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PowerBook G3

The PowerBook G3 is a series of laptop Macintosh personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from 1997 to 2001. It was the first laptop to use the PowerPC G3 (PPC740/750) series of microprocessors, and was marketed as the fastest laptop in the world for its entire production run. The PowerBook G3 was succeeded by the PowerBook G4.

PowerBook G3
A "Pismo" PowerBook
DeveloperApple Computer
Product familyPowerBook
TypeLaptop
GenerationG3
Release dateNovember 1997; 26 years ago (1997-11)
Introductory priceKanga US$5,700 (equivalent to $10,391 in 2022)
Wallstreet I US$2,299 (equivalent to $4,128 in 2022)-US$3,499 (equivalent to $6,282 in 2022)
PQD US$2,799 (equivalent to $5,025 in 2022)
Lombard US$2,499 (equivalent to $4,390 in 2022)
Pismo US$2,499 (equivalent to $4,247 in 2022)
DiscontinuedJanuary 2001 (2001-01)
Operating systemMac OS 9 & Mac OS X up to 10.4.11
CPUPowerPC G3, 233–500 MHz
PredecessorPowerBook 1400c
PowerBook 2400c
PowerBook 3400c
SuccessorPowerBook G4

The G3 was the first black Apple laptop, and was succeeded in this by the black MacBook in 2006. Previous PowerBooks were dark gray.

The Wallstreet, Lombard & Pismo models were hailed for their easy upgradability not only in accessible drives and memory but in their CPU daughtercards being separable from their logic boards. This led to the aftermarket (including Sonnet, Powerlogix, Wegener Media and more) to offer not only G3 CPU upgrades for these machines for each of the G3 series but in several cases, G4 upgrades that could make these machines as fast as (and in later cases, faster than) the contemporary 'G4 Titanium' PowerBooks offered by Apple at the time.

Macintosh PowerBook G3 (Kanga) edit

The first Macintosh PowerBook G3, code-named "Kanga," was introduced in November 1997. At the time of its introduction, the PowerBook G3 was advertised as the fastest notebook computer available (a title formerly held by its predecessor, the 240 MHz PPC-603ev-based PowerBook 3400c). This model was based on the PowerBook 3400c, and was unofficially known as the PowerBook 3500. It used the same case as the 3400c, and a very similar motherboard. The motherboard was upclocked from 40 MHz to 50 MHz, resulting in some incompatibility with older 3400 RAM modules. Other changes to the motherboard included doubling the on-board RAM from 16 MB to 32 MB, and a faster version of the on-board Chips and Technologies graphics controller. The G3 made the Kanga more than twice as fast as a 3400c,[1] and the improved graphics controller allowed it to refresh the screen 74 percent faster.[2]

This first PowerBook G3 shipped with a 250 MHz G3 processor and a 12.1" TFT SVGA LCD. It is the only G3 system that is not officially compatible with Mac OS X (though various methods not sanctioned by Apple can be used to install OS X). The Kanga was on the market for less than 5 months, and is largely regarded as a stopgap system that allowed Apple to ship G3 PowerBooks sooner, while Apple prepared its more revolutionary PowerBook G3 Series. As a result, the Kanga has the dubious distinction of being Apple's most quickly deprecated PowerBook. Nevertheless, many people chose to purchase a Kanga to continue using their interchangeable expansion bay modules, batteries, and other peripherals from the Powerbook 190, 5300 and 3400 models. The Kanga was also notably smaller in depth and width than the subsequent Wallstreet Powerbooks, and the Kanga remained the smallest-when-open G3 laptop until the debut of the Apple iBook some years later.

PowerBook G3 Series (Wallstreet I) edit

 
"Wallstreet" PowerBook G3

The second generation of PowerBook G3s, now called the PowerBook G3 Series, was introduced in May 1998. The machine was completely redesigned with a new case that was lighter and more rounded than the previous PowerBook G3; however, it was still an Old World ROM Macintosh. The new PowerBooks, code-named Wallstreet, came in three screen sizes: a 12" passive matrix LCD, a 13.3" TFT LCD, and a 14.1" TFT LCD. The 12.1" models had 2MB VRAM onboard, while the 13.3" and 14.1" models were equipped with 4MB VRAM allowing for 'millions of colors' at maximum resolution (1024x768 for both; the 13.3" having a higher pixel density). The 13.3" display came with a quick-to-fail ribbon cable that was produced too short, leading to a swath of warranty repairs that led Apple to remove the 13.3" model from the lineup after the initial production run. The Wallstreet was the first PowerBook to use industry-standard ATA optical drives. This change meant that CD and DVD recorders designed for Wintel machines could more easily be used in this computer, often at a price far less than those manufactured by Apple. It also came in three CPU speeds: 233 MHz, 250 MHz, and 292 MHz. The 233 MHz model was sometimes nicknamed Mainstreet, as it lacked L2 cache, making it far slower than the other two in the lineup. The 250 MHz and 292 MHz models shipped with 1 MB of cache. Because of this large cache, as well as the swifter system bus, the Wallstreets were known to suffer from some heat issues. Many of the problems of the Wallstreet PowerBook G3s were fixed in the next revision, the Wallstreet II. The WallStreet I was the last PowerBook assembled by Apple in Cork, Ireland.

