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Apple Macintosh Powerbook Duo
Introduced October 19, 1992 at $2,610 along with the 25 MHz Duo 210, this was the first dockable Mac. By eliminating the internal floppy drive (as with PB 100) along with other size and weight saving measures, Apple got this one down to 4.2 pounds. The Apple PowerBook Duo 230 features a 33 MHz 68030 processor, 4 MB of RAM, and an 80 MB or 120 MB hard drive in a lightweight portable case with a 9.1" grayscale passive-matrix display.
The Duo came in seven different models. 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 entire line was dropped in early 1997. The PowerBook Duo line was replaced by the PowerBook 2400, which was similar in size to the Duos. Although it featured much more onboard functionality, it lacked docking capability. |
