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Fri, 24 Jan 2003
PowerBook 12'' Hard Disk Swap
This page illustrates how to open a 12" PowerBook and replace the hard drive. Note that this will void your warranty. Do it at your own risk!
Happy Birthday, Macintosh
19 years ago today, on January 24, 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh.
The original Macintosh sold for $2600, with an 8 MHz 68000 processor, 128K of RAM, and a single floppy drive. The only software available when it originally shipped was MacPaint, MacWrite, which were soon followed by Microsoft Basic & Multiplan.
I bought my first Macintosh (Serial number F4040USM0001) a month later. Since then I've owned a Mac Plus, SE/30, IIsi, PowerMac 6100, PowerBook 100, Duo 270c, Motorola StarMax, Blue & White G3/350, iBook SE/466 (Graphite), G4/500 AGP Minitower (which I'm now using), and a 2001 iBook (Dual USB).