PowerBook G3 Series (Wallstreet II, PDQ - "Pretty Darn Quick") edit

The Wallstreet design was updated in August 1998 (Wallstreet-II). It featured a 14.1" display on 266 MHz and 300 MHz models. The 233 MHz machine was now equipped with a vastly improved TFT panel (compared to the passive matrix of the 12.1" Wallstreet I series), as well as a 512 KB backside cache allowing for far superior performance at the same 233 MHz, though it was equipped with 2 MB onboard VRAM compared to the 4 MB on the faster 14.1" models. The 13.3" display was removed form the line, owing to both the falling production costs of the larger TFT and the near-guaranteed failure of the 13.3" models' ribbon cable through the hinge; it was produced slightly too short, and many failed soon after purchase. Processor speeds were bumped on the faster two models, resulting in 233 MHz, 266 MHz, and 300 MHz models. The case contained two docking bays, one on each side. The left-hand bay could accommodate a battery, a 3.5" floppy disk, a third-party Iomega Zip drive, or a third-party add-on hard drive. The right-hand bay was larger and could accommodate any of the above plus a 5.25" optical drive (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM). A small internal nickel-cadmium battery allowed swapping of the main batteries while the computer "slept." With a battery in each bay, battery life was doubled. DVDs could be displayed with the use of a hardware decoder built into a CardBus (PCMCIA) card. The PowerBook G3 Series was Apple's first notebook offering that matched the build-to-order customization of the Power Mac G3 desktop line. Discontinued in May 1999, this would be the last Apple computer ever to bear the rainbow-colored Apple logo and the last Mac to support Apple's SuperDrive. It was also the last Old World ROM model in the PowerBook series. The PDQ series was entirely produced in Taiwan, and the machine's manufacture labels (showing production in Ireland or Taiwan) on the underside of the machines can be used to identify between otherwise nearly identical Wallstreet and PDQ series for collectors and enthusiasts.

Of note; the 12.1" and 13.3" Wallstreet I and PDQ series shared a more curved top case at all corners; the lid and its corners were flattened and squared off for the larger LCD of the 14.1" model resulting in a bulkier appearance. Many press releases and visual media at the time relied on the more 'attractive' curvature of the case on those smaller-display models, regardless of the 14.1" model's superior and more upmarket display.

PowerBook G3 Bronze Keyboard (Lombard) edit

The third generation of PowerBook G3 (Lombard) was introduced in May 1999. It was much slimmer and lighter than its predecessor and was the first New World ROM PowerBook. It had longer battery life, and as with the Wallstreet II the user could double the duration to 10 hours by substituting a second battery for the optical drive in the expansion bay. The keyboard was also improved and now featured translucent bronze-tinted plastics, which is the origin of the "bronze keyboard" nickname. It was also the first Apple laptop with a backlit Apple logo on the rear of the display.[3]

Internal hard drives for the Pismo, Lombard, and Wallstreet II can be used interchangeably. The expansion bay drives (DVD, CD, floppy, battery) are interchangeable on the Pismo and Lombard, but not on the Wallstreet. A DVD drive was optional on the 333 MHz model and standard on the 400 MHz version. The 400 MHz model included a hardware MPEG-2 decoder for DVD playback, while the 333 MHz model was left without (except for the PC card one used by Wallstreet). Further DVD playback optimizations enabled both models to play back DVDs without use of hardware assistance. This model introduced USB ports to the PowerBook line while retaining SCSI support and eliminating ADB entirely (although the keyboard and touchpad still used an ADB interface internally). Graphics were provided by an ATi Rage LT Pro chipset on the PCI bus, to drive its 14.1-inch LCD at a maximum resolution of 1024×768.

Mac OS 8.6–10.3.9 are supported by Apple, but 10.4 is not, although OS X will not install (except for 10.0) if both RAM slots are not occupied with identical size RAM. The use of XPostFacto 4 allows users to upgrade to Tiger, and it runs quite well for an unsupported machine.[citation needed] More RAM (up to 512 MB), a greater hard drive (up to 128 GB), and CPU upgrades (up to a 433 MHz G4) are available for these PowerBooks.

PowerBook G3 FireWire (Pismo) edit

The fourth generation of PowerBook G3 (Pismo), was introduced in February 2000. It was code named "Pismo" after the City of Pismo Beach, California. For this generation Apple dropped "G3" from the name.

