Macintosh DuoDock

Introduced: October 1992
Terminated: May 1994

Description

To improve the functioning of a portable PowerBook Duo, the DuoDock included a 68882 FPU and 512KB of VRAM.  There was also a 1.44MB floppy drive.

History

The DuoDock was designed to allow users to turn their portable PowerBook Duos into desktop computers.  The DuoDock had a larger hard drive, increased VRAM and additional ports that could be used immediately.

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Macintosh DuoDock

Specifications

Processor: None
Processor Speed: --
Coprocessor: None (DuoDock/Plus) Motorola 68882 FPU (II)
Cache: --
System Bus: --
Hard Drive: Optional 230 MB
Media: 1.44 MB floppy
Weight and Dimensions (US): 13.1 (DuoDock) or 13.5 (Plus/II) lbs., 4.8” or 5.1” H x 12.3” W x 16.3” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 5.9 (DuoDock) or 6.1 (Plus/II) kg, 12.2 or 12.9 cm H x 31.2 cm W x 41.4 cm D
Original Mac OS: --
Maximum Mac OS: --
Firmware: Macintosh ROM
Logicboard RAM: 4 or 8 MB
Maximum RAM: 36 or 40 MB
Type of RAM Slots: 1 - PowerBook 53xx
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: None
Graphics Memory: 512 KB (DuoDock) 1 MB (Plus/II)
Built-in Display: None
Resolutions: --
Display Connection: DB-15
Expansion Slots: 2 - 15W or 1 - 25W NuBus cards
Expansion Bays: --
Hard Drive Bus: IDE
Backup Battery: --
Power Adapter: --
System Battery: --
Max Watts: 75W
Ethernet: None (DuoDock) AAUI-15 (Plus/II)
Infrared: None
Modem: None
ADB: 1
Serial: 2
SCSI: HDI-30
USB: None
FireWire: None
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog output jack, 1 - Built-in speaker

Timeline

Introduced in October of 1992, the DuoDock was replaced in May of 1994 by the DuoDock Plus and DuoDock II.

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