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Inkampani yakwa-Apple ibe nama-MacBooks aphathwayo atholakala kwiphothifoliyo yayo iminyaka eminingana. Kodwa-ke, ngaphambi kweMacBooks, bekukhona namalaptop amadala avela ku-Apple ahamba ngegama le-PowerBook. I-Apple yasebenzisa leli gama kumakhompyutha ayo aphathwayo kusukela ngo-1991 kuze kube ngu-2006, lapho kuphuma iMacBook Pro yokuqala. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, omunye wabafundi bethu abathembekile usithinte ekhasini lethu le-Facebook futhi wasitshela ukuthi uthole i-PowerBook enjalo ekamelweni eliphezulu. Samangala, i-PowerBook yanquma ukusithumelela ukubhekisisa.

Ngokukhethekile, umfundi wethu othembekile usithumelele i-PowerBook 1400cs/166, ehlehlela emuva ekupheleni kuka-1997. Le PowerBook ine-processor engu-166 MHz enelebuli ye-PowerPC 603e, 16 MB ye-RAM kanye nememori engu-1,3 GB yesitoreji. Ulayini wemikhiqizo oyi-1400 ube owokuqala ukufika nedrayivu eyakhelwe ngaphakathi i-x12 CD-ROM. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-PowerBook yayincane ngempela futhi iphatheka kahle, okuyinto engenjalo neze namuhla. Isibonisi besinodayagonali ongu-11.3″ futhi singabonisa imibala engu-16-bit kusibonisi sangaphakathi, uma uxhume isibonisi sangaphandle kuso, bekungenzeka ukuthi kuboniswe imibala engu-8-bit kuso. I-PowerBook yonke ibe isivalwa ku-chassis yepulasitiki emnyama, enohlobo oluthile lokuxhumana cishe kuzo zonke izinhlangothi (okungeke kushiwo ngama-MacBooks anamuhla).

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Ngaphambili ungathola ingqikithi "yamamojula" amabili angashintshwa ngamanye. Imojula yokuqala ifakwe ibhethri, eyesibili ibe ifakwe idrayivu ye-CD-ROM eshiwo kakade. Ungamane "ukhiphe" le mojula ngokucindezela inkinobho bese uyishintshanisa, isibonelo, i-floppy drive, esimweni semojula yokuqala ungashintsha ibhethri "on the fly". Ngakwesokunxele, bese kuba nezikhala ezimbili zamakhadi okunweba we-PC Card, ngenxa yalokho ongakwazi ukuxhuma ama-peripherals engeziwe ku-PowerBook, noma wengeze imisebenzi eyengeziwe kuyo noma wandise i-RAM. Isibonelo: I-PowerBook 1400cs ayinaso isixhumi se-Ethernet sakudala, kodwa ungayinikezela ngekhadi le-PC elishiwo. Ngakho yonke inqubo yokuxhuma i-Ethernet imi kanje - ufaka ikhadi le-PC lokunweba echwebeni, lapho uxhuma khona "ukunciphisa". Isixhumi se-Ethernet singabe sesixhunywa kusinciphisi, esikunikeza ukufinyelela ku-inthanethi. Yebo, ungasebenzisa zombili izimbobo ngesikhathi esisodwa, ukuze wenze le PowerBook ibe umshini "okwazi ukusebenza" ngendlela yawo ngisho nezixhumi ezintsha kulezi zinsuku.

Ngemuva kwe-PowerBook uzothola isamba sezixhumi ezintathu ngaphansi kwekhava. Eyokuqala yazo i-ADB (i-Apple Desktop Bus) yokuxhuma igundane noma ikhibhodi, eyesibili i-MiniDIN8 yokuxhuma iphrinta, imodemu noma i-AppleTalk. Isixhumi sokugcina ngaphansi kwekhava yi-HDI-30 SCSI, esetshenziselwa ukuxhuma, isibonelo, amadiski angaphandle noma izikena. Eduze kwekhava uzothola izixhumi ezimbili ezingu-3.5 mm zokuxhuma ama-headphone noma umbhobho. Eduze kwazo kunesixhumi sokuxhuma ishaja. Bekukhona nethuba lokudluliswa kwedatha okungenantambo ngenxa yobuchwepheshe be-IR. Uhlangothi lwesokudla lwe-PowerBook luwukuphela kohlangothi oluthi "bushelelezi", olungenaso isixhumi noma imbobo. Ohlangothini olungaphezulu uzothola ipulasitiki esobala ekhiphekayo - i-Apple ibize le nketho ethi BookCovers. Siyabonga ngakho, wonke umsebenzisi angalungisa ikhava ngaphandle kwe-PowerBook ngokuthanda kwabo. Isivalo se-PowerBook ngokwaso singavulwa ngokuslayida i-latch kwesokudla.

