The powerbook 140 was released in the first line of powerbooks. Apple introduced a mac that you were very definitely encouraged to customize. After the introduction of the more powerful powerbook 3400 in february 1997, the 1400 took on the role of. The powerbook 1400 is a notebook computer that was designed and sold by apple computer, inc. Ive been a longtime admirer of the powerbook 1400, but we have never had one in the family until now. It was the midrange powerbook, between the lowend 100 and the highend 170. A unique feature to the 1400 was the bookcover which allowed owners the opportunity to give their powerbook a customized look. You can change the look of the pb 1400 with its bookcover, upgrade ram to 64. The powerbook known as macintosh powerbook before 1997 is a family of macintosh laptop computers designed, manufactured and sold by apple computer, inc. The keyboard has 3 main parts, including the speaker cover, the heat sink, and the keyboard itself. In 1996, however, apple introduced a mac that you were very definitely encouraged to customize. The bay for the sleepswapable drive could also accomidate a variety of other storage options, including mo. What i mean by personalize is that the 1400 comes with a book cover, a custom lid that lets you personalize your powerbook.
The cover on the powerbook above was a solar panel which could either recharge or extend battery life. The amount of space in disk and available should total 1 gb. The powerbook duo is a line of small subnotebooks manufactured and sold by apple computer from 1992 until 1997 as a more compact companion to the powerbook line. After the introduction of the more powerful powerbook 3400 in february 1997, the 1400 took on the role. The coolest transformable feature of this machine, which was sadly only offered with this machine, was the bookcover. This let you take the clear cover, put an insert in it, hook it all together, and customize your powerbook.
A colleague has a powerbook 1400 and would like to erase the hard disk drive. After the introduction of the more powerful powerbook 3400 in february 1997, the. Page 12 powerbook 1400s hard drive during the manufacturing process. The powerbook 1400 166 represented the high end of the 1400 line which included 117mhz and 3mhz models as well. Every 1400 shipped with a gray cover, a clear cover, and six inserts. Kian dinyari macintosh powerbook 1400 series ram replacement guide id. Improving upon the powerbook 100s portability, the duo came in seven different models. 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.
Flip it over, open the cover, and slide the grating behind the keyboard to the left and it will pop out. Apple will ship the powerbook 1400 s with a standard grey cover and a transparent cover. It was the first to have stereo speakers, a trackpad, and ethernet networking builtin. Powered by the same 117 mhz 603e as the 5300, the 1400 was the first powerbook to include an internal cdrom drive 6x. Macintosh powerbook 1400 series ram replacement this repair guide will give instructions on how to remove the macintosh powerbook 1400c ram. Now the keyboard will pop out it rocks towards you from the back. Powerbook 1400 bookcover templates macintosh repository. The powerbook 500 series codenamed blackbird, which it shared with the older macintosh iifx is a range of apple macintosh powerbook portable computers first introduced by apple computer with the 540c model on may 16, 1994. Apple macintosh powerbook 1400 series 1400cs laptop m3571. Three cheers for the delightfully personal powerbook 1400 bookcover. Macintosh powerbook 1400 series ram replacement ifixit. Probably the feature that sets the 1400 apart from your everyday runofthemill pc notebook is the ability to personalize your powerbook. Oct 24, 2002 the powerbook 1400 internal ethernet cards will be harder to find than pcmcia cards, simply because the original supply was so small. I think this was truly designed for a powerbook and someone conveniently noticed that it fits on top of a mbp keyboard as well.
A pioneering feature of the 1400 is the bookcover laptop skin which allows owners the opportunity to give their powerbook a customized look. Are there any ethernet adapters that will fit and will work with the. Avec le powerbook 1400, apple proposait quelque chose dinteressant. This particular powerbook 1400 is a very well kept c variety the means it has an active matrix display powered by a 3 mhz 603e processor. Details about vintage apple macintosh powerbook 1400 cs 117 m3571 english, perfect conditionshow original title. The powerbook 500 series codenamed blackbird was a range of apple macintosh powerbook portable computers first introduced by apple computer with the 540c model on 16 may 1994. Identical in form factor to the 140, it was the high end of the original powerbook line featuring a faster 25 mhz motorola 68030 processor with floating point unit fpu and a more expensive and significantly better quality 10 in 250 mm. The newer you go, the fewer upgrades there really are, and from my perspective, the one thing you really can do to, say, a pismo the g4 upgrade is massively unworthwhile. To identify which device you have, look below the bottom right corner of the screen, you should see powerbook 1400c or powerbook 1400cs. Sep 10, 20 1996 powerbook 1400 the first personal computer with a builtin optical drive had spunk too. Very old powerbook 1400c and ethernet ars technica.
Apple powerbook 1400c117 service source pdf download. The powerbook 1400 was a notebook computer designed and sold by apple computer in the mid to late 1990s as part of their powerbook series of macintosh computers. The powerbook 1400c3 is similar to the powerbook 1400cs3, but the cs has a lower quality dualscan display. Apple will reportedly include a number of cardstock designs with the 1400 think of them as the. Bookcover template included with either the 1400 or the cover set. The problem is that i cant get another drive attached to the machine, startup disk crashes whenever i try to start it, and commandaltshiftdelete doesnt enable booting from the cd the 1400 doesnt work with the c key on startup. It was the first to have stereo speakers, a trackpad, and ethernet networking builtin it was the first powerbook series to use a motorola 68lc040 cpu simultaneous.
