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| Product family | PowerBook 100 series |
|---|---|
| Release date | October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19) |
| Introductory price | US$2,430 (equivalent to $5,400 in 2024) |
| Discontinued | August 16, 1993 (1993-08-16) |
| Operating system | System 7.1 - 7.6.1 |
| CPU | Motorola 68030 @ 25 MHz |
| Memory | 4 MB (DRAM Card) |
| Display | 9.8" passive matrix, 4bpp grayscale 640×400 (160/165) 8.9" passive matrix, 8bpp color 640×400 (165c) |
| Predecessor | PowerBook 140 |
ThePowerBook 160 is aportable computer that was released byApple Computer along with thePowerBook 180 on October 19, 1992 and the PowerBook 165 variants were released the following year.[1] At the time, it constituted the mid-range model replacing the previousPowerBook 140 in processing power. The PowerBook 160 was sold until August 16, 1993.[2]
Its case design is the same as that of thePowerBook 180, but it shipped with the less powerful 25 MHzMotorola 68030 CPU and noFPU, identically to the low-end 145. However, the PowerBook 160 came with a 9.8 in (250 mm) (diagonal)passive matrixLCD screen, which for the first time was capable of displaying 4-bitgrayscale.[3] The 160 and the 180 were the first PowerBooks to add an external color video port like theMacintosh Portable before it, as well as increasing the maximum RAM to 14 MB. Both PowerBooks introduced a new power saving feature which allowed their processors to run at a slower 16 MHz rate, the same speed as the original 140. The PowerBook 160 had a 40MB SCSI hard disk drive, configurable to 80 or 120MB.
The 165, which was introduced on August 16, 1993, added a 33 MHz processor and larger standard hard drive. Along with thePowerBook 145B, this would be the last of the true 100 series PowerBooks and the last Apple laptop to include two serial (printer and modem) ports. After the 165 was discontinued on July 18, 1994, its entry level descendant, thePowerBook 150, would continue to be sold until October 14, 1995, and though it used the 140 case design, its internals were actually based on thePowerBook Duo andPowerBook 190, a 100-series PowerBook in name only as it used thePowerBook 5300's motherboard and case as well.
Introduced on February 10, 1993, the 165c (pictured) was identical to the 165, except that it included a68882FPU and had apassive matrix color LCD capable of displaying 256 colors. It was Apple's first PowerBook with a color display. As a result of the thicker color display, the exterior case lid was redesigned, more closely resembling that used on thePowerBook Duo series. ThePowerBook 180c used the same case modification. The 165c was discontinued on December 13, 1993.
According to Apple, all of these models are obsolete.[a][4]
| Model | PowerBook 160[5] | PowerBook 165[6] | PowerBook 165c[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Motorola 68030 | ||
| Clock speed | 25 MHz | 33 MHz | |
| FPU | None | Motorola 68882 | |
| RAM | 4 MB on board, can be expanded to 14 MB | ||
| ROM | 1 MB | ||
| Hard disk | 40-120 MB | 80-160 MB | |
| Floppy disk | 1.44 MB Superdrive | ||
| Systems supported | System 7.1–Mac OS 7.6.1 | ||
| Screen | 9.8" passive matrix, 4 bpp grayscale 640×400 | 8.9" passive matrix, 8 bpp color 640×400 | |
| Timeline of portable Macintoshes |
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 See also:List of Mac models |