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- Apple Rolls Out More Powerful, Versatile PowerBook Computers
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- Contact:
- Kate Paisley
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 974-5453
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- Apple Rolls Out More Powerful, Versatile PowerBook Computers
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- CUPERTINO, California--October 19, 1992--Apple Computer, Inc. today
- announced two new additions to its best-selling Macintosh PowerBook
- line of notebook computers. Called the Macintosh PowerBook 160 and
- Macintosh PowerBook 180, both bring greater performance, more flexible
- video capabilities, and even higher quality displays to the company's
- award-winning and fast-selling notebook line.
- "We've made the world's most acclaimed notebook computers even
- better," said Randy Battat, Apple's vice president of portable computing.
- "We've added the features and power that customers asked for, while
- retaining our standard-setting, all-in-one design. We expect these new
- notebooks to accelerate our strong sales momentum among notebook computer
- purchasers."
- Since their introduction in October 1991, Apple's PowerBook
- computers have become one of the most popular lines of notebook computers
- in the world. Many industry surveys rank PowerBook computers as the
- fastest-selling notebook systems on the market. In its 1992 fiscal year,
- Apple sold more than 400,000 PowerBook computers, and PowerBook sales
- generated more than $1 billion in revenue.
- PowerBook computers have received a broad array of industry awards,
- including BYTE magazine's Readers' Choice Award, the Best Portable System
- at COMDEX/Fall 1991, the Gold Design Award from Germany's Industrie Forum,
- and the Gold Award from International Design magazine.
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- Notebook Design that Sets the Standard
- The PowerBook 160 and 180 share the distinctive, all-in-one design of
- the best-selling PowerBook computer. This design features the innovative
- center-trackball (which makes the systems easy to use even in
- non-traditional locations), a palm rest (which makes working on a
- PowerBook more comfortable than other notebook computers), small size
- (it fits inside a briefcase), and light weight (6.8 pounds).
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- Listening to What Customers Want
- Apple conducted extensive customer testing and research on the
- original PowerBook line to discover what improvements would make
- PowerBook computers more useful. Results of that research determined
- the enhancements to the PowerBook 160 and 180--more flexible video
- capabilities, improved grayscale displays, and greater performance.
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- More Flexible Video Capabilities
- With the new video-out feature, users are able to use their
- PowerBook 160 or 180 to support a wide range of external displays in
- up to 256 colors, including Apple color and monochrome displays, some
- VGA and SVGA displays, and large projection monitors. This gives
- PowerBook users a number of advantages. For example, users can deliver
- presentations on large monitors--a capability that is especially
- attractive to mobile professionals, such as field salespeople, who need
- to make presentations in client offices. Users can also increase their
- workspace by using a larger display and the PowerBook display
- simultaneously.
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- Improved Grayscale Displays
- The PowerBook 160 and 180 provide superior grayscale displays,
- making them easy on users' eyes and high quality presentation devices in
- their own right. Both support 16 levels of gray, so users can work with
- high definition, realistic images. The PowerBook 180 delivers the
- sharpest text and the brightest, clearest graphics available on any
- notebook computer because it incorporates a standard-setting backlit,
- active-matrix display. The PowerBook 160 uses a state-of-the-art backlit
- supertwist display.
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- Faster, More Powerful
- The PowerBook 160 and 180 both feature the high performance Motorola
- 68030 processor, running at 25 megahertz (MHz) and 33MHz, respectively.
- This makes the PowerBook systems more powerful than many desktop
- computers, allowing users to make quick work of complicated computing
- tasks such as desktop publishing and financial analysis. The
- PowerBook 180 also has a 68882 floating point math coprocessor, which
- speeds up sophisticated numerical calculations. Both systems come with
- 4 megabytes (MB) of RAM standard, expandable to 14MB.
- The PowerBook 160 and 180 each feature Apple's new EverWatch battery
- saver technology, which extends the life of the nickel-cadmium batteries
- for up to 2.5 to 3 hours of normal usage by automatically turning off
- energy-hungry components--such as the microprocessor, hard disk, modem,
- and display backlighting--when they're not in use.
- An important option, also announced today, is the affordable
- Macintosh PowerBook Express Modem. At $319 U.S. SRP, it offers
- high-speed, low-power data transfer at 14,400 bits per second
- (up to 57,600bps with built-in data compression). And with the modem's
- Express Fax software, users can easily send and receive faxes at 9600bps.
- The modem supports the standard Hayes AT command set and
- industry-standard error control and data compression protocols, ensuring
- the highest performance and reliability.
- The Macintosh PowerBook 145 (introduced in August, 1992), 160, and
- 180 now comprise the PowerBook line. The PowerBook 170 (introduced
- October, 1991) is discontinued immediately.
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- Pricing and Distribution
- The PowerBook 160 and PowerBook 180 will be offered through
- authorized Apple resellers worldwide. Each PowerBook includes a battery,
- AC adapter, video-out cable, System 7.1 software, training software,
- complete set-up, learning and reference documentation, and a one year
- limited warranty.
- In the U.S., suggested retail prices, configurations, and ship dates
- are as follows: (Prices will vary outside the U.S.)
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- Macintosh PowerBook Computers U.S. SRP Ship Date
- Macintosh PowerBook 145 4MB Hard Disk 40 2,149.00 Aug. 3, 1992
- Macintosh PowerBook 145 4MB Hard Disk 80 2,499.00 Aug. 3, 1992
- Macintosh PowerBook 160 4MB Hard Disk 40 2,429.00 October 19, 1992
- Macintosh PowerBook 160 4MB Hard Disk 80 2,789.00 October 19, 1992
- Macintosh PowerBook 160 4MB Hard Disk 120 3,149.00 October 19, 1992
- Macintosh PowerBook 180 4MB Hard Disk 80 4,109.00 October 19, 1992
- Macintosh PowerBook 180 4MB Hard Disk 120 4,469.00 October 19, 1992
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- Macintosh PowerBook Accessories
- Macintosh PowerBook 4MB Memory Exp. Kit 309.00 Currently Available
- Macintosh PowerBook Rechargable Battery 69.00 Currently Available
- Macintosh PowerBook Battery Recharger 89.00 Currently Available
- Macintosh PowerBook HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter 39.00 Currently Available
- Macintosh PowerBook HDI-30 SCSI System Cable 39.00 Currently Available
- Macintosh PowerBook AC Adapter 65.00 Currently Available
- Macintosh PowerBook2400 BPS Internal Modem 225.00 Currently Available
- Macintosh PowerBook Express Modem Kit 319.00 December 1992
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- Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks; and
- PowerBook, and EverWatch are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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