Plus, if you didnt like the inserts that came with the machine, included in the extras on the restore cd which has mac os 7. Dec 03, 2016 for the 1400, it sounds like you really are just storage away from having the ultimate system, unless theres still a faster cd module for you to get. The first powerbook to be released since the disappointing powerbook 5300, the powerbook 1400cs1400c was the first notebook to have a cdrom drive built in. Customers can also replace the removable panel on the top of the case with a clear or colored panel that came with the system. Powerbook 1400 bookcover templates macintosh garden. The powerbook 1400, the first cdrom equipped notebook. Share apple macintosh powerbook 1400 series 1400cs laptop m3571. The pb 1400 is a solid machine, a decent performer, and a practical value. Powerbook 1400 info i dont have any speedup info on the powerbook 1400 s at this time, but ive got some info that might give rise to a modification for the 117mhz and 3mhz 1400 s. Powerbook 500 series hardware wiki fandom powered by wikia. They were the duo 210, 230, 250, 270c, 280, 280c, and 2300c, with the 210 and 230 being the earliest, and 2300c being the final incarnation before. The powerbook 1400cs117 is similar to the powerbook 1400c117, but the c has a higher quality activematrix display. The powerbook 1400 is a notebook computer, designed and sold by apple computer, inc.
Three cheers for the delightfully personal powerbook 1400. I think this gap will allow foreign material to slip in under the keyboard. A pioneering feature of the 1400 was the bookcover laptop skin which allowed owners the opportunity to give their powerbook a customized look. The apple factory ram slot will be filled with either a 4mb or 8mb module, yielding a base factory configuration including 8mbs of soldered motherboard. Restore all the software from the powerbook 1400 cd. And when you ever look at a 1400c display, you wont like the 1400cs passive matrix display any longer. The lid on the 1400 was a unique feature as it included a cover for storing paper. The fact that that drive was sleep swappable made this a very flexible machine in terms of data storage. It was the first powerbook series to use a motorola 68lc040 cpu simultaneous with duo 280 and be. For much of its life, mine has sported this fabulous glam wrapping paper. The cover is just a little too big over the fn keys, but it doesnt disable you from using the product.
A very likable legacy book, charles w moore, miscellaneous ramblings, 2002. Customers can upgrade their floppy drive, cdrom drive, and expansion memory. Like the 3mhz model, the 1400 166 gained a performance boost from the inclusion of a 128k level 2 cache. I remember using it to make my custom cover back in the day. Announced in october 1996, the powerbook 1400 was a partial answer to a number of questions about recent powerbooks. The powerbook modules on this page are specifically designed to support. Every powerbook 1400 that shipped had a gray cover, a clear cover, and six inserts. If you want a pcmcia card, just make sure its 16 bit instead. Cdrom drive assembly apple powerbook 1400 1400c 117 3 166. As with the powerbook 170, and unlike the 100, this powerbook featured an internal floppy drive. The powerbook 1400 comes in two models, the 1400c and the 1400cs.
But the powerbook 1400cs does not have a built in ethernet. The powerbook 1400 had a unique transparent lid under which users could display artwork to give their book some bling. I recently brought out my powerbook duo 2300c running macos 7. When you look for an ethernet card, make sure that it is a model with appropriate mac drivers. The real joy, though, was making your own inserts so that your powerbook 1400 became much more personally yours. For newer books, i outright recommend against them in situations where os x might play in, because os x will happily constantly use a whole hell of a lot of swap, and itll be a much better experience to do so on any solid state media, because seeks are faster and the best cf media should easily outpace the bus on the newest of powerbook g4s. You have to remove these in order to remove the keyboard. This repair guide will give instructions on how to remove the macintosh powerbook 1400c ram. Apple macintosh powerbook 1400 series 1400cs laptop m3571 for. Powerbook 500 series wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Auction for a working apple macintosh powerbook cs, running a ppc processor at 166 mhz. The charger can be used globally, so take it with you when you travel to another country. Theres no video for powerbook 1400 bookcover templates yet. The incredible transforming powerbook 1400 low end mac. I think there was a heatsink next, and then you get to the daughtercard. As soon as it arrived, i knew id want to turn this into a video project, and the project rapidly became my most complex to date.
Wiping hard drive on powerbook 1400 that apple community. Been looking forward to creating and sharing this video for quite a while now. The auction include also the floppy module can read and write at 800k or 1. Macintosh powerbook 1400 series keyboard replacement. As a result, if customers use a disk utility program such as apples disk first aid that. Les bookcover du powerbook 1400 le journal du lapin. Dec 02, 2014 a new replacement charger for apple powerbook 1400, 1400c, 1400cs laptop models, with power cable included. The ethernet adapter in your second message appears to be a cardbus card, which cannot be used in the powerbook 1400 models.
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