PowerBook 170

Essentials

Family: PowerBook

Codename: Road Warrior, Tim

Gestalt ID: 21

Minimum OS: 7.0.1

Maximum OS: 7.6.1

Introduced: October 1991

Terminated: October 1992

Processor

CPU: Motorola MC68030

CPU Speed: 25 MHz

FPU: none

Bus Speed: 25 MHz

Data Bus Width: 32-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 256 bytes data, 256 bytes instruction

ROM: 1 MB

RAM Type: unique

Minimum RAM Speed: 100 ns

Onboard RAM: 2 MB

RAM slots: 1

Maximum RAM: 8 MB

Expansion Slots: modem

Video

Screen: 10" Active Matrix

Max Resolution: 1 bit 640x400

Storage

Hard Drive: 40-80 MB

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Input/Output

ADB: 1

Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: HDI-30

Audio Out: mono 8 bit mini

Audio In: mono 8 bit mini

Speaker: mono

Miscellaneous

Power: 17 Watts

Dimensions: 2.25" H x 11.25" W x 9.3" D

Weight: 6.8 lbs.

When it was released in October 1991, the PowerBook 170 was the premier PowerBook. The first PowerBook to include an active-matrix screen, the 170 also contained a slot for an optional internal modem, making it a truly mobile office computer. The PowerBook 170 sold for $4600, and was discontinued in October 1992, a year after its announcement.

Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios