This mac was recently given to me, and was lacking a system cd that would be the operating system, or mac os. Apple macintosh powerbook 3400c at the time of its release. Comes now for your careful consideration a genuine apple macintosh powerbook 6x cdrom module. The powerbook 3400 computers are allinone notebooks with several.
Find great deals on ebay for powerbook 1400 and powerbook 1400c. Apple power mac g4, power mac g4macintosh server g4. It has all of the basic features of any other old laptop. Over the years a range of guis have been next step the first really well designed ui, imho. Learning how to use them is still perfectly fine, but youll still be fairly lost if you find yourself on any mac running mac os x 10. Apple mac technical reference and repair manuals macintosh. Powerbook 3400c g3 apple powerbooks pb 3400 powerbook. The powerbook 3400c, running a powerpc 603e processor at 180 to 240 mhz, was. Vintage apple macintosh powerbook 3400c laptop m3553 for. Often, files text documents, pictures, etc can be read under a different operating system.
The pb 3400c would then appear as an external hard drive. For sale is an apple macintosh powerbook 3400c 240mhz powerpc 603ev m5550lla, 40mb ram, 1. Apple mac powerbook 3400c machina 26012017 25012017 no comments on vintage stuff. Aside from the dim passive matrix lcd and a nonworking battery, its still. I have both floppy and cd drives for it and the user manual.
Thanks for the guide, i will definitely seek out powerbookmedic for future parts. The powerbook 3400 was built by apple from february to november 1997. Macintosh powerbook 19066 mc118ll macbook pro powerbook firewire powerbook 180 powerbook 3400c 180 powerbook duo 280c powerbook g4 17inch 1. Altair 8800 theory of operation manual and schematics macintosh user s guide for macintosh powerbook 160 and 180 computers, medium. If you are an experienced user, you may already know enough to get started. The powerbook 1400 series is easily upgradeable allowing you to change various parts including the ram, hard drive, battery, and cd rom. Some configurations also include support for wireless networking, dualchannel usb, gigabit ethernet, dual processing, digital audio, and a wakesleep power management feature. The powerbook g3 is based on the powerbook 3400c, but due to its 250mhz. Apple macintosh powerbook 3400c at the time of its. This chapter is designed to highlight unique or highpriority product issues that you should be aware of before servicing the powerbook 3400 and powerbook g3. Second and third images are unofficial apple discs.
User manuals, apple laptop operating guides and service manuals. Low end macs compleat guide to mac os 9, charles w moore. Also, sorry for the missing files, but most of them are on other images. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device in accordance with the specif. At the time of its release, the powerbook 3400c was the fastest portable computer in the world. Recharge batteries only as described in the users manual and only in. Apple powerbook 3400c200 computer computing history. Released in october 1996, the macintosh powerbook 1400 series is the first laptop with a cdrom drive.
The info article provides installation instructions. Using the powerpc 603e processor running at speeds of up to 240mhz, this powerbook was the first to feature a pci architecture, edo memory, and a 64bit wide, 40mhz. According to kb article ta36582, a combined ethernetmodem card was used for most 3400c configurations sold in the united states. I cant turn it on because the charger is dead so i have to find a new one. Nov 21, 2009 just a quick tour of my new macintosh powerbook 190cs. After looking the powerbook over i think it only has a dial up modem, is that possible. All but the very basemodel 3400c 180 had an internal 33. See the powerbook user s manual for operating system and other software installation procedures. Im not a mac user, so ive been learning a lot of new things. Kanga can only handle up to 160 mb of ram and is the only g3 powerbook never officially supported under mac os x. Because all powerbook 3400c computers came with the same 16bit color, active matrix screen, the c designation at the end of the powerbook 3400c name was somewhat superfluous, and is often dropped, even by apple itself, for example in the user s manual.
It was also the first powerbook to come with only a color activematrix display. Although it bears almost exactly the same name, wallstreet was a whole new computer. None of the recovery or setup disks are anywhere i can find. You can extend the period of time your battery will power the computer by putting the powerbook to sleep when you wont be using it for several minutes or hours. The apple macintosh powerbook 3400c 200 codenamed hooper features a 200 mhz powerpc 603e processor, 16 mb of ram, a 2. The pb 3400c should work fine with both 800k 2dddsdd and 1. Unfollow powerbook 100 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Just a quick tour of my new macintosh powerbook 190cs. Powerbook 3400c g3 see other formats service source powerbook 3400c powerbook g3 powerbook 3400c 180, 3400c 200, and powerbook g3 service source hot issues powerbook 3400g3 powerbook. Unsupported software is provided for customers to download and use, but it is at your own risk. Powerbook 3400c model m3553180, 200, 240 mhz 603ev processor powerbook 3400 m3553 troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. The battery charges and holds a small charge, but we do not guarantee battery life on older laptops. If you have never used a powerbook or are new to macintosh computers, read this section for instructions on getting started and where to get more information. Recharge batteries only as described in the users manual and only in ventilated areas. You may want to compare this to appendix d in the 0340296 and 03099 manuals.
