- 9"
- 640x400 resolution
Ports
- ADB
- serial
- sound output
- HDI-30 SCSI
- HDI-20 floppy
- internal modem
Sound
Battery
- Battery Type: PB100, lead acid
Software
- Original System Software: 7.0.1
- System Software Supported: 7.0.1 to 7.5.3
Apple's Specifications:
| Logic Board |
Ports |
Power |
| Processor: |
68000, 16 MHz |
| PMMU: |
none |
| FPU: |
none |
| Data Path: |
16-bit, 16 MHz |
| L1 Cache: |
none |
| L2 Cache: |
none |
| 2nd Processor: |
none |
| Slots: |
modem |
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| ADB: |
1 |
| Video: |
none |
| Floppy: |
HDI-20 |
| SCSI: |
HDI-30 |
| Geoports: |
none |
| Ethernet: |
none |
| FireWire: |
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| Mic Type: |
none |
| Other Ports: |
Printer, Speaker,
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| Max Watts: |
17 |
| Amps: |
2.00 |
| BTU per Hr: |
58.14 |
| Voltage: |
100-240 |
| Freq Range: |
50-60 Hz |
| Battery Type: |
PB100, lead acid |
| Soft Power: |
yes |
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| Memory |
Video Memory |
| Logic Board: |
2 MB |
| RAM Slots: |
1, PB1xx |
| Min - Max RAM: |
2 MB - 8 MB |
| Min RAM Speed: |
100 ns |
| RAM Sizes: |
2, 4, 6 MB |
| Install in Groups of: |
1 |
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| Resolution |
Video Memory
built-in LCD screen
(built in) |
| 512 x 384 |
n/a-bit |
| 640 x 400 |
1-bit |
| 640 x 480 |
n/a-bit |
| 800 x 600 |
n/a-bit |
| 832 x 624 |
n/a-bit |
| 1024 x 768 |
n/a-bit |
| 1152 x 870 |
n/a-bit |
| 1280 x 1024 |
n/a-bit |
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| Physical |
Software |
Storage |
| Introduced: |
10/21/1991 |
| Discontinued: |
8/3/1992 |
| Form Factor: |
PowerBook 100 |
| Gestalt ID: |
24 |
| Weight (lbs): |
5.1 |
| Dimensions (in): |
1.8 H x 11 W x 8.5 D |
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| Addressing Modes: |
24-bit |
| Orig SSW: |
7.0.1 |
| Orig Enabler: |
none |
| ROM ID: |
$037A |
| ROM Ver: |
n/a |
| ROM Size: |
256K |
| AppleTalk Ver: |
52 |
Mac OS
Supported: |
7.0.1
7.1
7.1.1 (Pro)
7.5
7.5.1
7.5.3
7.5.5 |
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| Floppy Size: |
none |
| Floppy Inject: |
n/a |
| Min. Int HD Size: |
20-40MB |
| Int HD Interface: |
SCSI |
| Orig CD Speed |
n/a |
| Int CD Support: |
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