PowerBook Duo is a line of subnotebooks manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from 1992 until 1997 as a more compact companion to the PowerBook line.
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10 Facts About PowerBook Duo
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The PowerBook Duo had the most in common with the original MacBook Air which only included one USB 2.
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PowerBook Duo line was replaced by the PowerBook 2400, which was slightly larger in size than the Duos, but still only the fifth-smallest behind the 12-inch PowerBook G4 which succeeded it as fourth-smallest.
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PowerBook Duo line offered an ultraportable design that was light and functional for travel and expandable via its unique docking connector.
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The debut year for the PowerBook Duo only offered a passive matrix display on both the mid-level and high-end models.
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The respective PowerBook Duo models are easily differentiated by their display method and processor.
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The PowerBook Duo Dock included a floppy drive on the side, two NuBus expansion slots, an optional floating-point unit, level 2 cache, a slot for more VRAM to enable more colors at higher resolutions, and space for a second hard drive.
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Mini Dock was a port expander for the PowerBook Duo and was popularly offered by many third-party manufacturers and Apple.
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PenLite was based on the PowerBook Duo and was meant to be a tablet-style addition, with a stylus as the input device.
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One of the most stylish and iconic of the laptops available at the time, the PowerBook Duo was widely used in advertising, film and television.
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