PowerBook 1400

From Mac Guides

Introduced in 1996 the Powerbook 1400 series introduced CD-ROM drives to the PowerBook line. It was a very capable machine, and had an upgradeable processor. (Third-party upgrades up to G3 processors were available.) This computer was considered my many to be the first 'native' PowerPC notebook from Apple.

Contents 1 Standard Features 2 Optional Features 3 Powerbook 1400 Models and Specifications 3.1 1400c 3.2 1400cs 4 Compatible Mac OS 5 Successor 6 Relevant Links

Standard Features

• Sleep swappable drive bay

• 1.4 MB Superdrive

• Track pad

• IR Transceiver

• 2 Type II PC Card Slots

• 1 ADB Port, 1 Serial Port, 1 SCSI HDI-30 port

Optional Features

• 6x, 8x, or 12x CD-ROM drive (Uses same drive bay as the floppy drive, meaning only one of the two can be in use at any given time.)

Powerbook 1400 Models and Specifications

1400c

• 117, 133, or 166 Mhz PowerPC 603e 33.3 Mhz Bus Speed (The 117MHz processor did not have an L2 cache.)

• 12/16 MB RAM Expandable to 64 MB

• 750 MB, 1GB, or 2GB ATA Hard Drive

• 11.3-inch Active Matrix Color Screen (Capable of 800x600 with thousands of colors [16-bit])

1400cs

• 117, 133, or 166 Mhz PowerPC 603e 33.3 Mhz Bus Speed (The 117Mhz processor did not have an L2 cache.)

• 12/16 MB RAM Expandable to 64 MB

• 750 MB, 1GB, or 2GB ATA Hard Drive

• 11.3-inch Dual Scan Color Screen (Capable of 800x600 with thousands of colors [16-bit])

Compatible Mac OS

The 1400 series shipped with Mac OS 7.5.3 (with PowerBook 1400 enabler) installed

The 1400 series is compatible with up to Mac OS 9.1

Successor

The 1400 series was replaced by the PowerBook 3400 series in 1996.

Relevant Links

Apple Support Forums

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