Powerbook 500 with PowerPC — #4

Post #4 by tyrannis

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 06:15
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/powerbook-500-with-powerpc.16234/

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Anyone know much about the Powerbook 500 with PowerPC?Lowendmac and Apple-History do not have an entry for it, I would have thought it should since it was appears to be a separate version (MacTracker lists it separately).

Was it just for European market? How long was it marketed?

There are a few different PowerPC upgrades out there for the 500 series. I think you must have a unit with the Apple card; when you shipped your 5xx to Apple to have the PowerPC daughtercard installed, they would also replace the Powerbook 5xx nameplate tab at the top of the screen with a tab bearing a "PowerPC" decal.