Mac Powerbook 190 Manualyellowplane

Introduced: August 1995
Terminated: October 1996

Description

From Apple Knoweldge Base Archive Article 19358: There is a known issue with the password security feature on the PowerBook 5300 and 190 series computers. This issue is resolved by installing the System 7.5 Update 2.0 which includes the Password Security 1.0.3 control panel. The last 680X0 machine apple ever built, the powerbook 190 featured an expansion bay for third-party drives, and 2 PC card slots. It could be configured with an optional Infra-red transceiver, and an optional video port for an external monitor. Introduced in august 1995, the powerbook 190cs was identical to the 190, but included a dual-scan. The PowerBook 190 and its companion PowerBook 190cs are laptop computers manufactured by Apple Computer as part of their PowerBook brand, introduced to the market in August 1995. The two models differ only in their screen: The 190 had a 9.5' greyscale display, while the 190cs featured a 10.4' color display. The PowerBook 190 was Apple’s last model based on a Motorola 68040 CPU. The base model has a 640 x 480 4-bit passive matrix grayscale display; the 190cs has an 8-bit color display. Apple eliminated the internal modem bay and the ethernet port found in the PowerBook 500 series that preceded the 190, forcing buyers to acquire these items.

Running a Motorola 68LC040 at 33Mhz, the PowerBook 190/190cs were identical apart from their screens. The PowerBook 190 had a 9.5” passive matrix greyscale screen and the PowerBook 190cs had a 10.4” passive matrix color display. The hard drive was 500Mb and there was a 1.44Mb floppy drive. The RAM was expandable to 36 or 40MB. An infra-red transceiver or video port for an external monitor were optional.

History

Targeted at a lower-end market like college students, the PowerBook 190/190cs didn’t have many of the frills found in the higher-end powerbooks. The passive matrix screen was less expensive but not as clear. Problems with the lithium-ion battery found in the PowerBook 5300 affected the Powerbook 190/190cs, even though they did not have the same issues of the battery exploding.

Specifications

Multimediaslcsd educational technology resources for the classroom. Processor: Motorola 68LC040
Processor Speed: 66 MHz (Internal) 33 MHz (External)
Coprocessor: None
Cache: 8 KB L1
System Bus: 33 MHz
Hard Drive: 500 MB
Media: 1.44 MB floppy
Weight and Dimensions (US): 6.0 (190) 6.3 (190cs) lbs., 2” H x 11.5” W x 8.5” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 2.7 (190) 2.9 (190cs) kg, 5.1 cm H x 29.2 cm W x 21.6 cm D
Original Mac OS: System 7.5.2 (PowerBook 5300/190 Enabler v1.1)
Maximum Mac OS: Mac OS 8.1
Firmware: Macintosh ROM
Logicboard RAM: 4 or 8 MB
Maximum RAM: 36 or 40 MB
Type of RAM Slots: 1 - PowerBook 53xx (120-pin connector)
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: Optional
Graphics Memory: 512 KB with optional graphics card
Built-in Display: 9.5” 4 - bit (190) or 10.4” 8 - bit (190cs) Film SuperTwist Nematic (FSTN) LCD
Resolutions: 640 x 480
Display Connection: Optional Mini-15
Expansion Slots: 2 - Type II or 1 - Type III PC Card
Expansion Bays: 5.25-inch bay
Hard Drive Bus: IDE
Backup Battery:—
Power Adapter:—
System Battery: NiMH (190) 16.8 V lithium ion (190cs)
Max Watts: 45 W
Ethernet: None
Infrared: Optional Macintosh PowerBook Infrared Upgrade Kit
Modem: None
ADB: 1
Serial: 1
SCSI: HDI-30
USB: None
FireWire: None
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, 1 - Built-in microphone
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog output jack, 1 - Built-in speaker

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