The original Pismo was rumored to be a latchless design, akin to the iBook, which is similar in specification. Apple settled on fitting the Pismo board into the form factor of the previous Lombard G3 PowerBook, but with many improvements. The Pismo was available at CPU speeds of 400 MHz or 500 MHz, with a front side bus speed of 100 MHz (one-third swifter than the Lombard's front side bus); it also implemented a unified motherboard architecture, and replaced SCSI with the newer FireWire interface (IEEE-1394). The PCI graphics used on the Lombard were updated to an AGP-connected ATi Rage Mobility 128, though the video memory was kept at 8 MB, and could not be upgraded, and the screen's resolution was the same as well. A 6× DVD-ROM drive became standard.[4] It was also the first PowerBook with AirPort networking as an official option (although it could be added to the earlier models via various third-party CardBus cards). The Pismo can be upgraded with additional RAM (officially 512 MB with then-available RAM, but it accepts 1 gigabyte) and a larger hard drive (up to 128 GB). Brighter screens and replacement batteries were also available.

The left expansion bay, like the Lombard, could only take a battery, but the right bay was able to accommodate a tray-loading or slot-loading Combo Drive or SuperDrive, a Zip 100 drive, a Zip 250 drive, an LS-120 SuperDisk drive, a VST floppy disk drive, a second hard drive (with adapter, which was tough to find), or a second battery. Lombard and Pismo accept the same expansion bay devices.

Versions of Mac OS from 9.0.2 through 10.4.11 are officially supported. For some time, G3 (750FX) CPU upgrades at speeds of up to 900 MHz and G4 (7410LE) upgrades up to 550 MHz were available. These upgrades are now out of production and must be purchased secondhand.

The Pismo PowerBook was the last of the G3 line. It was succeeded by the PowerBook G4 Titanium models.

Technical specifications edit

All of these models are obsolete.[a][5]

PowerBook G3[6] Formal name Macintosh Powerbook G3[7] PowerBook G3 Series (1st Series)[8] PowerBook G3 Series (2nd Series) PowerBook G3 Series Bronze Keyboard PowerBook G3 FireWire
Code name "Original", "Kanga", "PowerBook 3500" PowerBook G3/233 "Wallstreet"
aka "Mainstreet"
PowerBook G3/250 "Wallstreet" PowerBook G3/292 "Wallstreet" PowerBook G3/233 Late 1998
"PDQ" ("Pretty Darn Quick"), "Wallstreet II"
PowerBook G3/266 Late 1998
"PDQ" ("Pretty Darn Quick"), "Wallstreet II"
PowerBook G3/300 Late 1998
"PDQ" ("Pretty Darn Quick"), "Wallstreet II"
"Lombard", "101" "Pismo"
Timetable Introduction November 10, 1997 May 6, 1998 September 1, 1998 October 1, 1998 May 10, 1999 February 16, 2000
Discontinuation March 14, 1998 September 1, 1998 May 10, 1999 February 16, 2000 January 9, 2001
Model Model number M3553 M4753 M5343 M7572
Model identifier N/A (Gestalt ID 313) N/A (Gestalt ID 314) N/A (Gestalt ID 312) N/A (Gestalt ID 406, however this is shared by many other models) PowerBook 1,1 PowerBook 3,1
Order number M5993 M6477 (modem and floppy)
M6359LL/A (no modem or floppy)
M6481 (modem and floppy) M6484 (modem and floppy) M6357 M6541 M7109 M7110 M7111 M7310 M7304 M7308 M7630 M7633
Display Size 12.1" 13.3" 14.1" 13.3" 14.1"
Type TFT STN Passive matrix TFT
Resolution 16-bit 800×600 24-bit 800×600 1024×768 24-bit 1024×768
Performance Processor PowerPC 750 "G3"
Clock speed 250 MHz 233 MHz 250 MHz 292 MHz 233 MHz 266 MHz 300 MHz 333 MHz 400 MHz 500 MHz
L1 Cache 64k
L2 Cache 512k on a 100 MHz backside bus N/A 1 MB on a 125 MHz backside bus 1 MB level on a 146 MHz backside bus 512k on a 116 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 133 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 150 MHz backside bus 512k on a 133 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 160 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 200 MHz backside bus
Memory 32 MB 60 ns EDO DIMM
Expandable to 160 MB
32 MB PC100 SDRAM
Expandable to 192 MB
64 MB PC100 SDRAM
Expandable to 192 MB
32 MB PC100 SDRAM
Expandable to 192 MB (Apple) or 512 MB
64 MB PC100 SDRAM
Expandable to 192 MB (Apple) or 512 MB
64 MB of PC100 SDRAM
Expandable to 384 MB (Apple) or 512 MB
64 or 128 MB of PC100 SDRAM
Expandable to 512 MB (Apple) or 1 GB
Graphics 2 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage LT with 2 MB or 4 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage LT with 4 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage Pro LT with 4 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage Pro LT with 8 MB of SDRAM ATI Rage 128 with 8 MB of SDRAM
Storage Hard drive 5 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB 6 GB 4–6 GB 6–18 GB
Optical drive 20× CD-ROM 20× CD-ROM
Optional 1× DVD-ROM
1× DVD-ROM 20× CD-ROM 24× CD-ROM or 2× DVD-ROM 6× DVD-ROM
Connections Connectivity 10BASE-T Ethernet
33.6k modem
10BASE-T Ethernet
56k modem
10/100BASE-T Ethernet
56k modem
10/100BASE-T Ethernet
56k modem
Optional AirPort 802.11b
Peripherals 1x ADB
1x Serial GeoPort
2x PC Card II (1x PC Card III)
1x HDI-30 SCSI
Audio out mini-jack
2x USB 1.1
2x PC Card II (1x PC Card III) (333 MHz) or 1x PC Card II (400 MHz)
1x HDI-30 SCSI
Audio out mini-jack
2x USB 1.1
2x FireWire 400
1x PC Card I/II
Audio out mini-jack
Video out VGA VGA and S-Video
Battery 47-watt-hour removable lithium-ion 49-watt-hour removable lithium-ion (1 or 2) 50-watt-hour removable lithium-ion (1 or 2)
Maximum Operating System Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X Server 1.2
Unofficially can run Mac OS 9.2.2 with OS9Helper.

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Mac OS X 10.2.8 "Jaguar", Mac OS 9.2.2 and Mac OS X Server 1.2
Unofficially can run Mac OS X 10.4.11 with XPostFacto, or Mac OS X 10.5.8 if a G4 processor upgrade is also installed.[10]
Mac OS X 10.3.9 "Panther" and Mac OS 9.2.2
Unofficially can run Mac OS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" with XPostFacto, or Mac OS X 10.5.8 "Leopard" if a G4 processor upgrade is also installed.[10]
Mac OS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" and Mac OS 9.2.2
Unofficially can run Mac OS X 10.5.8 "Leopard" with third-party software and a G4 processor upgrade.
Dimensions Weigh 7.5 lb (3.4 kg). 7.2 lb (3.3 kg) 7.6 lb (3.4 kg) 7.8 lb (3.5 kg) 6.1 lb (2.8 kg)
Volume 2.4×11.5×9.5 in (6.1×29.2×24.1 cm) 2.0×12.7×10.4 in (5.1×32.3×26.4 cm) 1.7×12.7×10.4 in (4.3×32.3×26.4 cm)

Supported Mac OS releases edit

Supported Mac OS releases
OS release 1997 (Kanga) Early 1998 (Wallstreet) Late 1998 (PDQ) 1999 (Lombard) 2000 (Pismo)
Mac OS 8   8.1 8.1 8.6  
Mac OS 9         9.0.2
10.0 Cheetah          
10.1 Puma          
10.2 Jaguar          
10.3 Panther   patch    
10.4 Tiger   patch  
10.5 Leopard   patch, requires processor upgrade

In popular culture edit

The PowerBook G3 was featured in many facets of popular culture from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s, including You've Got Mail, NewsRadio, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, House on Haunted Hill, Mission: Impossible, Disney's The Kid, Dark Angel, What Women Want, The West Wing, Friends, The Lone Gunmen, The Core, Duplex, Saw, Sex and the City,[11] How I Met Your Mother, Night at the Museum, Charmed, Everybody Loves Raymond, Stargate SG-1, That's So Raven and Angel.

Timeline edit

Timeline of portable Macintoshes
Mac transition to Apple siliconiMac ProApple WatchiPadiPhoneMac ProPower Mac G5Power Mac G4Power Macintosh G3Power MacintoshCompact MacintoshMacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Apple silicon)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)MacBook Pro (Intel-based)iBook G4PowerBook G4PowerBook G4iBook (white)PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook 2400cPowerBook 3400cPowerBook 1400PowerBook 5300PowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 190TiBookPowerBook 150PowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 500 seriesPowerBook 165PowerBook 145BPowerBook 180cPowerBook 180PowerBook 165cPowerBook 160PowerBook 145PowerBook 170PowerBook 140iBook G4MacBook Air (Apple silicon)MacBook Air (Apple silicon)iBook (white)MacBook Air (Intel-based)12-inch MacBookMacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook (2006–2012)iBook ClamshellPowerBook DuoMacBook Air (Intel-based)MacBook (2006–2012)MacBook (2006–2012)PowerBook G4PowerBook 100Macintosh PortablePowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook G3PowerBook Duo 2300cPowerBook Duo 280cPowerBook Duo 280Macintosh PortablePowerBook Duo 270cPowerBook Duo 250PowerBook Duo 230Macintosh Portable

Notes edit

  1. ^ Apple products that were discontinued 7 years ago and no longer receive hardware support nor spare parts

References edit

  1. ^ "Macintosh Performance Comparisons – Prototypes". macspeedzone.com.
  2. ^ Charles W. Moore. "PowerBook 1400, Kanga, and WallStreet Reflections". lowendmac.com.
  3. ^ Rossignol, Joe. "New MacBook Pros Don't Include Backlit Apple Logo or Power Extension Cable". www.macrumors.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Pismo PowerBook". Low End Mac. February 9, 2000.
  5. ^ "Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired warranty". support.apple.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mac Systems: Apple: PowerBook G3". EveryMac. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. ^ PowerBook G3 250 (Original/Kanga/3500) Specs (Original/Kanga, M5993LL/A, N/A*, M3553, None): EveryMac.com, retrieved July 24, 2022
  8. ^ PowerBook G3 233 (Wallstreet) Specs (G3 Series/Wallstreet, M6477LL/A*, N/A*, M4753, None): EveryMac.com, retrieved July 24, 2022
  9. ^ "Other World Computing: OS 9 Forever". Other World Computing. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Other World Computing: OS X for Legacy Macs". Other World Computing. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "Carrie Bradshaw's PowerBook". freeip.org.

External links edit

  • Apple Support
    • "PowerBook G3 - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. July 26, 2017. (Original / Kanga)
    • "PowerBook G3 Series - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. July 26, 2017.
    • "PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard) - Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. July 26, 2017.
    • How to Identify Different Models March 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Apple.com
  • Portable Mac index via Lowendmac
  • , via pbfixit.com
  • Powerbook G3 PDQ, Powerbook Pismo 500mHz via Forevermac.com

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its entire production run The PowerBook G3 was succeeded by the PowerBook G4 PowerBook G3A Pismo PowerBookDeveloperApple ComputerProduct familyPowerBookTypeLaptopGenerationG3Release dateNovember 1997 26 years ago 1997 11 Introductory priceKanga US 5 700 equivalent to 10 391 in 2022 Wallstreet I US 2 299 equivalent to 4 128 in 2022 US 3 499 equivalent to 6 282 in 2022 PQD US 2 799 equivalent to 5 025 in 2022 Lombard US 2 499 equivalent to 4 390 in 2022 Pismo US 2 499 equivalent to 4 247 in 2022 DiscontinuedJanuary 2001 2001 01 Operating systemMac OS 9 amp Mac OS X up to 10 4 11CPUPowerPC G3 233 500 MHzPredecessorPowerBook 1400cPowerBook 2400cPowerBook 3400cSuccessorPowerBook G4The G3 was the first black Apple laptop and was succeeded in this by the black MacBook in 2006 Previous PowerBooks were dark gray The Wallstreet Lombard amp Pismo models were hailed for their easy upgradability not only in accessible drives and memory but in their CPU daughtercards being separable from their logic boards This led to the aftermarket including Sonnet Powerlogix Wegener Media and more to offer not only G3 CPU upgrades for these machines for each of the G3 series but in several cases G4 upgrades that could make these machines as fast as and in later cases faster than the contemporary G4 Titanium PowerBooks offered by Apple at the time Contents 1 Macintosh PowerBook G3 Kanga 2 PowerBook G3 Series Wallstreet I 3 PowerBook G3 Series Wallstreet II PDQ Pretty Darn Quick 4 PowerBook G3 Bronze Keyboard Lombard 5 PowerBook G3 FireWire Pismo 6 Technical specifications 7 Supported Mac OS releases 8 In popular culture 9 Timeline 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksMacintosh PowerBook G3 Kanga editThe first Macintosh PowerBook G3 code named Kanga was introduced in November 1997 At the time of its introduction the PowerBook G3 was advertised as the fastest notebook computer available a title formerly held by its predecessor the 240 MHz PPC 603ev based PowerBook 3400c This model was based on the PowerBook 3400c and was unofficially known as the PowerBook 3500 It used the same case as the 3400c and a very similar motherboard The motherboard was upclocked from 40 MHz to 50 MHz resulting in some incompatibility with older 3400 RAM modules Other changes to the motherboard included doubling the on board RAM from 16 MB to 32 MB and a faster version of the on board Chips and Technologies graphics controller The G3 made the Kanga more than twice as fast as a 3400c 1 and the improved graphics controller allowed it to refresh the screen 74 percent faster 2 This first PowerBook G3 shipped with a 250 MHz G3 processor and a 12 1 TFT SVGA LCD It is the only G3 system that is not officially compatible with Mac OS X though various methods not sanctioned by Apple can be used to install OS X The Kanga was on the market for less than 5 months and is largely regarded as a stopgap system that allowed Apple to ship G3 PowerBooks sooner while Apple prepared its more revolutionary PowerBook G3 Series As a result the Kanga has the dubious distinction of being Apple s most quickly deprecated PowerBook Nevertheless many people chose to purchase a Kanga to continue using their interchangeable expansion bay modules batteries and other peripherals from the Powerbook 190 5300 and 3400 models The Kanga was also notably smaller in depth and width than the subsequent Wallstreet Powerbooks and the Kanga remained the smallest when open G3 laptop until the debut of the Apple iBook some years later PowerBook G3 Series Wallstreet I edit nbsp Wallstreet PowerBook G3The second generation of PowerBook G3s now called the PowerBook G3 Series was introduced in May 1998 The machine was completely redesigned with a new case that was lighter and more rounded than the previous PowerBook G3 however it was still an Old World ROM Macintosh The new PowerBooks code named Wallstreet came in three screen sizes a 12 passive matrix LCD a 13 3 TFT LCD and a 14 1 TFT LCD The 12 1 models had 2MB VRAM onboard while the 13 3 and 14 1 models were equipped with 4MB VRAM allowing for millions of colors at maximum resolution 1024x768 for both the 13 3 having a higher