PowerBook

E9590

Apple product line laptop computer line

PowerBook is a line of Apple Macintosh laptop computers introduced in the early 1990s that helped define modern notebook design.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple product line → laptop computer line →
branding	PowerBook →
category	portable Macintosh computers →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
cpuArchitecture	Motorola 680x0 → PowerPC →
discontinued	2006 →
feature	built-in trackpad on later models → integrated display and keyboard in clamshell design → internal battery power →
firstModels	PowerBook 100 → PowerBook 140 → PowerBook 170 →
formFactor	notebook computer →
influenced	modern notebook computer design →
introduced	1991 →
manufacturer	Apple Computer, Inc. →
marketedAs	professional laptop line →
materialUsed	aluminum → polycarbonate plastic → titanium →
notableAward	influence on portable computer industrial design →
notableDesignFeature	built-in trackball pointing device → keyboard positioned toward back of case → palm rest area in front of keyboard →
notableModel	PowerBook 500 series → PowerBook G3 Lombard → PowerBook G3 Pismo → PowerBook G3 Wallstreet → PowerBook G4 Aluminum → PowerBook G4 Titanium →
notableSeries	PowerBook 500 series → PowerBook Duo → PowerBook G3 → PowerBook G4 →
operatingSystem	Mac OS 8 → Mac OS 9 → Mac OS X → System 7 →
platform	Mac OS → Mac OS X →
predecessor	Macintosh Portable →
productFamily	Macintosh →
replacedBy	Intel-based MacBook Pro line →
successor	MacBook → MacBook Pro →
targetMarket	business users → creative professionals →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
PowerBook ("PowerBook 500 series") → PowerBook ("PowerBook G3 Wallstreet") → PowerBook ("PowerBook G3 Lombard") → PowerBook ("PowerBook G3 Pismo") → PowerBook ("PowerBook G4 Titanium") → PowerBook ("PowerBook G4 Aluminum") →	notableModel
PowerBook ("PowerBook Duo") → PowerBook ("PowerBook 500 series") → PowerBook ("PowerBook G3") → PowerBook ("PowerBook G4") →	notableSeries
PowerBook ("PowerBook 100") → PowerBook ("PowerBook 140") → PowerBook ("PowerBook 170") →	firstModels
MacBook → MacBook Pro ("PowerBook G4") → iBook ("PowerBook 1400") →	predecessor
PowerPC ("PowerBook G3") → PowerPC ("PowerBook G4") → PowerPC G4 ("Apple PowerBook G4") →	usedIn
Macintosh Portable ("PowerBook 100") → Macintosh Portable ("PowerBook series") →	successor
PowerBook →	branding
Apple Macintosh computers →	hasPart
Mac OS 9 ("PowerBook G3") →	targetHardware