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Usually when people need a faster laptop, they just buy a new one. But in the late 90s, some Apple PowerBook owners took a different approach.
Thank you to viewer Hrushka ( / hrushcollects ) for sending these upgrades to show off!
Sources:
"PowerBook 1400/117," Macworld, January 1997.
"Apple's Next-Generation Systems," Macworld, January 1998.
Nupowr G3 1400 eBay photos: www.ebay.com/itm/284881211952...
"G3 Upgrades for PowerBooks," Macworld, March 1999.
Performa 6400 photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
"X Arrives," Macworld, November 2000.
"Vimage Drops Mac Upgrade Business," Macworld, November 1999.
MacsOnly's report on Interware bankruptcy: web.archive.org/web/200106241...
Blog with some history on Interware/Vimage and ultimate bankruptcy: web.archive.org/web/200803220...
"What's Hot," Macworld, May 2001.
"Newer Technology rises from the ashes," MacCentral: web.archive.org/web/200208030...
"Interex enters bankruptcy," Wichita Business Journal: www.bizjournals.com/wichita/s...
"OWC acquires CPU upgrade maker PowerLogix's assets," Macworld: www.macworld.com/article/1791...
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