pixel density The 13 3 display came with a quick to fail ribbon cable that was produced too short leading to a swath of warranty repairs that led Apple to remove the 13 3 model from the lineup after the initial production run The Wallstreet was the first PowerBook to use industry standard ATA optical drives This change meant that CD and DVD recorders designed for Wintel machines could more easily be used in this computer often at a price far less than those manufactured by Apple It also came in three CPU speeds 233 MHz 250 MHz and 292 MHz The 233 MHz model was sometimes nicknamed Mainstreet as it lacked L2 cache making it far slower than the other two in the lineup The 250 MHz and 292 MHz models shipped with 1 MB of cache Because of this large cache as well as the swifter system bus the Wallstreets were known to suffer from some heat issues Many of the problems of the Wallstreet PowerBook G3s were fixed in the next revision the Wallstreet II The WallStreet I was the last PowerBook assembled by Apple in Cork Ireland PowerBook G3 Series Wallstreet II PDQ Pretty Darn Quick editThe Wallstreet design was updated in August 1998 Wallstreet II It featured a 14 1 display on 266 MHz and 300 MHz models The 233 MHz machine was now equipped with a vastly improved TFT panel compared to the passive matrix of the 12 1 Wallstreet I series as well as a 512 KB backside cache allowing for far superior performance at the same 233 MHz though it was equipped with 2 MB onboard VRAM compared to the 4 MB on the faster 14 1 models The 13 3 display was removed form the line owing to both the falling production costs of the larger TFT and the near guaranteed failure of the 13 3 models ribbon cable through the hinge it was produced slightly too short and many failed soon after purchase Processor speeds were bumped on the faster two models resulting in 233 MHz 266 MHz and 300 MHz models The case contained two docking bays one on each side The left hand bay could accommodate a battery a 3 5 floppy disk a third party Iomega Zip drive or a third party add on hard drive The right hand bay was larger and could accommodate any of the above plus a 5 25 optical drive CD ROM or DVD ROM A small internal nickel cadmium battery allowed swapping of the main batteries while the computer slept With a battery in each bay battery life was doubled DVDs could be displayed with the use of a hardware decoder built into a CardBus PCMCIA card The PowerBook G3 Series was Apple s first notebook offering that matched the build to order customization of the Power Mac G3 desktop line Discontinued in May 1999 this would be the last Apple computer ever to bear the rainbow colored Apple logo and the last Mac to support Apple s SuperDrive It was also the last Old World ROM model in the PowerBook series The PDQ series was entirely produced in Taiwan and the machine s manufacture labels showing production in Ireland or Taiwan on the underside of the machines can be used to identify between otherwise nearly identical Wallstreet and PDQ series for collectors and enthusiasts Of note the 12 1 and 13 3 Wallstreet I and PDQ series shared a more curved top case at all corners the lid and its corners were flattened and squared off for the larger LCD of the 14 1 model resulting in a bulkier appearance Many press releases and visual media at the time relied on the more attractive curvature of the case on those smaller display models regardless of the 14 1 model s superior and more upmarket display PowerBook G3 Bronze Keyboard Lombard editThe third generation of PowerBook G3 Lombard was introduced in May 1999 It was much slimmer and lighter than its predecessor and was the first New World ROM PowerBook It had longer battery life and as with the Wallstreet II the user could double the duration to 10 hours by substituting a second battery for the optical drive in the expansion bay The keyboard was also improved and now featured translucent bronze tinted plastics which is the origin of the bronze keyboard nickname It was also the first Apple laptop with a backlit Apple logo on the rear of the display 3 Internal hard drives for the Pismo Lombard and Wallstreet II can be used interchangeably The expansion bay drives DVD CD floppy battery are interchangeable on the Pismo and Lombard but not on the Wallstreet A DVD drive was optional on the 333 MHz model and standard on the 400 MHz version The 400 MHz model included a hardware MPEG 2 decoder for DVD playback while the 333 MHz model was left without except for the PC card one used by Wallstreet Further DVD playback optimizations enabled both models to play back DVDs without use of hardware assistance This model introduced USB ports to the PowerBook line while retaining SCSI support and eliminating ADB entirely although the keyboard and touchpad still used an ADB interface internally