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-	The PowerBook was first released in October 1991 in three different models: the [[PowerBook 100]], the [[PowerBook 140]], and the [[PowerBook 170]]. These machines were vastly different from other, similar portable machines at that time. They included a [[trackball]], gray, smaller cases, and position of the keyboard, which allowed room for palmrests. Typical portable computers (including Apple's own [[Macintosh Portable]]) tended to have the keyboard positioned toward the user and were generally large, so the PowerBook was a surprise to the portable computer industry.	+	The PowerBook was first released in October 1991 in three different models: the [[PowerBook 100]], the [[PowerBook 140]], and the [[PowerBook 170]]. These machines were vastly different from other, similar portable machines at that time. They included a [[trackball]], gray, smaller cases, and position of the keyboard, which allowed room for palmrests. Typical portable computers at that time (including Apple's own [[Macintosh Portable]]) tended to have the keyboard positioned toward the user and were generally large, so the PowerBook was a surprise to the portable computer industry.

	The PowerBook line was supplemented in [[1992]] by the [[PowerBook Duo]] line. This line was a line of [[subnotebook]]s what were thin and light. These models had [[DuoDock\|their own docking station]] which looked like a desktop computer itself. These models did not sell well as expected.		The PowerBook line was supplemented in [[1992]] by the [[PowerBook Duo]] line. This line was a line of [[subnotebook]]s what were thin and light. These models had [[DuoDock\|their own docking station]] which looked like a desktop computer itself. These models did not sell well as expected.

-	In [[~~1993~~]], the PowerBook line received its first major update. The 100 was replaced by the [[PowerBook 145]], the 140 with the [[PowerBook 160]], and the 170 with the [[PowerBook 180]]. ~~In addition~~, the first color PowerBooks were released, the [[PowerBook 165c]] and [[PowerBook 180c]].	+	The first line of PowerBooks were very successful at first, capturing 40% of portable computer sales. However, the original design team left Apple to work at [[Compaq]], meaning updated models were held back. Also, when the time came to update the PowerBooks to the [[Motorola 68040]] [[microprocessor\|processor]], there were major setbacks. The 68040, when placed in a PowerBook, overheated, meaning the line was stuck with the aging [[Motorola 68030]] processor. This also meant that the PowerBook line could not compete with newer [[Intel 80486]]-based portables that had copied the PowerBook's design and features, and Apple would not regain their lead.
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		+	In 1992, the PowerBook line received its first major update. The 100 was replaced by the [[PowerBook 145]], the 140 with the [[PowerBook 160]], and the 170 with the [[PowerBook 180]]. This revised line was a state-of-the-art line, as the 180 and 160 were the first PowerBooks to include a grayscale [[Liquid crystal display\|LCD]] and were well-received by consumers. [[1993\|A year later]], the first color PowerBooks were released, the [[PowerBook 165c]] was released first and the [[PowerBook 180c]] came later. The last true member of the PowerBook 100 series was the [[PowerBook 150]], released in [[1994]]. The [[PowerBook 190]], released in [[1995]], was only a [[Motorola 68LC040]] version of the [[PowerBook 5300]]. It was also the last 68k PowerBook produced. The original PowerBook line spanned almost every 68k processor in a Macintosh; from the 100's [[Motorola 68000\|68000]] to the 190's 68LC040. (The only 68k processor not to be included in a PowerBook was the [[Motorola 68020\|68020]]).
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		+	== PowerBook 500 Series ==
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		+	In 1994, a new line of PowerBooks was released. These were the [[PowerBook 520]], the [[PowerBook 540]], the [[PowerBook 520c]], and the [[PowerBook 540c]]. These were the first PowerBooks to be fitted with a Motorola 68LC040.
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		+	== The transition to the PowerPC processor ==

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'''PowerBook''' is the name given to a line of [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[laptop]] computers that were released between [[1991]] and [[2006]]. During that time, the PowerBook line went under several revisions, including going through the [[68k]] to [[PowerPC]] [[Microprocessor|processor]] transition. The line was replaced by the [[MacBook series]] in 2006.

== Early days ==

The PowerBook was first released in October 1991 in three different models: the [[PowerBook 100]], the [[PowerBook 140]], and the [[PowerBook 170]]. These machines were vastly different from other, similar portable machines at that time. They included a [[trackball]], gray, smaller cases, and position of the keyboard, which allowed room for palmrests. Typical portable computers (including Apple's own [[Macintosh Portable]]) tended to have the keyboard positioned toward the user and were generally large, so the PowerBook was a surprise to the portable computer industry.

The PowerBook line was supplemented in [[1992]] by the [[PowerBook Duo]] line. This line was a line of [[subnotebook]]s what were thin and light. These models had [[DuoDock|their own docking station]] which looked like a desktop computer itself. These models did not sell well as expected.

In [[1993]], the PowerBook line received its first major update. The 100 was replaced by the [[PowerBook 145]], the 140 with the [[PowerBook 160]], and the 170 with the [[PowerBook 180]]. In addition, the first color PowerBooks were released, the [[PowerBook 165c]] and [[PowerBook 180c]].

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