From: fox7@applelink.apple.com (Patrick Fox)
Newsgroups: ba.market.computers
Subject: Macintosh Portable For Sale - $975
Date: 7 Oct 92 00:37:38 GMT
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Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc., Campbell CA

Macintosh Portable For Sale - $975

4MB RAM
40MB Hard Disk
Internal 2400 baud Modem
Built-In Track Ball
Optional Mouse Included
Carrying Case Included

Interested?
Call Patrick Fox
Day:      408-974-9382
Evenings: 415-858-2968

For complete specifications, read on:

The Apple Macintosh Portable computer offers complete Macintosh
functionality in a portable design.  It runs virtually all current
versions of Macintosh software and provides full compatibility with other
Macintosh hardware. The Macintosh Portable features a backlight for added
display visibility in low-light conditions.
 
The Apple Macintosh Portable computer is the one Macintosh for the
workplace, home, and any destination.  With built-in networking and the
ability to run virtually all current versions of Macintosh software twice
as fast as the Macintosh Classic, the Macintosh Portable gives you all the
capabilities you need for your primary computer.
 
You also can take the Macintosh Portable with you and use it at meetings,
at a client's office, or at home because everything you need--central
processing unit (CPU), screen, standard size keyboard, pointing device,
battery, and disk storage--is integrated into a single, easy-to-carry
package.
 
The Macintosh Portable delivers the superior graphics that people have
come to associate with the Macintosh.  Its backlight, active-matrix liquid
crystal display (LCD) lets you see the full page width for easy editing of
word-processing and other documents.  This screen also has such a fast
response time that the Macintosh interface looks and feels just like any
other Macintosh computer.  And the display's backlighting can be adjusted
for a wide range of lighting situations, so you can see the screen as
easily in bright light as you can in a dimly lit room.
 
The Macintosh Portable has been designed to conserve power and extend
battery life, so you can use it for 3 to 6 hours (6 to 12 without
backlighting) before the battery needs recharging.  A battery desk
accessory monitors and warns you when the battery is getting low.
 
Like other Macintosh computers, the Macintosh Portable comes with the
1.4MB SuperDrive, which allows you to work easily in different computing
environments because it can read from and write to 3.5-inch Macintosh
disks as well as MS-DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS disks.  In addition, an internal
40MB hard disk drive accommodates large files and applications.  You'll
also find plenty of opportunities to extend the Macintosh Portable's
capabilities.  You can use eight built-in ports to expand the system with
popular peripheral equipment, such as scanners and printers.
 
Four internal expansion slots let you customize the Macintosh Portable to
your specific needs.  The system can accommodate up to 8MB of memory if
you use third-party memory cards in the processor-direct slot. You also
can use the processor-direct slot to add high-performance expansion cards
for video, networking, and communications.
 
Specifications:
 
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
- Microprocessor:  16MHz CMOS 68000
- Address Bus: 24-bit
- Registers (32-bit): 17
- Addressing Modes: 14
 
COPROCESSOR
- Power Manager Processor, Mitsubishi M50753 microcomputer chip
 
MEMORY
- 4MB of pseudostatic RAM
- 256K bytes of ROM (Read-Only Memory)
- 128 bytes of settable parameter memory with built-in battery backup
- 32K bytes of RAM for the video display
 
SCREEN
- Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal
- Full-page width
- 640x400 pixels
- features a CCFL backlight for up to 55 nits of brightness
 
KEYBOARD
- Built-in 63-key keyboard
- Keyboard uses quiet keyswitches
 
TRACKBALL
- Low-power Apple Desktop Bus Trackball, 1.3-inch diameter trackball as
  pointing device
- Left- or right-hand placement
 
MOUSE
- Low-power Apple Desktop Bus Mouse (ADB) included.
 
DISK DRIVE
- One 1.4MB high-density SuperDrive (internal)
- External connector for 800K or 1.4MB external floppy
 
HARD DISK DRIVE
- A low-power, ruggedized internal 3.5-inch 40MB drive
  
INTERFACES
- One Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) connector for keyboard, mouse, and low-speed
  input devices
- Two RS-232/RS-422 serial ports, 230.4K baud maximum (up to 0.920 Mbit
  per second if clocked externally)
- SCSI interface
- Stereo sound port for external audio amplifier
- External drive port
 
SOUND GENERATION
- Apple Sound Chip (ASC) including 4-voice, wave-table synthesis and
  stereo sampling generator capable of driving stereo mini-phono-jack
  headphones or stereo equipment
- Mixed stereo monophonic sound output through internal speaker
 
ELECTRICAL REQUIRMENTS
- Line voltage:  70 to 270Vac
- Line frequency: 48 to 62Hz
- Maximum power consumption: 15 watts
 
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Operating temperature:  50 to 104F (10 to 40C) degrees
- Storage temperature:  -40 to 140F (-25 to 60C) for a period not to
  exceed 3 days; storage for longer periods must be within operating
  temperature range
- Relative humidity:  5% to 95%
- Altitude:  0 to 10,000 feet (0 to 3048m)
 
SIZE AND WEIGHT
- Height
  - Rear panel:  4.05 inches (102.87mm)
  - Front panel:  2.1 inches (53.34mm)
  - Base to highest point with display open:  11.0 inches (279.4mm)
- Width:  15.25 inches (387.35mm)
- Depth:  14.83 inches (365.25mm)
- Weight (including battery):  13.75 lbs. (6.25kg)
- Weight (including battery and hard drive):  15.75 lbs. (7.16kg)

Patrick Fox
fox7@applelink.apple.com