PowerBook 190

Essentials

Family: PowerBook

Codename: Omega

Gestalt ID: 122

Minimum OS: 7.5.2

Maximum OS: 8.1

Introduced: August 1995

Terminated: June 1996

Processor

CPU: Motorola MC68LC040

CPU Speed: 33 MHz

FPU: none

Bus Speed: 33 MHz

Data Bus Width: 32-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 4 kB data, 4 kB instruction

ROM: 2 MB

RAM Type: unique

Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns

Onboard RAM: 4/8 MB

RAM slots: 1

Maximum RAM: 36/40 MB

Expansion Slots: 2 Type II or 1 Type III PC Card

Video

Screen: passive matrix 9.5" grayscale

Max Resolution: 4 bit 640x480

Storage

Hard Drive: 500 MB

ATA Bus: IDE

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Input/Output

ADB: 1

Serial: 1 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: HDI-30

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: mono 16 bit mini

Speaker: mono

Microphone: mono

Miscellaneous

Power: 45 Watts

Dimensions: 2" H x 11.5" W x 8.5" D

Weight: 6 lbs.

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. The 190 sold for $1,700 for 4 MB of RAM and $1,900 for 8 MB.

Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios