PowerBook 190cs

The PowerBook 190cs was the last 68k-based laptop Apple ever sold, and may have also been the last 68k computer to be discontinued by Apple, lasting until the end of 1996 on the market. The 190cs had a passive-matrix color LCD, its main different from the 190.

PowerBook 190cs Specifications

• Release Date: August 1995
• Discontinuation Date: October 1996
• Processor: Motorola 68LC040 @33MHz
• Bus Speed: 33MHz
• RAM: Up to 36 or 40MB (depending on whether your board has 4 or 8MB soldered)
• RAM Type: PowerBook 190/5300 Proprietary (120 pin)
• Display: 10.4" 8-bit Color Passive Matrix LCD
• GPU: Chips & Technologies 65220 (Apple CSC)
• VRAM: 512KB
• HDD Size (Standard): 500MB
• HDD Type: 2.5" IDE
• Expansion Slots: 2x PCMCIA slots (left side), Modular Bay (right side)
• PRAM Battery Type: 3V Lithium Coin cell (rechargeable)
• Original Mac OS: 7.5.2
• Maxiumum Mac OS: 8.1

PowerBook 190cs Upgrades

How do I put an SSD in it?

See our page on IDE SSDs for more info.

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