Editing PowerBook (section)

=== PowerBook G3 ===
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[[Image:WallstreetII.jpg|thumb|A Wallstreet Powerbook G3]]
The first PowerBook G3 Series (completely redesigned from the Kanga) was released in 1998, although it was still an [[Old World ROM]] Mac.
These new PowerBooks took design cues from the 500 series PowerBook, sporting dramatic curves and a jet-black plastic case. They were so fashionable that various G3 models became the personal computer of [[Carrie Bradshaw]] in the long-running ''[[Sex and the City]]'' television show.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mac.freeip.org/carriespbook.html |title=Carrie Bradshaw's PowerBook<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=February 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212210431/http://mac.freeip.org/carriespbook.html |archive-date=February 12, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Debuting at roughly the same time as the G3 [[iMac]], the "'''WallStreet/Mainstreet'''" series composed of models with varying features, such as different processing speeds (from 233 to 300&nbsp;MHz) and the choice of 12-, 13-, or 14-inch screens. They all included dual drive bays capable of accommodating floppy drives, CD-ROM/[[DVD]]-ROM drives, hard drives, or even extra batteries. A second PowerBook G3 Series code-named "'''PDQ'''" was introduced later in 1998, with minor changes in configuration options, notably the inclusion of [[L2 cache]] in even the lowest-priced 233&nbsp;MHz model, which helped overall performance.

Apple introduced two later G3 PowerBook models, similar in appearance (curved, black plastic case with black rubberized sections) but thinner, lighter and with revised internal systems. The '''"Lombard"''' appeared in 1999, (AKA: Bronze Keyboard) a thinner, lighter, and faster (333 or 400&nbsp;MHz) PowerBook with a longer battery life and had both [[USB]] and [[SCSI]] built in and was a [[New World ROM]] Mac, and then the '''"Pismo"''' in 2000, which replaced the single SCSI port with two [[FireWire]] ports, updated the PowerBook line to [[Accelerated Graphics Port|AGP]] graphics, a 100&nbsp;MHz bus speed, and DVD-ROM optical drives standard, in addition to dropping the "G3" from the PowerBook name. The Pismo revision also brought [[AirPort]] wireless networking capability (802.11b), which had debuted in Apple's [[iBook]] in July 1999. CPU upgrade cards are available for both Lombard and Pismo models.