Introduced in february 1997 the powerbook 3400c hooper was for a time the fastest laptop in the world. It was sold as untested, and i primarily wanted to rob the lcd for my other 3400c, which works but has substantial pressure defects. Sleep is a power conservation feature of macintosh powerbook computers that lets you instantly restart the computer and bypass the startup process. The video repair guide for the mac mini was accurate and easy to follow. The powerbook 3400c is a laptop computer in the powerbook line manufactured by apple. Apple macintosh powerbook 3400c240mhz m5550lla applefritter. Download apple powerbook 3400c g3 apple powerbook powerbook 3400c g3. Powerbook 3400c g3 see other formats service source powerbook 3400c powerbook g3 powerbook 3400c 180, 3400c 200, and powerbook g3 service source hot issues powerbook 3400g3 powerbook 3400 and. Customers can request onsite service from an apple authorized service provi. The powerbook 3400 series was issued in three different models with either a 180mhz, 200mhz or. Becoming familiar with your macintosh powerbook hardware at a glance your computers components and controls 14 your computers ports and connectors 16. Apr 04, 2006 id just like to report that ive been casually meaning. Find great deals on ebay for apple macintosh powerbook and apple macintosh powerbook duo.
After several years of powerbook trouble, apple hoped to revitalize its portable market share with this new pcibased model. The apple macintosh portable from 1989 was apples first portable computer, but it was a huge, heavy, beast of burden, weighing in at over 15 pounds. The power mac g4 is the first power mac computer based on the powerpc g4 processor. Macintosh powerbook user s manual 1400 series computers vintage 1997 apple. Macintosh powerbook 165c, 180c manual, macintosh powerbook firewire, macintosh powerbook 100 manual, macintosh powerbook 140, 145, 145b, 170 manual, macintosh powerbook 1400 series manual, macintosh powerbook 150 manual, macintosh powerbook 160, 165, 180 series manual, macintosh powerbook 190, 5300 series manual, macintosh. The powerbook 3400c was a laptop computer in the powerbook line manufactured by apple computer from february to november 1997. In the first in a new series about collectable and easily obtained macs from the past, neale monks, author of buying used macs, takes a look at the powerbook 3400, arguably the first portable produced by apple that was good enough to replace a desktop machine. Service parts for vintage pr oducts are only available to repair a older systems purchased in cal ifornia as required by statute and b systems covered by valid ap plecare or apple extended service contracts. Powerbook 3400c powerbook g3 powerbook 3400c180, 3400c200, and powerbook g3. The powerbook 3400 series was issued in three different models with either a 180mhz, 200mhz or 240mhz processor.
Manual says apple disk tools but when i search that im just getting results on their modern disk utility. M1248 for sale m1248 apple macintosh powerbook 3400c accessories 6x cdrom. Hoping to redeem their reputation, apple contracted with sony to miniaturize the macintosh portable the resultant powerbook 100 is an improvement in almost every way smaller, lighter, and cheaper, while maintaining indentical functionality. With access to an appropriate pre1998 macintosh desktop computer, another solution could be scsi disk mode see pp. 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 ppc603evbased powerbook 3400c.
The powerbook 3400c, running a powerpc 603e processor at 180 to 240 mhz, was designed as a no compromise laptop and was billed as the worlds fastest notebook computer when it was introduced in early 1997. Also, an old mac is related to new macs essentially in name only. On february 17, 1997, apple introduces the powerbook 3400, a laptop the. Powered by a powerpc 603e processor it was clocked at speeds up to 240 mhz and was the first to showcase a full pci architecture. The apple macintosh powerbook 3400c200 codenamed hooper features a 200. The powerbook known as macintosh powerbook before 1997 is a family of macintosh laptop computers designed, manufactured and sold by apple computer, inc. I feel like this one is close to working and i dont want to write it off yet. Powerbook 3400c powerbook g3 powerbook 3400c 180, 3400c 200, and powerbook g3. The design of the rear ports is as in the picture below. Recharge batteries only as described in the user s manual and only in ventilated areas.
To date, macintosh repository served 1023467 old mac files, totaling more than 183950. K service source powerbook 3400 powerbook 3400, powerbook 3400c k service source basics powerbook 3400 basics product overview 1 product overview the powerbook 3400 computers are allinone notebooks with several. Want a fairly modern browser with an old, fast operating system. Service the powerbook 160, 165, and 180 through module exchange and parts replacement. When it was announced in february 1997, the powerbook 3400 was the fastest portable computer in the world. They have been created by me mactouch for archiving. These are some common tools used to work on this device.
A graphical user interface gui for short allows users to interact with the computer hardware in a user friendly way. Macintosh powerbook users manual includes setup, expansion, and important healthrelated information for macintosh powerbook g3 series computers. Powerbook g3 kanga the first macintosh powerbook g3, codenamed kanga, was introduced in november 1997. Sorry for truncated filenames as they were renamed with creation dates to avoid duplications. All powerbook models all 1997 models dynamically compare this mac to others. During its lifetime, the powerbook went through several major revisions and redesigns, often being the first to incorporate features that would later become standard in competing laptop. Dont confuse the original powerbook g3 based on the powerbook 3400c with the powerbook g3 series a. Apple mac powerbook 3400c the retro battlestations subreddit recently ran a not x86 week in which people could show off their vintage computers. A hotswappable bay drive let users switch out the cdrom drive and slide in an. Your powerbook has been designed so that you can set it up quickly and start using it right away.
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