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The PowerBook Duo 210 was a subnotebook from the PowerBook Duo line that was introduced by Apple Computer on October 19, 1992.

Features[]

The Duo 210 featured a 25 MHz Motorola 68030 processor and a supertwist 640x400 4-bit grayscale display, with improved contrast over standard passive matrix screens. The logic board contained 4 MB of RAM which could be upgraded to 24 MB. It was compatible with all Duo Dock models.[3]

It shipped with System 7.1 (with System Enabler 201) and could be upgraded to Mac OS 7.6.1.

Upgrade path[]

Owners of the Duo 210 or other 68k-based models could upgrade to a 100 MHz PowerPC 603e processor with the PowerBook Duo 2300 upgrade kit.[4]

References[]

  1. Linzmayer, Owen (2004). Code Names Uncovered. Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company. No Starch Press.
  2. How to Buy the Right Mac: Macintosh CPUs by Rik Mislewski, MacUser: The Ultimate Buying Guide vol.8, no.13, p.54. 1993.
  3. Duo Dock by Billie Hawkins, Apple Macintosh Museum. Accessed 2021-05-02.
  4. Apple PowerBook 200 series: Series Upgrade, Mac Repair Central. 2020-12-18.

External links[]

Macintosh PowerBook series
PowerBook 100 | 140 · 145 | 150 | 160 | 165 · 165c | 170 | 180 · 180c | 190 · 190cs
PowerBook Duo | 210 · 230 | 250 · 270c | 280 · 280c | 2300c
PowerBook 520 · 520c | 540 · 540c | 550c
PowerBook 1400 · 1400cs | 2400c | 3400c | 5300
PowerBook G3 · ("Kanga") | G3 Series ("Wallstreet I" · "Wallstreet II" | "Lombard" · "Pismo")
PowerBook G4 · Titanium | Aluminum (12-inch · 15-inch · 17-inch)
Discontinued in 2006 and superseded by the MacBook Pro
PowerBook Duo series
PowerBook Duo 210 · 230 | 250 · 270c | 280 · 280c | 2300c
Duo Dock · Duo Dock II · Duo Dock Plus | Duo Floppy Adapter | Duo MiniDock | PenLite
Third parties : E-Machines EtherDock · PowerLink Presentor | Newer Technology MicroDock · UltraDock | RasterOps DuoMate
Discontinued in 1997 and superseded by the PowerBook 2400c
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