In a moment of somewhat unexpected nostalgia at its most recent media event, Apple pointed out that it was the 25th anniversary of the PowerBook. (It’s good to know that, 27 years later, Apple still ...

Today's Rig shot features three vintage PowerBooks: A PowerBook Duo 2300c, a PowerBook G3 (bronze keyboard) and a PowerBook 3400c, all up and running. I've got a 3400c myself that I intend to turn ...

I know, it's old. Anyway, the screen hinges got worn out and the lcd was just flopping around (the thing's heavy!) so I took it apart, fixed the hinges, and put it all back together. I hit the power ...

Right, it looks like I'm totally screwed, but maybe not.<P>My powerbook 3400c looks like its dying.<P>Yesterday, whilst running IE5 (in OS 8.6), the button bar got replaced by a load of random noise.