Impact On The Industry
This laptop was the first in the industry to include:
- Track pad (instead of track balls, pointer (IBM), or mouse), offered on most laptops today;
- 16bit stereo sound @ 44.1 kHz (Typical was 8bit mono @ 22 kHz);
- Stereo speakers (located in upper corners of screen);
- Ethernet via AAUI (A transceiver was used to connect to either UTP or Coaxial type wiring);
- Non specialized internal expansion bay for connecting many types of devices (PDS connector in left battery bay);
- "Intelligent" NiMH batteries (that is, had on-board circuitry to monitor health of battery);
- CPU on a daughter card, unique for a notebook.
And among Apple's PowerBook line the first to have:
- 68LC040 (with Duo 280), or 68040 (in Japanese model) CPU standard;
- PowerPC 603e CPU as an upgrade;
- 9.5" displays;
- 10.4" display (550c in Japan);
- Dual Scan passive color and B+W screens;
- CPU on daughtercard (first in any Mac) (PowerPC and 68040 upgrades);
- Expansion bay (PDS connector in left battery bay);
- PC Card capability (PCMCIA) via module;
- 2 battery bays (and a 10 minute sleep/clock battery);
- Full size keyboard with function keys (F1-F12);
- Sleep while connected to external monitor;
- Battery contact cover included on the batteries.
Read more about this topic: Power Book 500 Series
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