Introducing the new 17-inch PowerBook G4, with the largest display and thinnest design of any notebook computer. Key Features 17-inch widescreen. The stunning panoramic display with 1440-by-900-pixel resolution offers as much viewing area as a 19-inch CRT monitor. 1 inch thin. The gorgeous, ultrathin anodized aluminum design is unlike anything you”ve ever seen or held. Illuminated keyboard. A true ease-of-use breakthrough, the fiber-optic, backlit key- board makes it possible to work in low-light environments. Performance architecture.
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Introduction to 15-inch PowerBook G4 Developer Note 9 Who Should Read This Document?9 Organization of This Document 9 Chapter 1 Overview to the 15-inch PowerBook G4 11 New Features 11 All Features 12 Appearance 14 Peripheral Devices 16 System Software 17 Open Firmware 17 Computer Identification 17 Power Management 18 Chapter 2 Architecture 21 Block Diagram and Buses 21 Block Diagram 21 Main IC and Buses 22 Microprocessor and Cache 23 PowerPC G4 Microprocessor 23 Level 2 Cache 23 Intrepid Controller Functions and Buses 23 System RAM 24 Boot ROM 24 FireWire Controller 24 Ethernet Controller 24 Video Display Subsystem 25 DMA Support 26 Interrupt Support 26 USB 2.0 Interface 26 Ultra DMA/100 Interface 26 EIDE Interface
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Just 4.6 pounds light enough to carry most anywhere, yet hefty enough to convey a feeling of solid construction. I believe it was Walt Mossberg at The Wall Street Journal who best summed up the 12-in. PowerBook. It s like one of those all-metal Leica cameras that just reeks of quality. I have to admit having taken a roller-coaster ride of sorts in the past couple of years since Ap p l e i n t roduced its aluminum PowerBooks. I fell fir s t for the 17-in. model (such widescreen real estate), then swooned for the first-generation 12-in. model (a hot little number in more ways than one, espe-cially when you sat it in your lap), then decided that for most users the midrange 15-in. model is the perfect blend of portability and power.
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Introduction to 17-inch PowerBook G4 Developer Note 9 Organization of This Document 9 Chapter 1 Overview of 17-inch PowerBook G4 11 New Features 11 All Features 12 Appearance 14 Peripheral Devices 15 System Software 16 Open Firmware 16 Computer Identification 16 Power Management 16 Chapter 2 Architecture 19 Block Diagram and Buses 19 Block Diagram 19 Main IC and Buses 20 Microprocessor and Caches 21 PowerPC G4 Microprocessor 21 Level 2 Cache 21 Intrepid 2 Controller Functions and Buses 21 System RAM 22 Boot ROM 22 FireWire Controllers 22 Ethernet Controller 23 Video Display Subsystem 23 DMA Support 24 Interrupt Support 24 USB Interface 24 Ultra DMA ATA-100 Interface
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Some key features that distinguish this computer from earlier PowerBook models include: ” 17-inch TFT widescreen display in aluminum alloy enclosure ” Built-in Bluetooth ” Built-in AirPort Extreme card ” Added FireWire 800 port ” Uses double-data rate (DDR) memory ” Fiber optic backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor New Procedures If you are familiar with taking apart notebook computers, you will notice some differences with this model: ” The keyboard is secured with screws accessible from under the top case. ” Memory cards are easily accessible from the bottom of the computer. ” The AirPort Extreme card is not user replaceable. ” The quantity and types of screws differ from earlier models.
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Includes setup,expansion,and troubleshooting information for your PowerBook G4 computer Chapter 1 5 Getting Started 6 Basic Features of Your PowerBook 8 Additional Features of Your PowerBook 10 Setting Up 17 How Do I Turn My PowerBook Off? 19 Calibrating Your Battery 19 What s Next? Chapter 2 21 The Basics 21 Getting to Know Your New PowerBook 22 Adjusting Your Display 23 Using Your Power Adapter 24 Using the Trackpad 25 Using the Keyboard 26 Using a Mouse 26 Learning About Mac OS X 27 Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences 28 Using Applications 28 Connecting to a Printer 29 Playing a CD and Connecting Headphones 30 Keeping Your Software Up to Date
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You’re on a plane and desperately need to pass a file to (or play Quake against) your coworker. You both have Ethernet jacks, but there’s no net- work available to you. You both have wireless cards, but transmitter/receivers are a no-no aboard airliners. She has a floppy drive, but your iBook has never heard of these floppy things. You have a USB drive, but the file’s mas- sive. And you’re fresh out of CDs, or you’d simply burn one and pass it across. Oh, and she’s running Windows. If you have an Ethernet cable handy, you can plug one end into the Ethernet jack of each of your machines, open your System Preferences Network pane, and select Built-in Ethernet from the Show pull-down menu.
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