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PowerBook is the name given to a line of Apple laptop computers that were released between 1991 and 2006. During that time, the PowerBook line went under several revisions, including going through the 68k to PowerPC processor transition. The line was replaced by the MacBook series in 2006.
Early days
The PowerBook was first released in October 1991 in three different models: the PowerBook 100, the PowerBook 140, and the PowerBook 170. These machines were vastly different from other, similar portable machines at that time. They included a trackball, gray, smaller cases, and position of the keyboard, which allowed room for palmrests. Typical portable computers (including Apple's own Macintosh Portable) tended to have the keyboard positioned toward the user and were generally large, so the PowerBook was a surprise to the portable computer industry.
The PowerBook line was supplemented in 1992 by the PowerBook Duo line. This line was a line of subnotebooks what were thin and light. These models had their own docking station which looked like a desktop computer itself. These models did not sell well as expected.
In 1993, the PowerBook line received its first major update. The 100 was replaced by the PowerBook 145, the 140 with the PowerBook 160, and the 170 with the PowerBook 180. In addition, the first color PowerBooks were released, the PowerBook 165c and PowerBook 180c.
