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# PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)

Essentials

Family: PowerBook G3/G4

Codename: 101, Lombard

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 8.6

Maximum OS: 10.3.9

Introduced: May 1999

Terminated: February 2000

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 750 "G3"

CPU Speed: 333/400 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 66 MHz

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 512 kB backside, 1:2

ROM: 4 MB

RAM Type: SO-DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 100 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 384 MB

Expansion Slots: 1 Type I or II PC Card

Video

Screen: 14.1" active matrix TFT

Max Resolution: 1024x768

Video Out: VGA, S-Video

Storage

Hard Drive: 4 GB

ATA Bus: IDE

Floppy Drive: removable 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Zip Drive: optional

Optical Drive: 24x CD-ROM

Input/Output

USB: 2

SCSI: HDI-30

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: stereo

Microphone: mono

Networking

Modem: 56 kbps

Ethernet: 10/100Base-T

Miscellaneous

Power: 45 Watts

Dimensions: 1.6" H x 12.7" W x 10.4" D

Weight: 5.9 lbs.

Notes

the 400 MHz model shipped with 1 MB level 2 cache, and a 6 GB hard drive.

The "Bronze Keyboard" PowerBook G3 series was announced in May 1999. It included several improvements to the previous PowerBook G3, including the addition of on-board USB, and the option of an on-board MPEG-2 decoder. The big news, however, was that the "Bronze" was 20% thinner than its predecessor, nearly two pounds lighter, and boasted significantly longer battery life. Some sacrifices were made to achieve the new form factor, most notably the inclusion of only a single PC-card slot (previous powerbooks had two.).

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