PowerBook G3

From Mac Guides

The PowerBook G3 was first introduced in November 1997. The Kanga was basically a PowerBook 3400 with a G3 and is the only PowerBook G3 not officially supported by Mac OS X. It was well-known for its extremely fast depreciation rate.

The Wall Street was a major redesign and offered several enhancements as well as being the first BTO PowerBook. However, as there were many different models, Apple suffered from supply issues. The second revision Wall Street, also known as the PDQ, had a more unified approach, ditching the multiple screen sizes and keeping the bus at 66 MHz. There was also a limited-edition version of the PDQ which included a 12" 800x600 display.

Lombard was two pounds lighter and 20% thinner than its predecessor and with two batteries, could be used for up to 10 hours on the go. The keyboard was also changed to use a translucent bronze plastic.

Models

Date	Revision	Processor	L2 Cache	System Bus	Max RAM	Optical Drive	Graphics	Display
November 10, 1997	Kanga	PPC 750 G3 - 250 MHz	512 KB	50 MHz	160 MB	CD-ROM	2MB integrated	12.1" - 800x600
May 6, 1998	Wall Street	PPC 740 G3 - 233 MHz	512 KB	66 MHz	192 MB	CD-ROM	ATI Rage LT 2MB	12.1" - 800x600
May 6, 1998	Wall Street	PPC 750 G3 - 250 MHz	1 MB	83 MHz	192 MB	CD-ROM	ATI Rage Pro 4MB	13.3"/14.1" - 1024x768
May 6, 1998	Wall Street	PPC 750 G3 - 292 MHz	1 MB	83 MHz	192 MB	CD-ROM	ATI Rage Pro 4MB	13.3"/14.1" - 1024x768
September 1, 1998	Wall Street II/ PDQ	PPC 750 G3 - 233 MHz	512 KB	66 MHz	192 MB	CD-ROM/DVD-ROM	ATI Rage LT 2MB	14.1" - 1024x768
September 1, 1998	Wall Street II/ PDQ	PPC 750 G3 - 266 MHz	1 MB	66 MHz	192 MB	CD-ROM/DVD-ROM	ATI Rage Pro 4MB	14.1" - 1024x768
September 1, 1998	Wall Street II/ PDQ	PPC 750 G3 - 300 MHz	1 MB	66 MHz	192 MB	CD-ROM/DVD-ROM	ATI Rage Pro 4MB	14.1" - 1024x768
April 10, 1998	Lombard	PPC 750 G3 - 333 MHz	512 KB	66 MHz	192 MB	CD-ROM/DVD-ROM	ATI Rage LT Pro 8MB	14.1" - 1024x768
April 10, 1998	Lombard	PPC 750 G3 - 400 MHz	1 MB	66 MHz	384 MB	DVD-ROM	ATI Rage LT Pro 8MB	14.1" - 1024x768
February 16, 2000	Pismo (PB Firewire)	PPC 750 G3 - 400 MHz	1 MB	100 MHz	1 GB	DVD-ROM	ATI Rage Mobility 128 8MB	14.1" - 1024x768
February 16, 2000	Pismo (PB Firewire)	PPC 750 G3 - 500 MHz	1 MB	100 MHz	1 GB	DVD-ROM	ATI Rage Mobility 128 8MB	14.1" - 1024x768

Notes

• Wall Street, PDQ and Lombard are actually capable of having 512MB RAM.
• Kanga could only achieve up to 4 hours of battery. Because Wall Street and the PDQ could hold two batteries, up to 7 hours could be reached. Lombard and Pismo bettered that, reaching up to 10 hours in some cases.
• Kanga, Wall Street and PDQ weighed roughly 7.5 lbs/ 3.4 kg, while Lombard and Pismo weigh in at just 5.9 lbs/ 2.7 kg.