The Apple Macintosh PowerBook 3400c/240, codenamed Hooper, features a 240 MHz PowerPC 603e processor, 16 MB of RAM, a 3.0 GB hard drive,
Powerbook 3400
zoomed video support, “hot-swappable” drive bays, and a four speaker sound system in a portable black case with a 12.1″ color active-matrix screen. The built-in display of the PowerBook 3400c/240 supports 16-bit color, and also can mirror up-to 16-bit color on an external monitor. The PowerBook 3400 series made its mark by being the first series of PowerBooks fast enough to actually replace, rather than complement, a desktop system.
Prior to the PowerBook 3400c series, the names of PowerBooks reflected (among other things) the type of screen they had installed. For example, the PowerBook 1400cs had a passive matrix screen, and the 1400c an active matrix screen. Because all PowerBook 3400c computers came with the same 16-bit color, active matrix screen, the “c” designation at the end of the PowerBook 3400c name was somewhat superfluous, and is often dropped, even by Apple itself, for example in the user’s manual.[2] The internal code name used for the PowerBook 3400c during development was “Hooper”. The 3400′s design was transposed into the first line of G3 laptops, prior to being completely superceeded by the larger G3 Lombard.
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Introduction
Date:
February 17,
1997
Discontinued
Date:
March 14, 1998
Processor Type:
PowerPC 603e
Processor
Speed:
240 MHz
Processor
Upgrade:
N/A
FPU
(Integrated):
PowerPC 603e
System Bus
Speed:
40 MHz
Lookaside Bus
Speed:
40 MHz
ROM Size:
4 MB
Data Path:
64-bit
Level 1 Cache:
32k
Level 2 Cache:
256k
RAM Type:
60 ns EDO DRAM
VRAM Type:
Built-in
1.
Standard RAM:
16 MB
Maximum RAM:
144 MB
Motherboard
RAM:
16 MB
RAM Slots:
1 (PB 3400
Series)
Standard VRAM:
N/A
Maximum VRAM:
N/A
Standard Hard
Drive:
3.0 GB
Int. Hard Drive
Type:
ATA
Standard
CD-ROM:
12X
Standard Disk:
1.44 MB
(manual)
Standard Modem:
33.6k
2.
Standard
Ethernet:
10Base-T
2.
Case Type:
Portable
(Black)
Form Factor:
PowerBook 3400
Exp. Slots:
2 Type II PC Card
3.
Exp. Bays
(Free):
1 (PB 3400)
4.
Battery Type:
32 Wh LiIon
Battery Life:
2.0-4.0 hours
Built-in
Display:
12.1″ Color
5.
Supported
MacOS:
7.6-8.6, 9.0
Dimensions:
2.4 x 11.5 x 9.5
6.
Avg. Weight:
7.2 lbs.
Original Price:
$6400 US
Est. Current
Price:
N/A
Notes:
1.
Built-in VRAM mirrors up-to 16-bit color on an external
monitor.
2. Modem and 10Base-T
ethernet are provided on a single card.
3.
2 Type II PC Card (1 Type III).
4. Can hold either a
disk, CD-ROM, Zip, battery, or second hard drive.
5.
12.1″ Color active-matrix (16-bit, thousands of colors) SVGA
LCD.
6.
In inches, height x width x depth (while closed).
7.
Photo Credit: Apple Computer, Inc.