Graphics were provided by an ATi Rage LT Pro chipset on the PCI bus to drive its 14 1 inch LCD at a maximum resolution of 1024 768 Mac OS 8 6 10 3 9 are supported by Apple but 10 4 is not although OS X will not install except for 10 0 if both RAM slots are not occupied with identical size RAM The use of XPostFacto 4 allows users to upgrade to Tiger and it runs quite well for an unsupported machine citation needed More RAM up to 512 MB a greater hard drive up to 128 GB and CPU upgrades up to a 433 MHz G4 are available for these PowerBooks PowerBook G3 FireWire Pismo editThe fourth generation of PowerBook G3 Pismo was introduced in February 2000 It was code named Pismo after the City of Pismo Beach California For this generation Apple dropped G3 from the name The original Pismo was rumored to be a latchless design akin to the iBook which is similar in specification Apple settled on fitting the Pismo board into the form factor of the previous Lombard G3 PowerBook but with many improvements The Pismo was available at CPU speeds of 400 MHz or 500 MHz with a front side bus speed of 100 MHz one third swifter than the Lombard s front side bus it also implemented a unified motherboard architecture and replaced SCSI with the newer FireWire interface IEEE 1394 The PCI graphics used on the Lombard were updated to an AGP connected ATi Rage Mobility 128 though the video memory was kept at 8 MB and could not be upgraded and the screen s resolution was the same as well A 6 DVD ROM drive became standard 4 It was also the first PowerBook with AirPort networking as an official option although it could be added to the earlier models via various third party CardBus cards The Pismo can be upgraded with additional RAM officially 512 MB with then available RAM but it accepts 1 gigabyte and a larger hard drive up to 128 GB Brighter screens and replacement batteries were also available The left expansion bay like the Lombard could only take a battery but the right bay was able to accommodate a tray loading or slot loading Combo Drive or SuperDrive a Zip 100 drive a Zip 250 drive an LS 120 SuperDisk drive a VST floppy disk drive a second hard drive with adapter which was tough to find or a second battery Lombard and Pismo accept the same expansion bay devices Versions of Mac OS from 9 0 2 through 10 4 11 are officially supported For some time G3 750FX CPU upgrades at speeds of up to 900 MHz and G4 7410LE upgrades up to 550 MHz were available These upgrades are now out of production and must be purchased secondhand The Pismo PowerBook was the last of the G3 line It was succeeded by the PowerBook G4 Titanium models Technical specifications editAll of these models are obsolete a 5 PowerBook G3 6 Formal name Macintosh Powerbook G3 7 PowerBook G3 Series 1st Series 8 PowerBook G3 Series 2nd Series PowerBook G3 Series Bronze Keyboard PowerBook G3 FireWireCode name Original Kanga PowerBook 3500 PowerBook G3 233 Wallstreet aka Mainstreet PowerBook G3 250 Wallstreet PowerBook G3 292 Wallstreet PowerBook G3 233 Late 1998 PDQ Pretty Darn Quick Wallstreet II PowerBook G3 266 Late 1998 PDQ Pretty Darn Quick Wallstreet II PowerBook G3 300 Late 1998 PDQ Pretty Darn Quick Wallstreet II Lombard 101 Pismo Timetable Introduction November 10 1997 May 6 1998 September 1 1998 October 1 1998 May 10 1999 February 16 2000Discontinuation March 14 1998 September 1 1998 May 10 1999 February 16 2000 January 9 2001Model Model number M3553 M4753 M5343 M7572Model identifier N A Gestalt ID 313 N A Gestalt ID 314 N A Gestalt ID 312 N A Gestalt ID 406 however this is shared by many other models PowerBook 1 1 PowerBook 3 1Order number M5993 M6477 modem and floppy M6359LL A no modem or floppy M6481 modem and floppy M6484 modem and floppy M6357 M6541 M7109 M7110 M7111 M7310 M7304 M7308 M7630 M7633Display Size 12 1 13 3 14 1 13 3 14 1 Type TFT STN Passive matrix TFTResolution 16 bit 800 600 24 bit 800 600 1024 768 24 bit 1024 768Performance Processor PowerPC 750 G3 Clock speed 250 MHz 233 MHz 250 MHz 292 MHz 233 MHz 266 MHz 300 MHz 333 MHz 400 MHz 500 MHzL1 Cache 64kL2 Cache 512k on a 100 MHz backside bus N A 1 MB on a 125 MHz backside bus 1 MB level on a 146 MHz backside bus 512k on a 116 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 133 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 150 MHz backside bus 512k on a 133 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 160 MHz backside bus 1 MB on a 200 MHz backside busMemory 32 MB 60 ns EDO DIMMExpandable to 160 MB 32 MB PC100 SDRAMExpandable to 192 MB 64 MB PC100 SDRAMExpandable to 192 MB 32 MB PC100 SDRAMExpandable to 192 MB Apple or 512 MB 64 MB PC100 SDRAMExpandable to 192 MB Apple or 512 MB 64 MB of PC100 SDRAMExpandable to 384 MB Apple or 512 MB 64 or 128 MB of PC100 SDRAMExpandable to 512 MB Apple or 1 GBGraphics 2 