PowerBook 190
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Essentials
Family: PowerBook
Codename: Omega
Gestalt ID: 122
Minimum OS: 7.5.2
Maximum OS: 8.1
Introduced: August 1995
Terminated: June 1996
Processor
CPU: Motorola MC68LC040
CPU Speed: 33 MHz
FPU: none
Bus Speed: 33 MHz
Register Width: 32-bit
Data Bus Width: 32-bit
Address Bus Width: 32-bit
Level 1 Cache: 4 kB data, 4 kB instruction
ROM: 2 MB
RAM Type: unique
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Onboard RAM: 4/8 MB
RAM slots: 1
Maximum RAM: 36/40 MB
Expansion Slots: 2 Type II or 1 Type III PC Card
Video
Screen: passive matrix 9.5" grayscale
Max Resolution: 4 bit 640x480
Storage
Hard Drive: 500 MB
ATA Bus: IDE
Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive
Input/Output
ADB: 1
Serial: 1 Mini DIN-8
SCSI: HDI-30
Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini
Audio In: mono 16 bit mini
Speaker: mono
Microphone: mono
Miscellaneous
Power: 45 Watts
Dimensions: 2" H x 11.5" W x 8.5" D
Weight: 6 lbs.
The last 680X0 machine Apple ever built, the PowerBook 190 featured an expansion bay for third-party drives, and 2 PC card slots. It could be configured with an optional Infra-red transceiver, and an optional video port for an external monitor. The 190 sold for $1,700 for 4 MB of RAM and $1,900 for 8 MB.
Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios