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Apple Powerbook 170
Interesting MAC model.
Like all members of this family, the unit is well built and has plenty of ports for outside communication.
The machine is small and robust, the trackball pointer is very comfortable, the equivalent double button system is comfortable, it is a classic mac mouse with the single button doubled so that it can be reached both using the keyboard and using the trackball.
The speaker is in the center of the monitor near the hinges and next to it is the dimmer.
On the back of the machine, the main power button appears behind the flap.
| Modell | PowerBook 170 |
| Manifacturer / Brand | Macintosh |
| Type | Laptop |
| Nationality | Ireland |
| Year | 1991 -1992 |
| CPU | Motorola MC 68030 |
| CPU speed | 25 Mhz |
| Coprocessor | nd |
| RAM | 8 MB |
| VRAM | nd |
| Floppy Disk | 3 1/2 - 1.440 Kb |
| Hard Disk | SCSI 80 MB |
| Mother Board | nd |
| Bios | nd |
| Video adapter | nd |
| Text Video Mode | nd |
| Graphic Video Mode | 640 x 480 |
| Monitor | 10" B/W |
| Colors | B/W |
| Sound | Internal Beeper 8bit. |
| Weight and dimensions | - wide: 28,5 cm - height: 6 cm - depth: 24 cm - wheight: 3 kg |
| Integrated ports | SCSI HID-30 MAC serial Microphone audio out 8 bit Printer MAC Modem MAC Analogic modem |
| Operating System | MACOS T1 7.6 |
| Other SW | Word 5.5 |
| Keyboard | U.S.A. compact. |
| Pointing system | Trackbal with two equivalent buttons |
| Installed expansions | Internal modem |
| Manuals | None |
| Power supply | Internal battery (oxidized) made in Mexico Ni-Cd Original 7.5V 3A external power supply. |
| Periferals | None |
| Original gadgets | External power supply. |
| Original price | 4.600 $ |
| Link | http://www.everymac.com/ |
| Phisical state | Fully functional |
| Provenaance | Direct purchase by the webmaster Fulvio Mhu Calzamiglia, 650.000 old italian liras |
| Notes | The battery is oxidized but not deformed, in any case not shorted, as the machine works via power supply even with the battery inserted. |
 Closed |
 Open |
 Right side |
 Right side feet out |
 Left side feet out |
 Rear open view on the ports |
 Bottom with label |
 The dimmer and the small speaker |
 Battery out |
 Grand and model |
 Brand on the lid |
 Machine working with OS version |
 Original power supply |
 Trackball |
| START The machine starts with the classic MAC sound, which has now become a universal sign of recognition, if it's a MAC it turns on with that sound!!! Then you hear the sound of the hard drive starting up and loading the operating system. It takes about two minutes to complete the operation. |
KEYBOARD |
SHUTDOWN |