We continue to receive reports from users on their experiences with the PowerBook power adapter recall (see previous coverage). Here is the latest: "Yo-yo" recall? No Judi Sohn notes: "When Apple ...

PowerBook G3 AC adapter recall Last week we noted that some owners of PowerBook G3s affected by the 2001 AC adapter recall were told by Apple customer representatives that the replacement program is ...

Ok, I am currently running OS X 10.1.3, I want to install OS 9.2.1 but every time I try to boot off the restore cd or the 9.2.1 and 9.1 install cd it freezes before the happy mac icon, but if I start ...

Mac Components Engineered (MCE) PowerBook Products today announced the FireBay. It’s an external FireWire-based docking unit to accommodate devices designed to fit into PowerBook G3 expansion bays.

We conclude our immensely-popular look at used Macs with Apple’s portable lineup. Apple has been building portable computers since 1989, and they’ve come to represent a healthy percentage of its sales ...

Eagle-eyed CoM reader Joaquin Jang spotted what looks like a either a Pismo, the last G3 PowerBook launched in 2000, or its close cousin, the Lombard PowerBook G3 laptop launched a year earlier, in a ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Well, Apple Computer Inc. has done it again. The companys ...

When I entered the Lab that fateful day last week to retrieve the PowerBook G4, I didn’t realize we were culturing viruses as well as testing Macs. But once the proper gestation period had passed, the ...