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Funeral for the Powerbook
The
Powerbook served the Mac faithful well for 15 years, and it is now time to say our goodbyes and lament the loss of this
piece of computing history. Supr.c.ilio.us is holding a funeral for the Powerbook today in San
Francisco at the House of ...
Mangled Powerbook still works
Scott Stevenson, of Theocacao, shares this picture of Matt Johnston's Powerbook.
It has obviously been through a lot, but it still boots and Airport works as well. TUAW does not recommend
you do this to your own Powerbook. ...
Rig of the Day: Powerbooks
Today's Rig shot
features three vintage PowerBooks: A PowerBook Duo 2300c, a PowerBook G3 (bronze keyboard) and a PowerBook 3400c, all
up and running. I've got a 3400c myself that I intend to turn into a picture frame some day (because I have so ...
Loving eulogy for a Powerbook
My very first PowerBook, the first of the Titanium models, changed the way I thought about computers and it seems I am not alone. Sam Brown, the man behind Exploding Dog, recently had his 5 year old PowerBook die on him. This is hardly newsworthy, ...
Powerbook vs. Thinkpad
David
Parmet has written an amusing piece for
Apple Matters lamenting his wife's recent ThinkPad purchase. Now, we Mac folks have got it good with Powerbooks and
MacBooks, but I must say that I find it unfortunate that David had to pick on a ...
Make a frame out of a Powerbook
Do
you have a need for a digital picture frame and own an old Powerbook you no longer want? Well then, you should craft
your own digital picture frame out of your Powerbook following these directions. If only I
hadn't traded in my old TiBook for an ...
Apple discontinues 15" PowerBook
Well, it was
bound to happen: Apple has quietly axed the 15" PowerBook from its product line, removing it from the online store.
Looks like it's gone from the education store, too. Since Apple's apparently working feverishly to get the
MacBook ...
Ask the readers: PowerBook protection
I'm humble enough to admit when I need some help, and I'm lucky to have an esteemed group of readers such as yourselves comprising my very own hive mind. The issue is this: My trusty PowerBook is getting on a bit in the years, and like all creatures, ...
Rig of the Day: One more headless Powerbook
Ok, I just
couldn't resist one posting one more Powerbook minus its display. Open the door, slide out the tray and your media
center "flat Mac" is ready. Let this image be a reminder: Whoever says to you, "That old Mac ...
15-inch aluminum PowerBook battery update
Apple
has released a Battery Update specific to the 15-inch Aluminum PowerBook. I'm not sure if that includes all of the
15-inch Aluminum books, but it showed up in Software Update, and my book is one of the latest DL SuperDrive models out
there. ...
Rig of the Day: Powerbook, MacBook, iMac, Newton
Remember our
"Rig of the Day" feature? Yeah, me too. Today's entry features a Powerbook, a MacBook Pro, an iMac, an iPod
and an oh-so-beautiful Newton 2100. Isn't it nice to see siblings getting along so well? "My New Improved ...
12-inch PowerBook batteries can catch fire, too
It looks like Dell isn't the only company who can have a little fun with laptops that get just a little too hot. Apparently, the battery of a Norwegian design firm employee's 12-inch PowerBook worked just a little too hard and caught ablaze itself, ...
MacBook Pro vs PowerBook benchmarks
If you are like me and enjoy a good clean
fight, check out these benchmarks at Geek Patrol using their own
pre-production software: Geekbench, a multi-platform benchmarking
utility. These numbers reflect benchmarking on a 1.5GHz PowerBook G4 with ...
Tri-Boot Powerbook: Ubuntu, YDL, and OS X
On his site, Dave Taylor has just posted an article that he originally wrote for LinuxWorld Magazine, Ubuntu Linux, Yellowdog Linux and Mac OS X, all on one PowerBook?. For any TUAW readers out there who have ever thought about installing another OS ...
Apple: Welcome to the obsolete list, PowerBook G4
Ars Technica reports that Apple will announce the latest additions to its list of vintage and obsolete machines on March 17. The list, initially reported through MacMerc, includes the following: The "vintage" machines are ones where service parts are ...
