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PowerBook 165c

Apple's first PowerBook with a color screen had an 8.9-inch passive-matrix display that showed 256 colors at 640×400. It used a 33 MHz 68030 with a 68882 FPU and had a port for an external monitor. The color panel made the case slightly thicker and heavier than the black-and-white models, at 7.0 lb.

Released
10 February 1993
Order number
M4900LL/A

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Specs

Overview

Order number
M4900LL/A
Introduced
10 February 1993
Discontinued
13 December 1993
Original price
US$3,400

Processor

Processor
68030
Speed
33 MHz
System bus
33 MHz
Socket
Soldered
L1 cache
0.5 KB

Memory

Standard
4 MB
Maximum
14 MB
Built in
4 MB
Slots
1
Minimum speed
85 ns

Graphics

External displays
Dual/Mirroring
Largest external display
832×624

Display

Screen size
8.9-inch
Resolution
640×400

Ports

Video out
Yes
Security slot
Yes

Networking

Modem
None

Audio

Audio out
Yes

Physical

Form factor
Notebook
Weight
7 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
Mac OS 7.1

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.