The first Macintosh PowerBook G3, code-named "Kanga," was introduced in November 1997. At the time of its introduction, the … See more

The second generation of PowerBook G3s, now called the PowerBook G3 Series, was introduced in May 1998. The machine was completely redesigned with a new case that was … See more

The third generation of PowerBook G3 (Lombard) was introduced in May 1999. It was much slimmer and lighter than its predecessor and was the first New World ROM PowerBook. It had longer battery life, and as with the Wallstreet II the user could double the … See more

The PowerBook G3 was featured in many facets of popular culture from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s, including You've Got Mail See more

The Wallstreet design was updated in August 1998 (Wallstreet-II). It featured a 14.1-inch display on 266 MHz and 300 MHz models. The 233 MHz machine was now equipped with a vastly improved TFT panel (compared to the passive matrix of the 12.1" Wallstreet … See more

The fourth generation of PowerBook G3 (Pismo), was introduced in February 2000. It was code named "Pismo" after the City of Pismo Beach, California. For this generation Apple dropped "G3" from the name.
The original Pismo … See more

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• Portable Mac index via Lowendmac
• Pictures of Pismo internals, via pbfixit.com
• Powerbook G3 PDQ, Powerbook Pismo 500mHz via Forevermac.com See more