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Post #8 by tomlee59
Source ForumBest System 6 'book? — #8
CategoryPeripherals
Post DateMon, 4 Jun 2007 - 07:09
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/best-system-6-book.8594/
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Darn it :(
So: how does the PB100 rate on the above? Not so hot?
Regrettably, not so hot, using your criteria. Here are my ratings:

Screen: Passive monochrome (not greyscale), with all that implies.

RAM: Not cheap. Cleverly designed so that you can't even use the otherwise electrically compatible modules from other 1xx 'books to go above 4MB total. Max is 8MB (2MB on board + 6MB module).

Kybd: Not bad, all things considered.

Expansion: SCSI only. Has connectors for external scsi and floppy. No internal floppy.

Size/weight: Very nice; the lightest and smallest of the 1xx series.

Pointing dev: Trackball.

Battery: Finicky, always dead lead-acid. Impossible to find a cheap, working replacement.

OS: Can boot 7.x. It's a 16MHz 68000, so you can actually get reasonable performance running a light 7.x. Runs MacLynx ok.

I love my 100, but I can't use it as a true portable (I took the festering battery out to make it very light). With a scsi-ethernet connector, it surfs the web at a mighty pace! ;)

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