Update: The PowerBook has been given away.
Last time, I gave away a Mac clone from the ’90s. This time, I’m giving away this machine: a 2003-era 12″ PowerBook G4:
Some specs:
Here’s a peek at the ports on its left side:
The right side has just the CD/DVD slot:
And yes, it can be yours…FREE!
Alas, you can’t anymore; it’s been given away.
Let’s see: Built while “bored” (I’m reading “bored” as “drunk, possibly high”) one night, and…
I’ve got a lot to do this week, but I’m fine with that. I intend…
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640K? I know the G4s are old, but I think it takes a bit more than that :)
The PowerBook G4 in general is a real trooper of a machine, and in my opinion the form factor is more or less unsurpassed.
Joey, I hope you post some of the best reasons people send in!
Hi Joey, what about giving it to Littlegeeks.org? They give internet and computer access to kids.
http://littlegeeks.org/
Heather
From the everymac link:
*Apple officially reports that the maximum memory capacity of this system is 640 MB with 128 MB of onboard memory and a single 512 MB memory module. However, third-parties have been able to upgrade the RAM to 1152 MB with a single 1.0 GB memory module.