May 10, 1999: The third-generation PowerBook G3 comes in 20% slimmer and 2 pounds lighter than its predecessor, but most people remember the laptop for its “bronze” keyboard. Although it doesn’t get a ...

generation of the black PowerBooks, but also features a low-power design that extends battery life and runs cooler than competitive offerings. The MAChSpeed G4 Pismo is factory installed and tested by ...

We continue to receive reports from users on their experiences with the PowerBook power adapter recall (see previous coverage). Here is the latest: "Yo-yo" recall? No Judi Sohn notes: "When Apple ...

Apple is voluntarily recalling certain AC adapters that were sold for use with PowerBook G3 systems shipped from May 1998 until March 2000. Apple has initiated an exchange program and will provide you ...

February 16, 2000: Apple introduces the “Pismo” PowerBook, the finest of its G3 laptops. In the view of many, it’s one of the best Apple laptops ever. The Pismo PowerBook is the first model without ...

When I entered the Lab that fateful day last week to retrieve the PowerBook G4, I didn’t realize we were culturing viruses as well as testing Macs. But once the proper gestation period had passed, the ...

Apple Computers was founded in 1976, and through its formative years had revolutionary ideas and technological dreams. Co-founder Steve Jobs had an incredible knack for spotting the next trends, and ...

To determine whether you are a PowerBook fanatic, take the Gore test: If a genie were to grant you three wishes, what would they be? If your first wish would be for a no-compromise Mac portable big on ...

My mom's Powerbook G3 somehow managed to take a tumble off the bed, and now it won't start up. When the power key is pushed the speaker emits a fast clicking noise and the fan starts spinning, but ...

Apple has released all kinds of notebooks since the first Macintosh Portable in 1997, but we don’t have time to cover every single model in this video, so we’ll focus on the MacBook Pro and it’s ...

Ok, I am currently running OS X 10.1.3, I want to install OS 9.2.1 but every time I try to boot off the restore cd or the 9.2.1 and 9.1 install cd it freezes before the happy mac icon, but if I start ...

COMMENTARY--When I read about Apple's new PowerBook G4 (PBG4), I was initially nonplussed. It seemed to be a straightforward and unexciting evolution of its predecessor. Sure, it was thinner and ...