May 8, 1997: Apple Debuts a PowerBook…Designed by IBM




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Summary: A PowerPC 603e, 180 MHz of raw processing power and up to 80 MB of RAM-- sounds like a passably powerful nineties Macintosh. Throw in an active matrix 10.4 inch display and a weight of 4.4 pounds and you have one highly desirable PowerBook.The weight savings were realized…