Macintosh PowerBook 150

1994 · Mac era PowerBook

Introduced

1994

Original price

$ 1300

Processor

Motorola 68030

Original OS

System 7.1.1

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Silicon

Processor

ProcessorMotorola 68030

Speed33 MHz

Cores1

Memory & graphics

Standard RAM4 MB or 8 MB

Max RAM40 MB

Display9.5" grayscale passive-matrix display

Resolutions640x480

Storage

Storage120 MB or 250 MB hard drive (IDE)

InterfaceIDE

Connectivity

ModemOptional internal modem slot

SCSISCSI

SerialOne serial (printer) port

Software

Original OSSystem 7.1.1

Power

BatteryNiCad

Identifiers

Model IDPowerBook 150

Model N°M2740

Lifecycle

Introduced1994

Discontinued1995

History

Introduced in July 1994, the PowerBook 150 was Apple's first truly affordable PowerBook. Although users complained about the lack of an ADB port (it had only serial and SCSI ports) and the blurry passive matrix screen, the 150 represented excellent value for money at $1,300 USD. It was discontinued in October 1995.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_100_series · Wikipedia

Trivia

• The PowerBook 150, launched in July 1994, was Apple's first truly affordable PowerBook, costing just $1,300 USD, making it a democratic option for mobile professionals. • Despite users complaining about the absence of the ADB port and the fuzzy passive matrix screen, the PowerBook 150 represented excellent value for money in the portable computer market of that era. • The brief commercial life of the PowerBook 150, from July 1994 to October 1995, highlights the rapid pace of technological innovation that characterized the 1990s in the history of portable computers.

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