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage LT with 2 MB or 4 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage LT with 4 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage Pro LT with 4 MB of SGRAM ATI Rage Pro LT with 8 MB of SDRAM ATI Rage 128 with 8 MB of SDRAMStorage Hard drive 5 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB 6 GB 4 6 GB 6 18 GBOptical drive 20 CD ROM 20 CD ROMOptional 1 DVD ROM 1 DVD ROM 20 CD ROM 24 CD ROM or 2 DVD ROM 6 DVD ROMConnections Connectivity 10BASE T Ethernet33 6k modem 10BASE T Ethernet56k modem 10 100BASE T Ethernet56k modem 10 100BASE T Ethernet56k modemOptional AirPort 802 11bPeripherals 1x ADB1x Serial GeoPort2x PC Card II 1x PC Card III 1x HDI 30 SCSIAudio out mini jack 2x USB 1 12x PC Card II 1x PC Card III 333 MHz or 1x PC Card II 400 MHz 1x HDI 30 SCSIAudio out mini jack 2x USB 1 12x FireWire 4001x PC Card I IIAudio out mini jackVideo out VGA VGA and S VideoBattery 47 watt hour removable lithium ion 49 watt hour removable lithium ion 1 or 2 50 watt hour removable lithium ion 1 or 2 Maximum Operating System Mac OS 9 1 and Mac OS X Server 1 2Unofficially can run Mac OS 9 2 2 with OS9Helper 9 Mac OS X 10 2 8 Jaguar Mac OS 9 2 2 and Mac OS X Server 1 2Unofficially can run Mac OS X 10 4 11 with XPostFacto or Mac OS X 10 5 8 if a G4 processor upgrade is also installed 10 Mac OS X 10 3 9 Panther and Mac OS 9 2 2Unofficially can run Mac OS X 10 4 11 Tiger with XPostFacto or Mac OS X 10 5 8 Leopard if a G4 processor upgrade is also installed 10 Mac OS X 10 4 11 Tiger and Mac OS 9 2 2Unofficially can run Mac OS X 10 5 8 Leopard with third party software and a G4 processor upgrade Dimensions Weigh 7 5 lb 3 4 kg 7 2 lb 3 3 kg 7 6 lb 3 4 kg 7 8 lb 3 5 kg 6 1 lb 2 8 kg Volume 2 4 11 5 9 5 in 6 1 29 2 24 1 cm 2 0 12 7 10 4 in 5 1 32 3 26 4 cm 1 7 12 7 10 4 in 4 3 32 3 26 4 cm Supported Mac OS releases editSupported Mac OS releasesOS release 1997 Kanga Early 1998 Wallstreet Late 1998 PDQ 1999 Lombard 2000 Pismo Mac OS 8 nbsp 8 1 8 1 8 6 nbsp Mac OS 9 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 0 210 0 Cheetah nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 1 Puma nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 2 Jaguar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 3 Panther nbsp patch nbsp nbsp 10 4 Tiger nbsp patch nbsp 10 5 Leopard nbsp patch requires processor upgradeIn popular culture editThe PowerBook G3 was featured in many facets of popular culture from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s including You ve Got Mail NewsRadio Curb Your Enthusiasm Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me House on Haunted Hill Mission Impossible Disney s The Kid Dark Angel What Women Want The West Wing Friends The Lone Gunmen The Core Duplex Saw Sex and the City 11 How I Met Your Mother Night at the Museum Charmed Everybody Loves Raymond Stargate SG 1 That s So Raven and Angel Timeline editTimeline of portable Macintoshes vteSee also List of Mac modelsNotes edit Apple products that were discontinued 7 years ago and no longer receive hardware support nor spare partsReferences edit Macintosh Performance Comparisons Prototypes macspeedzone com Charles W Moore PowerBook 1400 Kanga and WallStreet Reflections lowendmac com Rossignol Joe New MacBook Pros Don t Include Backlit Apple Logo or Power Extension Cable www macrumors com Retrieved October 21 2019 Pismo PowerBook Low End Mac February 9 2000 Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired warranty support apple com March 20 2023 Retrieved March 23 2023 Mac Systems Apple PowerBook G3 EveryMac Retrieved July 24 2022 PowerBook G3 250 Original Kanga 3500 Specs Original Kanga M5993LL A N A M3553 None EveryMac com retrieved July 24 2022 PowerBook G3 233 Wallstreet Specs G3 Series Wallstreet M6477LL A N A M4753 None EveryMac com retrieved July 24 2022 Other World Computing OS 9 Forever Other World Computing Retrieved January 1 2014 a b Other World Computing OS X for Legacy Macs Other World Computing Retrieved January 1 2014 Carrie Bradshaw s PowerBook freeip org External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to PowerBook G3 Apple Support PowerBook G3 Technical Specifications Apple Inc July 26 2017 Original Kanga PowerBook G3 Series Technical Specifications Apple Inc July 26 2017 PowerBook G3 Series Bronze Keyboard Technical Specifications Apple Inc July 26 2017 How to Identify Different Models Archived March 27 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Apple com Portable Mac index via Lowendmac Pictures of Pismo internals via pbfixit com Powerbook G3 PDQ Powerbook Pismo 500mHz via Forevermac com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PowerBook G3 amp oldid 1185108118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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