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PowerBook Buyer's Guide
PowerBook 190cs
by Steve Hildreth
The 190cs is the passive-matrix color version of the 190. Otherwise they are identical. The color screen is heavier (by 0.5 lbs.), draws more power from the battery, and is marginally more expensive. For the road warrior who demands light weight and doesn't mind working in grayscale, the 190 may be the better choice. But for working with graphics or playing games on the road, the 190cs is the model to get. Used 190cs' are offered at reasonable prices, and adding options such as a PowerPC processor, more RAM, a video-out card makes this a reasonably powerful machine at a modest price.
Rating
At the time: B
Ports
1 serial
ADB
audio out
HDI-30 SCSI
1 expansion bay
2 PC card slots
Display
Passive-matrix 256 colors
10.4"
640x400 resolution
Weight
6.4 pounds
Apple's Specifications:
| Logic Board |
Ports |
Power |
| Processor: |
68LC040, 66 MHz |
| PMMU: |
integrated |
| FPU: |
none |
| Data Path: |
32-bit, 33 MHz |
| L1 Cache: |
8K |
| L2 Cache: |
none |
| 2nd Processor: |
none |
| Slots: |
2 Type II PC Card (1 Type III) |
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| ADB: |
1 |
| Video: |
opt. mini-15 |
| Floppy: |
none |
| 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: |
45 |
| Amps: |
1.88 |
| BTU per Hr: |
153.9 |
| Voltage: |
100-240 |
| Freq Range: |
50-60 Hz |
| Battery Type: |
PB190, NiMH |
| Soft Power: |
yes |
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| Memory |
Video Memory |
| Logic Board: |
4, 8 MB |
| RAM Slots: |
1, PB53xx |
| Min - Max RAM: |
4 MB - 36, 40 MB |
| Min RAM Speed: |
70 ns |
| RAM Sizes: |
4-32 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 |
n/a-bit |
| 640 x 480 |
8-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: |
8/28/1995 |
| Discontinued: |
n/a |
| Form Factor: |
PowerBook 5300 |
| Gestalt ID: |
122 |
| Weight (lbs): |
6.3 |
| Dimensions (in): |
2.2 H x 11.5 W x 8.5 D |
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| Addressing Modes: |
32-bit |
| Orig SSW: |
7.5.2 |
| Orig Enabler: |
PowerBook 5300/190 Enabler v1.1 |
| ROM ID: |
$077D |
| ROM Ver: |
$2B |
| ROM Size: |
2MB |
| AppleTalk Ver: |
58.1.6 |
Mac OS
Supported: |
7.5.2
7.5.3
7.5.5
7.6
7.6.1
8.0 |
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| Floppy Size: |
1.44MB |
| Floppy Inject: |
manual |
| Min. Int HD Size: |
500MB |
| Int HD Interface: |
IDE |
| Orig CD Speed |
n/a |
| Int CD Support: |
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