I still have mine too! 7lbs. lol. I also can't believe it was 26 years ago; my college computer. I'm now a proud Apple employee; a dream come true that I didn't think back then was going to be possible.
As a teenager I definitely lusted after the early PowerBooks, but they were too expensive for me (especially since back then they tended to be accessories for a main desktop system and not something you would use as your only computer). In particular, if you had a Windows machine as your main, it would've been very unusual to buy a PowerBook since there was little cross-compatibility with Windows. I did end up buying a PowerBook-style Windows laptop (complete with trackball) as my first notebook computer since I liked the form factor so much. At that point there were still lots of Windows machines that forced you to buy a separate pointing device that you would attach to the side of the machine, which seems crazy now.
I had used several Macs previously, but the first one I owned was a 165c. As I did my research (I wasn't sure if Mac or a Windows laptop was the direction I wanted to go), I noticed that the entire PC side of the industry was all over the map in terms of form factor, with things like side-mounted trackballs and all sorts of weird stuff readily available. But even then, it was obvious that the front-mounted pointing device with space to rest the heels of your hands while you typed was clearly superior, and that helped me make a choice I've never regretted. I do, however, less fondly remember opening up the trackball to clean the rollers and stuff with a cotton swab and some alcohol!
Since I truly, truly believe that the PowerBook 180 (non "c", of course) was the greatest Mac of all times, I seriously wonder what you might have put above it, and quite probably I'll have to disagree at least in some form. Can't be a notebook, because the PB180 was the greatest of all of them, and in your own words from this video: We ultimately want to be able to take our computers with us, so it can't be a desktop. I'm stumped. Looking forward to the final episode, but my eye's twitching... ;)
@@JasonSnell Yeah, I think I'll have to to enjoy that next video. ;) ... For me, the PowerBook 180 will always be the "one that got away", because I bought a PowerBook 150 at the time, because of money constraints, and later on, when I did have more money, the 180 was sold out everywhere (and the 540 replacing it again more expensive compared to the sellout price for the 180...)
😭 In moving from my old house to my new house earlier this year, I appear to have lost my "box o' early PowerBooks". I had one of each of the 100-series, plus one of each of the Duos in a box for years. It appears that box got lost at some point. All I have from those two lines any more is a 180 and a Duo 2300c. I miss my PowerBook 170.
Number 1 must be the Lisa! ;-) Srsly, though... what could it be? All of my candidates have already appeared (and I can't imagine the last-gen G3 PowerBook "Pismo" winning top spot, although, IMO, it was the ultimate pre-Intel Powerbook)
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#1 has to be the iMac G3, it was what Jobs wanted the first Macintosh to be
Agree. It rescued Apple. It was peak Jobs. (Or became Peak Jobs with the slot-load models, ditching the fan and all legacy anything.)
Yep it rescued Apple. Without it they’d be gone
I still have mine too! 7lbs. lol. I also can't believe it was 26 years ago; my college computer. I'm now a proud Apple employee; a dream come true that I didn't think back then was going to be possible.
Ah well that settles it for #1: the Performa 6300
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Excellent choice. Can’t wait for the finale! I mean, it did basically save the company, so... 😉 (And if it’s *not* that, I can’t wait to hear why!)
My PB140 was with me for quite many years. Most beloved memory from those day was learning the C programming language on that machine.
As a teenager I definitely lusted after the early PowerBooks, but they were too expensive for me (especially since back then they tended to be accessories for a main desktop system and not something you would use as your only computer). In particular, if you had a Windows machine as your main, it would've been very unusual to buy a PowerBook since there was little cross-compatibility with Windows. I did end up buying a PowerBook-style Windows laptop (complete with trackball) as my first notebook computer since I liked the form factor so much. At that point there were still lots of Windows machines that forced you to buy a separate pointing device that you would attach to the side of the machine, which seems crazy now.
I had used several Macs previously, but the first one I owned was a 165c. As I did my research (I wasn't sure if Mac or a Windows laptop was the direction I wanted to go), I noticed that the entire PC side of the industry was all over the map in terms of form factor, with things like side-mounted trackballs and all sorts of weird stuff readily available. But even then, it was obvious that the front-mounted pointing device with space to rest the heels of your hands while you typed was clearly superior, and that helped me make a choice I've never regretted. I do, however, less fondly remember opening up the trackball to clean the rollers and stuff with a cotton swab and some alcohol!
Are we going to have a video about the MacNC, new world and CHRP?
This changes the whole way I use mouse … I still use roller ball today beacuse of this.
Since I truly, truly believe that the PowerBook 180 (non "c", of course) was the greatest Mac of all times, I seriously wonder what you might have put above it, and quite probably I'll have to disagree at least in some form. Can't be a notebook, because the PB180 was the greatest of all of them, and in your own words from this video: We ultimately want to be able to take our computers with us, so it can't be a desktop. I'm stumped. Looking forward to the final episode, but my eye's twitching... ;)
I can tell you what it likely is if you’d like 😜
@@nfugitt89 I'm quite aware, I just don't agree. :)
Keep in mind the concept for this list is "notability."
@@JasonSnell This series has been so fun... and #1 will be too. Thanks!
@@JasonSnell Yeah, I think I'll have to to enjoy that next video. ;) ... For me, the PowerBook 180 will always be the "one that got away", because I bought a PowerBook 150 at the time, because of money constraints, and later on, when I did have more money, the 180 was sold out everywhere (and the 540 replacing it again more expensive compared to the sellout price for the 180...)
😭 In moving from my old house to my new house earlier this year, I appear to have lost my "box o' early PowerBooks". I had one of each of the 100-series, plus one of each of the Duos in a box for years. It appears that box got lost at some point. All I have from those two lines any more is a 180 and a Duo 2300c. I miss my PowerBook 170.
Great pick guys! What is the name of that word processor that Jason was using on his PowerBook 180?
That was WriteNow, which was a great, lightweight word processor written entirely in 680x0 assembler. Which is why it never got updated for PowerPC...
I’m calling it, M1 for number 1. It’s the beginning of a whole new paradigm shift.
Nope. iMac G3. It rescued Apple.
Next week is the Apple IIe
Not a Mac 😉
Really? I didn’t notice :-)
Number 1 must be the Lisa! ;-)
Srsly, though... what could it be? All of my candidates have already appeared (and I can't imagine the last-gen G3 PowerBook "Pismo" winning top spot, although, IMO, it was the ultimate pre-Intel Powerbook)
The Lisa isn’t a Mac, my bet is on the iMac G3 Bondi Blue or at least the rev-a to rev-d models with the colours :)
I guess it's pretty obvious what #1 is then.
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