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Apple PowerBook Duo Dock Specs

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Apple PowerBook Duo Dock The Apple Macintosh PowerBook Duo Dock turns a PowerBook Duo into a full-featured desktop Macintosh including a 1.44 MB floppy disk drive, a complete set of desktop ports, and NuBus slots as well as the options of a secondary 230 MB hard drive and a 68882 FPU to improve performance.

The Duo Dock is compatible with all of the grayscale PowerBook Duos (210, 230, 250, 280), but can also support the color Duos (270c, 280c, 2300c/100) with a replacement lid.

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Introduction Date:

October 19, 1992

Discontinued Date:

July 1, 1995

Details:

The "Introduction Date" refers to the date a model was introduced via press release. The "Discontinued Date" refers to the date a model either was replaced by a subsequent system or production otherwise ended.

Also see: All Macs introduced in 1992.

Processor Speed:

N/A

Processor Type:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Processor Upgrade:

N/A

FPU:

68882 (Optional)

Details:

N/A

System Bus Speed:

N/A

Cache Bus Speed:

N/A

Details:

N/A

ROM Type:

N/A

ROM Size:

N/A

Details:

N/A

L1 Cache:

N/A

L2 Cache:

N/A

Details:

N/A

RAM Type:

N/A

Min. RAM Speed:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Standard RAM:

N/A

Maximum RAM:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Also see: Actual Max RAM of All G3 & Later Macs.

Motherboard RAM:

N/A

RAM Slots:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Video Card:

Dedicated*

VRAM Type:

VRAM SIMM*

Details:

*This model has one SIMM slot for video memory that supports an 80 ns VRAM SIMM.

Standard VRAM:

512k*

Maximum VRAM:

1 MB*

Details:

*512k of VRAM is onboard, expandable to 1 MB by adding a compatible 512k VRAM SIMM.

Built-in Display:

None

Native Resolution:

N/A

Details:

N/A

2nd Display Support:

N/A

2nd Max. Resolution:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Standard Hard Drive:

230 MB (Optional)

Int. HD Interface:

SCSI

Details:

N/A

Standard Optical:

None

Standard Disk:

1.44 MB (Auto)

Details:

N/A

Standard Modem:

N/A

Standard Ethernet:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Expansion Slots:

2 NuBus

Expansion Bays:

None*

Details:

*If a hard drive is not installed, it has one available 3.5" internal hard drive bay.

Case Type:

Dock

Form Factor:

PowerBook Duo Dock

Details:

N/A

Apple Order No:

M4179LL/A*

Apple Subfamily:

PowerBook Duo Dock

Details:

*M4179LL/A refers to the "bare bones" configuration. The configuration equipped with an FPU and a 230 MB hard drive is order number M2631LL/A.

Apple Model No:

M7779

Gestalt ID:

N/A

Details:

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Also see: All Macs with the M7779 Model Number and N/A Gestalt ID.

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Battery Type:

N/A

Battery Life:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Original Mac OS:

N/A

Supported Mac OS:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Dimensions:

4.8 x 12.3 x 16.3

Avg. Weight:

13.1 lbs (5.9 kg)

Details:

In inches - height by width by depth, (12.2 cm, 31.2 cm, 41.4 cm).

Original Price (US):

US$500

Est. Current Retail:

N/A

Details:

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Video (Monitor):

1 (DB-15)

Floppy (Ext.):

None

Details:

N/A

ADB:

SCSI:

1 (HDI-30)

Details:

N/A

Serial (Standard):

Serial (Geoport):

None

Details:

Serial ports are marked by printer and modem icons.

Modem:

None

Ethernet:

None

Details:

N/A

S-Video Input:

None

S-Video Output:

None

Details:

N/A

Microphone:

1 (Omni)

Sound In:

None

Details:

N/A

Sound Out:

1 (8-Bit Mono)

Headphone:

None

Details:

N/A

Security (Lock):

Joystick (PC):

None

Details:

N/A

Power:

N/A

Power Adapter:

Details:

100V-240V AC, 50-60 Hz Frequency, 87 Max Watts.

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