{"id":509,"date":"2016-07-04T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=509"},"modified":"2016-08-06T15:21:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T19:21:41","slug":"ebay-episode-16-apple-powerbook","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/ebay-episode-16-apple-powerbook\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay Episode 16 &#8211; Apple PowerBook"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/s-l5001.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-510 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/s-l5001-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"Macintosh PowerBook 170\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/s-l5001-258x300.jpg 258w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/s-l5001.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Macintosh PowerBook 170<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It\u2019s sort of like <i>Antiques Roadshow<\/i>, but all about antique personal computers. On today\u2019s show, we continue our coverage of the second phase of portables, the laptop. Today we\u2019re exclusively covering the Apple PowerBook, since there is so much to cover. Many may not know that the PowerBook line of laptops was very influential to the design of all laptops, both in the early 90s, and in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-509-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HofPC-eBay-16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HofPC-eBay-16.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HofPC-eBay-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Links mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>KansasFest: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansasfest.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kansasfest.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PowerBook\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PowerBook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Auctions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s auction: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/APPLE-MACINTOSH-POWERBOOK-DUO-M7777-VINTAGE-MAC-COLLECTIBLE-Working-\/272283050634?hash=item3f6555a28a%3Ag%3AIp4AAOSwLnBXXf5Z&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">APPLE MACINTOSH POWERBOOK DUO M7777 VINTAGE MAC COLLECTIBLE Working<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David\u2019s auction:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-Apple-Macintosh-Powerbook-150-Laptop-Computer-With-Power-Supply-\/322121742141\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Apple Macintosh Powerbook 150 Laptop Computer With Power Supply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s auction: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/MAC-PowerBook-170-w-AC-adapter-Powers-on-\/201605959636?hash=item2ef0a6cfd4%3Ag%3AelsAAOSwNuxXZCza&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">MAC PowerBook 170 w\/AC adapter &#8211; Powers on<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David\u2019s auction:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Apple-Original-PowerBook-G4-15-With-carrying-case-Bundle-\/331856179580\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Original PowerBook G4 15&#8243; With carrying case Bundle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s auction: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Apple-Powerbook-Duo-2300c-in-Original-Box-DuoDock-Plus-Duo-280c-RAM-extras-\/131788944455?hash=item1eaf3bb447%3Ag%3AMmkAAOSwJSJXGUTp&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Powerbook Duo 2300c in Original Box; DuoDock Plus; Duo 280c, RAM, extras<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David\u2019s auction:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-APPLE-POWERBOOK-G3-PISMO-400MHZ-COLLECTORS-ITEM-DUAL-BOOT-WORKS-GREAT-\/112041526180\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage APPLE POWERBOOK G3 PISMO 400MHZ COLLECTORS ITEM DUAL BOOT WORKS GREAT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s random auction: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-Apple-20SC-computer-\/262483864662?hash=item3d1d41ec56%3Ag%3AcX4AAOSwMNxXYE38\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Apple 20SC computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David\u2019s random auction:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/MACINTOSH-POWERBOOK-520-NICE-SHAPE-4-APPLE-COLLECTORS-FREE-SHIP-\/162080459179\" target=\"_blank\">MACINTOSH POWERBOOK 520~NICE SHAPE~4 APPLE COLLECTORS~FREE SHIP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\" target=\"_blank\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> because we really would love to receive your email or audio comment.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPC\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vintage Computer Forum: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcfed.org\/forum\/forum.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vcfed.org\/forum\/forum.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. 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