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PowerBook 180c
M7940 · PowerBook era
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Identifiers
| Order number | M7940 |
Reference
| Original price | $4,160 |
| Announced | 1993-06-07 |
| Discontinued | 1993-12-13 |
| Max supported OS | System 7.5.5 |
| Design era | PowerBook era |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark grey |
| CPU | Motorola 68030 @ 33 MHz + 68882 FPU |
| Memory | 4 MB, 8 MB, 14 MB (max) |
| Storage | 80 MB SCSI HDD, 120 MB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | Built-in 8-bit color video |
| Display | 8.4″ active matrix color (640×480) |
| Operating system | System 7.1, System 7.1.1, System 7.1.2, System 7.5, System 7.5.1, System 7.5.2, System 7.5.3, System 7.5.5 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial (printer) · Serial (modem) · Video-out (DB-15) · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · Internal modem slot (optional) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 286 × 57 × 231 mm |
| Weight | 3.2 kg |
Known quirks
- First PowerBook with color active matrix — 8-bit 640×480 palette
- Battery life dire on the color display compared to grayscale 180
- Color panel rarity drives high prices in vintage market
- Main board is nearly identical to the 180 with color drive electronics added
- NuBus inverter boards for the color LCD often need recapping