Macintosh PowerBook Duo 210/230

Introduced: October 1992
Terminated: July 1994

Description

The PowerBook Duo 210 had a Motorola 68030 processor that ran at 25MHz. It had a four-bit passive matrix screen and between four and 32MB of RAM. It was capable of running a color monitor.

The Duo 230 was the same as the 210, with the exception of having a 33MHz 68030 processor.

History

The PowerBook Duos were a portable computers designed to be used with the DuoDock as a desktop computers. Many people were already using their PowerBooks in this way, and the
Duo line was intended to make this dual use easier and more efficient.

Specifications

Processor: Motorola 68030
Processor Speed: 25 MHz
Coprocessor: None
Cache: 0.5k L1
System Bus: 25 MHz
Hard Drive: 80 MB
Media: None
Weight and Dimensions (US): 4.2 lbs., 1.4” H x 10.9” W x 8.5” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 1.9 kg, 3.6 cm H x 27.7 cm W x 21.6 cm D
Original Mac OS: System 7.1 (System Enabler 201)
Maximum Mac OS: Mac OS 7.6.1
Firmware: Macintosh ROM
Logicboard RAM: 4 MB
Maximum RAM: 24 MB
Type of RAM Slots: 1 - Duo
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: None
Graphics Memory: None
Built-in Display: 9” Film SuperTwist Nematic (FSTN) (Passive Matrix) LCD
Resolutions: 640x400
Display Connection: None
Expansion Slots: Modem, Dock (152-pin PDS)
Expansion Bays: --
Hard Drive Bus: SCSI
Backup Battery: --
Power Adapter: --
System Battery: PowerBook Duo Type I (NiMH)
Max Watts: 25 W
Ethernet: None
Infrared: None
Modem: Internal modem/fax card
ADB: None
Serial: 1
SCSI: HDI-30
USB: None
FireWire: None
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, 1 - Built-in microphone
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog output jack, 1 - Built-in speaker

Timeline

The Macintosh PowerBook Duo 210 and 230 were introduced in October 1992. The Duo 210 was discontinued in October of 1993 while the Duo 230 was in production until July of 1994.