I'd recommend a Powerbook 180. The main reason is that it's got a nice active matrix display, so it'll be easier on your eyes if you're going to be looking at it for hours at a time. All the non-color 1xx series powerbooks do have the same resolution, so that's not going to make a difference. They all (except the PB100) have built in floppy drives, so you're set there as well. The 180 has a decent processor with a math coprocessor (like the se/30, but a bit faster). It'll also hold up to 14mb ram, the 140 and 10 only hold 8mb. The se/30 will take 128, but who puts that much in them? Mine only has 64.
Anyway, I have a 180 that I got a few months back. It's a great vintage machine and I heartily recommend it. Hope that helps. -Hal On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 08:14 PM, c d wrote: > You can compare specs at www.everymac.com, they've got all the specs > listed > there. From memory, a 170 or 180 will probably fit the bill. Most of > the > later series 'Books have a 68030, AFAIK only the 100 came with a > 68000. Any > 1xx series PowerBook is readily available for less than $50. Heck, you > can > get a working PowerBook 5300 for less than $100 (www.wegener-media.com). > > Screen size for most 1xx series is 640x400 - larger than an SE/30's. > Most > stock batteries will not hold a charge for more than a few minutes - > machines of this vintage are 8-10 years old, so they really > shouldn't :-). > New batteries are available, but expensive - $70-150. External, > regulated > power supplies should work fine, I've used everything from a car > battery to > NiMH AA cells with mixed results time-wise. > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
