apple a day / 1994

Published 4.29.2006 by a•pril | E-mail this post

POWERBOOK 540

"Introduced in May 1994 alongside the 520, the PowerBook 540 was the most powerful PowerBook of its time. The 540 was priced at $3,160." (photo credit: Apple Computer)

CPU
CPU: Motorola MC68LC040
CPU Speed: 33 MHz
Bus Speed: 33 MHz
Data Path: 32 bit
ROM: 2 MB
RAM Type: unique
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Onboard RAM: 4 MB
RAM slots: 1
Maximum RAM: 36 MB
Level 1 Cache: 8 kB
Expansion Slots: modem, optional type II/III PC Card bay

Video
Screen: 9.5" active-matrix
Max Resolution: 8 bit grayscale 640x480
Video Out: 8 bit 832x624 (mirror only)

Storage
Hard Drive: 240-500 MB
Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Input/Output
ADB: 2
Serial: 1
SCSI: HDI-30
Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini
Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini
Speaker: stereo
Microphone: mono

Networking
Ethernet: AAUI-15

Miscellaneous
Codename: BlackBird, SR-71, Spruce Goose
Gestalt ID: 72
Power: 40 Watts
Dimensions: 2.3" H x 11.5" W x 9.7" D
Weight: 7.1 lbs.
Minimum OS: 7.1.1
Maximum OS: 8.1
Introduced: May 1994
Terminated: October 1994

This byte of Apple's history from Wired's, "30 Years of Apple Products."