Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

How the PowerBook was Born

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the birth-of-an-era dept.

Sabah Arif writes "Apple had no presence in the portables market prior to 1992. Its attempt at creating a laptop Macintosh, the Macintosh Portable, weighed almost 15 lbs and failed to sell. On the personal behest of John Sculley, Apple contracted with Sony to create Asahi, a smaller Portable. Apple developed two high end models in company. After 1992 and until the disastrous 5300, Apple was the leading notebook maker."

3 of 277 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Just gotta say it by User+956 · · Score: -1, Troll

    These things looked really smooth and after all my fits with a WinXP laptop, I desperately want one. Problem is we're a Windoze shop.

    That's exactly why you shouldn't get a powerbook. If your IT staff can't even properly support Windows machines in a secure environment, what makes you think they'll know fuck-all about supporting a Mac in that same environment? (Much less like you any more for adding to their existing headaches)

    --
    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
  2. Re:what a wordsmith by Rickler · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's because Apple just buys hardware; puts it together; makes it proprietary with their software; then sells it overpriced to Apple bigots.

    --

    The human race is artificial intelligence created using object orientated programming.
  3. ALREADY ON DIGG YESTERDAY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Once again,

    SLASHDOT is far behind digg!

    Haha!

    You guys continue to suck the big nuggest buster.

    Brooklyn
    Never a Slashdot Member
    NewFoundDIGG Communist