[muglo] Re: wanted G3 12" powerbook

On Mar 20, 2006, at 7:30 PM, Eric Dunbar wrote:

> On 20/03/06, Tee Cashmore <teecashmore@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 20-Mar-06, at 9:28 AM, Chris wrote:
>>
>>> Gord,
>>> The only 12" G3 Powerbook that Apple made was the  
>>> Wallstreet, ....Chris
>>
>> Untrue. Various configurations of G3s were made, first Wallstreet  
>> then
>> 500 Mhz Pismo ended the run. These could be upgraded to 600 Mhz. Then
>> the Powerbook 867 (G4) overtook the G3s. iBooks were indeed made to
>> fill the gap with various speeds & I often see them for sale in the
>> $450-700
>> range.
>
> Technically there were actually TWO 12" G3 PowerBooks; namely, the
> PowerBook G3 "Kanga" and the PowerBook G3 Series "Wallstreet"["Main
> Street"] (it might have been the "Main Street"?). But, only one of
> them can be considered a G3 (the Wallstreet) since the PowerBook G3
> could not run Mac OS X.
>
> And, yes, the first of the PowerBook G3 Series was a pitiful
> underperformer (see the URL kindly provided by Chris).
>
> The subsequent G3s all had larger screens and were faster. That said,
> I would recommend for the PowerBook G3 "Lombard" or newer. They simply
> provided that much more oemph (especially the Pismo... it's a tragedy
> Apple never designed a G4 in its form factor (even though the early
> G4s were nothing more than a glorified Pismo)).
>
> From Apple's mouth:
>
> PowerBook G3 Series:
> 233, 250, 292 MHz, 14.1-inch display 1998.09
> 233, 266, 300 MHz, 14.1-inch display 1998.09
> 233, 250, 292 MHz, 13.3-inch display 1998.09
> 233, 250 MHz, 12.1-inch display 1998.10
>
> PowerBook G3 1997.11

Yes. The Kanga was essentially a 3400 with a G3 processor stuck in  
it. I stand corrected. However, my statement that the 12" Wallstreet  
was a "severely crippled machine" is not just based on hearsay, but  
actual experience. I had one. It sucked. And I have a Lombard and a  
Pismo, which both came with ONLY a 14" display, and the Pismo shipped  
with a 400mhz or a 500mhz processor.
I believe Gord was looking for a 12" 500-600 mhz G3 Powerbook, which  
was never made by Apple. That was my point.
Chris
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