Powerbook G3 Series I "Wallstreet" Specs

These are the exact technical specifications of your G3 Series portable computer. To understand the specs, you must first understand that there are two distinct different kinds of G3 Series, Main Street and Wallstreet (Their development codenames)The main street 'book is any powerbook with a 233 Mhz processor. The wall street 'books are the 250 and 292 MHz flavors. The 233 lacks a backside cache and PCI support in the right expansion bay. Main Street has a 66 MHz system bus while Wall Street has a 83 MHz bus. A S-Video out connector is only available on the 13.3" and 14.1" models. The lower PC Card slot in all models is Zoomed Video enabled.

• 233-, 250-, or 292-MHz PowerPC G3 processor
• 1MB backside level 2 cache on the 250- and 292-MHz processor modules; 125- or 146-MHz dedicated 64-bit backside bus
• 66-(Main Street) or 83-MHz(Wall Street) system bus
• Integrated floating-point unit and 64K on-chip level 1 cache (32K data and 32K instruction)
• Two SO-DIMM slots support up to 192MB
• 4MB of ROM

• Internal 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB IDE hard disk drive
• Two expansion bays for floppy disk drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and third-party storage solutions
• Removable 1.44MB floppy disk drive for use in expansion bay (Optional)
• 20x-speed (maximum) CD-ROM drive for use in expansion bay
• The DVD-ROM drive also reads CDs at a 12X speed.

Connectivity

• 1 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port
• 1 SCSI port for connecting as many as seven external devices. (Requires Adapter)
• Serial (RS-422) port
• Power adapter port

Communications

• Built-in 10BASE-T Ethernet connector (10 Mbps)
• RJ-11 modem port supports K56flex modem (will be able to be upgraded to V.90 standard)
• Infrared technology port (4-Mbps IrDA)

Expansion

• PC Card slots for two Type II PC Cards or one Type III PC Card or CardBus cards

Video

• S-video output connector(Only on 250, 292 MHz models)
• 24-bit video output port (VGA-style connector)

Sound

• 16-bit CD-quality stereo input/output
• Two internal speakers for stereo sound

Video

• 2MB (Main Street) or 4MB (Wall Street) of SGRAM video memory supports millions of colors on up to 20-inch external displays
• 2D/3D graphics through an integrated video controller
• Support for Zoomed Video technology in the lower PC Card slot

Display

• 12.1-inch (diagonal) built-in SVGA STN passive-matrix display supports thousands of colors at 800-by 600-pixel resolution (Fixed Resolution)
• 13.3-inch (diagonal) and 14.1-inch (diagonal) built-in TFT XGA active-matrix displays support millions of colors at 1,024- by 768-pixel resolution (Fixed Resolution)

• 49-watt-hour lithium ion
• Average life: up to 3.5 hours with one battery; up to 7 hours with two batteries, based on normal use
• Keyboard with 76 (U.S.) or 77 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys

• Solid-state Apple trackpad provides precise cursor control; sensing of movement and acceleration is easily adjustable through a control panel; supports tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

• Line voltage: 100 to 240 volts AC
• Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz

• Operating temperature: 50 to 95 F (10 to 35 C)
• Storage temperature: -13 to 140 F (-25 to 60 C)
• Relative humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft. (0 to 3,048 m)
• Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 ft. (4,572 m)

• Width: 10.4 inches (26.4 cm)
• Height: 12.7 inches (32.3 cm)
• Depth: 2.0 inches (5.1 cm; 5.3 cm for the 14.1-inch model)
• Weight (Varies)

Written/Edited/Published by Doug B. Landry
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