Amaya Toman Umqondo wokuthi ilaptop kufanele ibe nesisindo esingakanani ukuze ithathwe njengokukhanya ngokwemvelo iyashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba ubuchwepheshe buthuthuka. I-laptop enesisindo esingamakhilogremu amabili namuhla izokhipha umoya ngesisindo sayo, kodwa ngo-1997 yayihlukile. I-Apple ikhiphe i-PowerBook 2400c yayo ngoMeyi walowo nyaka, kwesinye isikhathi ebizwa ngokuthi yi- "MacBook Air of the 2400s". I-PowerBook 100c ibikezele ukukhuphuka kwezincwadi zokubhalela ezisheshayo, ezilula, kuyilapho igcina ifa le-PowerBook XNUMX ethandwayo ekwakhiweni kwayo.
Igalari yezithombe
Ngokombono wanamuhla, yiqiniso, le modeli ayibukeki ihlaba umxhwele nakancane, futhi uma iqhathaniswa namalaptop anamuhla nama-ultrabooks, inzima ngendlela ehlekisayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, nokho, i-PowerBook 2400c yayinesisindo esiwuhhafu njengenani lezincwadi zokubhalela ezincintisanayo. I-Apple yenza into encomekayo ngempela kule ndlela ngaleso sikhathi.
I-PowerBook 2400c ibingeyona nje kuphela ukukhanya okungajwayelekile ngesikhathi sayo, kodwa futhi inamandla amangalisayo. I-IBM inakekele ukukhiqizwa, ikhompuyutha ifakwe iprosesa ye-180MHz PowerPC 603e. Ivumele izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi zehhovisi nezebhizinisi ukuthi zisebenze kahle, ngokufana ne-PowerBook 3400c enamandla kakhulu, nayo eyayitholakala ngaleso sikhathi. Imonitha ye-PowerBook 2400c ibe ne-diagonal engamayintshi angu-10,4 kanye nesixazululo esingu-800 x 600p. I-PowerBook 2400c iphinde yahlonywa nge-1,3GB IDE HDD kanye no-16MB we-RAM, enwebekayo ibe ngu-48MB. Ibhethri ye-lithium-ion yelaptop yathembisa ukusebenza okungenazinkinga amahora amabili kuya kwamane.
Nakuba namuhla i-Apple ijwayele ukuphuca izincwadi zayo zamachweba, i-PowerBook 2400c yahlonyiswa ngokukhululekile kulokhu ngo-1997. Yayiqukethe i-ADB eyodwa kanye nembobo ye-serial eyodwa, okokufaka okukodwa komsindo, okukhipha umsindo, i-HD1-30SC nesixhumi se-Mini-15 Display. Iphinde yaba nezikhala ezimbili ze-TypeI/II PC Card kanye ne-Type III PC Card slot eyodwa.
Kepha i-Apple ayikwazanga ukugwema ukuyekethisa. Ukuze agcine umklamo omncane we-laptop, wakhumula i-PowerBook 2400c yakhe ye-CD drive yayo kanye ne-floppy drive yangaphakathi, kodwa wayithumela nenguqulo yangaphandle. Kodwa-ke, amathuba okuxhuma amanye ama-peripheral enza i-PowerBook 2400c ikhompyutha ephathekayo ephathekayo ethokozele ukuthandwa kwayo isikhathi eside. I-Apple isabalalise ngohlelo olusebenzayo lwe-Mac OS 8, kodwa ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile kwakungenzeka ukusebenzisa noma iyiphi enye isistimu ukusuka ku-System 7 kuya ku-Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar. I-PowerBook 2400c yayidume kakhulu e-Japan.
I-PowerBook 2400c yethulwa cishe izinyanga ezimbili ngaphambi kokuba uSteve Jobs athathe indima (ngaleyonkathi yesikhashana) yokuba yi-CEO kwa-Apple. Imisebenzi inqume ukuhlola kabusha ngokuphawulekayo ukunikezwa komkhiqizo wamanje we-Apple, futhi ukuthengiswa kwe-PowerBook 2400c kwanqanyulwa ngoMeyi 1998. Kwaqala inkathi entsha ye-Apple, lapho eminye imikhiqizo eyinhloko yaba nendawo - iMac G4, i-Power Macintosh G3 namalaptop ochungechunge lwe-PowerBook G3.
Umthombo: Ihlelo le-Mac
Lona umklamo omuhle we-OS X onezithonjana ezinhle, hhayi le mibala egcwele ngokweqile efana nesekisi nezithonjana eziyisicaba ezinyanyekayo.