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Features

PowerBook Duo Dock Plus

  • PowerLatch docking technology for easy, automatic, one-step docking
  • Internal 1.4MB Apple SuperDrive
  • 1MB of VRAM for thousands of colors on 17-inch displays and 256 colors on 20- and 21-inch displays
  • Support for most Apple displays, including the Apple Multiple Scan 20 Display, as well as most VGA and SVGA displays
  • Two NuBus expansion slots
  • Ten built-in ports, including a SCSI port for up to six peripherals, such as an external hard disk or CD-ROM
  • Built-in support for high-speed Ethernet for rapid data transfer
  • Pass-through port for modem in PowerBook Duo
  • Security key for locking PowerBook Duo and slot for security cable

Description

The Apple PowerBook Duo system is an excellent choice if you want an extremely small but powerful computer--with expansion capabilities that let you turn it into a full Macintosh desktop system.

At the heart of the PowerBook Duo system are the award-winning PowerBook Duo subnotebook computers. Weighing less than 5 pounds, they're light enough to take anywhere, yet powerful enough for any computing task.

When you're back at the office and want the capabilities of a desktop Macintosh computer, just slip your PowerBook computer into a PowerBook Duo Dock Plus. PowerLatch docking technology provides easy, reliable connections between the two, so you have instant access to such desktop resources as a large color display, full-size keyboard, mouse, printers, and network resources.

The PowerBook Duo Dock Plus supports Apple displays of up to 21 inches and has two full-size NuBus slots that let you add the capabilities you want. It also includes a high-speed Ethernet port for quick and easy access to network resources. The 1.4-megabyte Apple SuperDrive lets you read, write, and format Macintosh, Windows, and MS-DOS floppy disks. There's even room for an additional hard disk. With this docking solution, when you want to take your work with you, you simply press the eject button and the PowerBook Duo computer slides out, ready for computing wherever you go. All of your applications and most recent files are stored securely on the computer's hard disk drive.

And when you're away fromyour office, you can use the portable PowerBook Duo computer to work with external displays, CD-ROM drives, and other peripherals.

Technical Specifications

Displays supported

  • Most Apple displays, including the Apple Multiple Scan20 Display
  • Physically supports monitors weighing up to 85 lb.
  • Most VGA and SVGA monitors with adapter

Video RAM (VRAM)

  • 1MB of VRAM standard

Color depth support

  • Built-in support for 16-bit color. Permits display of thousands of colors on monitors up to 17 inchesand 256 colors on 20- and 21-inch monitors

Disk drives

  • Built-in Apple SuperDrive 1.4MB floppy disk drive that uses high-density floppy disks and reads, writes, and formats Macintosh, Windows, MS-DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS disks
  • Optional internal hard disk (many capacities available)

Interfaces

  • Two NuBus slots for expansion cards that provide Ethernet, Token Ring, additional video, or other capabilities
  • Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port supporting a keyboard, mouse, and other input devices
  • Two serial (RS-422) ports for printers, modems, AppleTalk network, and other devices
  • Video-out port for external monitor
  • HDI-30 SCSI port for external hard disks, scanners, CD-ROM drives, and other devices
  • Pass-through port for the optional modem in the PowerBook Duo notebook computer
  • Sound-in/sound-out port

Networking

  • Serial port for AppleTalk networking

Security

  • Key lock prevents removal of PowerBook Duo from the PowerBook Duo Dock Plus
  • Slot for cable to secure the Duo Dock Plus to a desk

Electrical requirements

  • Line voltage: 100 to 240 V AC, RMS single phase, automatically configured
  • Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz, single phase
  • Power: 87 W maximum

ADB power requirements

  • Maximum current draw for all Apple Desktop Bus devices: 500 mA (a maximum of three Apple Desktop Bus devices is recommended)
  • Mouse draws 10 mA
  • Keyboard draws 25-80 mA

Size and weight

  • Height: 4.8 in. (12.1 cm)
  • Width: 12.3 in. (31.1 cm)
  • Depth: 16.3 in. (41.3 cm)
  • Weight: 13.1 lb. (5.95 kg)
  • (Weight is greater with internal hard disk)

Operating environment

  • Operating temperature: 50deg. to 95deg. F (10deg. to 35deg. C)
  • Storage temperature: 40deg. to 116deg. F (-40deg. to 47deg. C)
  • Relative humidity: 20% to 95% noncondensing
  • Operating altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft. (0 to 3,048 m)
  • Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 ft. (4,722 m)

Ordering Information

PowerBook Duo Dock Plus

  • Order No. M4219LL/A
  • PowerBook Duo Dock Plus with internal 1.4MB Apple SuperDrive
  • 1MB of VRAM
  • Built-in support for high-speed Ethernet
  • Mouse and microphone
  • Power cable
  • Security keys
  • Complete setup, learning, and reference documentation
  • Limited warranty

PowerBook Duo VRAM Expansion Kit for Duo Dock

  • Order No. M13114LL/A
  • PowerBook Math Coprocessor Kit
  • Order No. M6775LL/A
  • Apple Ethernet NB Card
  • Order No. M0417LL/A

Macintosh HDI-20 External 1.4MB Floppy Disk Drive

  • Order No. M8061LL/A
  • Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter
  • Order No. M2539LL/A
  • Apple HDI-30 SCSI System Cable
  • Order No. M2538LL/A
Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your Apple reseller for the most current information about product specifications and configurations.

(c) 1995 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Apple SuperDrive, AppleTalk, Macintosh, PowerBook, PowerBook Duo, and ProDOS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. PowerLatch is a trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NuBus is a trademark of Texas Instruments. OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Mention of non-Apple products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of these products. All understandings, agreements, or warranties, if any, take place between the vendors and the prospective users.

June 1995. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A.

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