Ngemva kokuvula, i-trackpad encane kanye nekhibhodi, ene-lift enkulu, ngokushesha ibamba iso lakho. Uma siphinda siqhathanisa okungenakuqhathaniswa, okungukuthi le PowerBook ne-MacBooks entsha, uzothola ukuthi ama-trackpad akhule izikhathi ezimbalwa futhi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukushaywa kokhiye kwehle izikhathi ezimbalwa. Ngakwesokudla sohlaka oluboniswayo uzothola izinkinobho zokulungisa ukukhanya nomsindo, ekhoneni eliphezulu kwesokudla kune-diode ekhombisa ukusebenza kwe-PowerBook. Phansi kohlaka kunelebula yedivayisi, elandelwa yilogo ye-Apple yothingo phakathi nendawo. Le PowerBook ikwazile ukuhlala amahora afinyelela kwamane ebhethri ngaphansi kwezimo ezinhle, kodwa ngenxa yobudala bebhethri, lokhu akunakwenzeka kithi. I-PowerBook yethu ithathe imizuzwana embalwa kuphela emandleni ebhethri ngaphambi kokucisha ngokuphelele. Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ukuyivula futhi ngemva kokuyikhipha akulula kangako - i-PowerBook kufanele isethwe kabusha kusetshenziswa inkinobho encane engemuva, ngemva kwalokho ingaphinda ivulwe.

Ngokuqondene nesofthiwe, le PowerBook isebenza ku-macOS 8.6. Yize futhi isekela i-macOS 9, ayinconywa ukuthi ibuyekezelwe kuyo, ngoba idivayisi iba ingasetshenziswa ngemva kwalokho. Umuzwa wesistimu ngokwawo yilokho ongakulindela kukhompyutha eneminyaka engu-23 - kufanele ulinde amashumi amasekhondi ukuze yonke into ivuleke, ukuze ube nesikhathi sokudla isidlo sasekuseni nokuphuza ikhofi phakathi kokucindezela amandla. inkinobho kanye nesistimu iqalisa. Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, kwakuwumshini omkhulu, ongagijima kuwo, isibonelo, i-Photoshop, i-Illustrator nezinhlelo ezifanayo. Isibonisi ngokuqinisekile ngeke sikuvuse ingqondo kulezi zinsuku, kodwa noma kunjalo, akulutho ongakubuka. Ngidlale nge-PowerBook mhlawumbe amahora ambalwa esewonke futhi uma kufanele ngibuyele emuva eminyakeni engu-23 lapho le divayisi iphuma, ngokuqinisekile ngeke ngidumale. Ngaphandle kwezikhathi zokulinda ezinde, ingasebenza ngaphakathi kwe-macOS 8.6.

Ngeke siqambe amanga, ezikhathini zanamuhla ezimatasa, akekho nje obengasebenza kule divayisi - ikakhulukazi umsebenzisi ongathanda ukuzijayeza ukubekezela kwakhe. Kulokhu, bekufanele ucabange kusenesikhathi ukuthi uzochofoza ini. Uma uchofoze okungalungile, bekumele ulinde inqubo eyodwa ukuthi ilayishe ngaphambi kokusebenzisa enye. Ububanzi be-PowerBook 1400cs bungama-28 cm, kanti ubude bungama-22 cm. Kuze kube yilapho othile esho ukujiya okungu-5 cm noma isisindo esingu-3,3 kg, ungase ucabange ukuthi lena idivayisi ehlangene ngempela. Ingabe unawo amadivayisi amadala we-Apple ekhaya? Uma kunjalo, qiniseka ukuthi wabelana ngayo nathi emazwaneni.

Sibonga umfundi wethu u-Jakub D. ngokuthumela le PowerBook.

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