<s>
The	O
PowerBook	B-Device
1400	I-Device
is	O
a	O
notebook	B-Device
computer	I-Device
that	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
now	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
from	O
1996	O
to	O
1998	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
PowerBook	B-Device
series	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
October	O
1996	O
at	O
a	O
starting	O
price	O
of	O
$2	O
,	O
499	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
PowerBook	B-Device
after	O
the	O
controversial	O
PowerBook	B-Device
5300	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
PowerBook	B-Device
3400c	I-Device
in	O
February	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
1400	O
took	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
entry	O
level	O
notebook	B-Device
and	O
remained	O
there	O
until	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
PowerBook	B-Device
G3	I-Device
Series	I-Device
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
"	O
Wallstreet	O
"	O
/	O
"	O
Mainstreet	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
would	O
ultimately	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
replace	O
and	O
consolidate	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
1400	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
2400c	B-Device
and	O
3400c	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
its	O
18	O
months	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
PowerBook	B-Device
1400	I-Device
was	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
117MHz	O
PowerPC	O
603e	O
processor	B-General_Concept
;	O
a	O
133MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
was	O
added	O
in	O
July	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
line	O
topped	O
out	O
with	O
a	O
166MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
the	O
following	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
"	O
c	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
cs	O
"	O
model	O
,	O
differentiated	O
largely	O
by	O
type	O
of	O
LCD	B-Device
technology	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
both	O
models	O
came	O
with	O
11.3	O
"	O
color	O
displays	O
with	O
800	O
×	O
600	O
resolution	O
,	O
the	O
pricier	O
1400c	O
came	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
active	B-General_Concept
matrix	I-General_Concept
display	B-Device
and	O
the	O
1400cs	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
less	O
expensive	O
passive	O
matrix	O
,	O
dual-scan	B-Application
display	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
optional	O
6×	O
CD-ROM	O
is	O
implemented	O
using	O
a	O
sleep-swappable	O
module	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
pioneered	O
by	O
the	O
PowerBook	B-Device
5300	I-Device
;	O
other	O
modules	O
include	O
a	O
Zip	B-Operating_System
drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
standard	O
1.4	O
MB	O
floppy	O
(	O
an	O
8×	O
CD-ROM	O
would	O
eventually	O
become	O
standard	O
on	O
the	O
133MHz	O
model	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pioneering	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
1400	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
BookCover	O
"	O
laptop	B-Device
skin	O
which	O
allows	O
owners	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
give	O
their	O
PowerBook	B-Device
a	O
customized	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
1400	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
gray	O
cover	O
,	O
a	O
clear	O
cover	O
,	O
and	O
six	O
inserts	O
;	O
a	O
ClarisWorks	B-Device
template	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
extra	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
restore	O
CD	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
users	O
could	O
design	O
their	O
own	O
BookCover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
memory	O
modules	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
piggy-backed	O
"	O
onto	O
each	O
other	O
(	O
another	O
feature	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
1400	O
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
additional	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
a	O
removable	O
daughter	O
card	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
one	O
containing	O
a	O
faster	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
commercially	O
available	O
cards	O
with	O
PowerPC	B-Device
G3	I-Device
processors	O
from	O
vendors	O
such	O
as	O
Sonnet	O
Technologies	O
,	O
NewerTech	O
,	O
and	O
Vimage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
its	O
two	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
slots	O
,	O
the	O
1400	O
also	O
included	O
an	O
internal	O
expansion	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
well-known	O
issues	O
concerning	O
the	O
PowerBook	B-Device
1400	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
PowerBooks	B-Device
prior	O
to	O
the	O
PowerBook	B-Operating_System
G4	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
drive	O
controller	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1400	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
ATA-6	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatibility	O
issues	O
could	O
also	O
arise	O
with	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
larger	O
than	O
8.2	O
GB	O
,	O
resolvable	O
by	O
partitioning	O
the	O
boot	O
drive	O
to	O
less	O
than	O
8.2	O
GB	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
8.6	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
unlike	O
all	O
Apple	O
notebooks	B-Device
to	O
come	O
after	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
1400	O
would	O
not	O
boot	O
from	O
a	O
CD	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
key	O
while	O
starting	O
the	O
machine	O
;	O
the	O
only	O
workarounds	O
for	O
this	O
were	O
selecting	O
the	O
CD	O
in	O
the	O
Startup	O
Disk	O
control	O
panel	O
before	O
rebooting	O
,	O
or	O
pressing	O
the	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
117MHz	O
model	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
compromised	O
Mac	B-Device
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
2	O
cache	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Component	O
SpecificationDisplay	O
15-bit	O
dual	B-Application
scan	I-Application
passive	I-Application
matrix	I-Application
backlit	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
1400cs	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
active-matrix	B-Device
backlit	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
1400c	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
800	O
×	O
600	O
pixel	O
resolutionStorage750	O
MB	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
or	O
2	O
GB	O
EIDE	O
internal	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
;	O
internal/removable	O
6×	O
,	O
8×	O
or	O
12×	O
CD-ROM	O
driveProcessorPowerPC	O
603e	O
(	O
117	O
,	O
133	O
or	O
166	O
MHz	O
)	O
Bus	O
speed33	O
MHzRandom	O
access	O
memory12	O
or	O
16	O
MB	O
integrated	O
;	O
expandable	O
to	O
64	O
MB	O
by	O
adding	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
memory	O
modulesRead-only	O
memory4	O
MBNetworkingNone	O
as	O
default	O
,	O
Modem	O
&	O
Ethernet	O
available	O
as	O
upgradesBattery1.5-4.0	O
HoursPhysical	O
dimensions8.5	O
in	O
D	O
×	O
11	O
in	O
W	O
×	O
1.8	O
in	O
H	O
(	O
22	O
×	O
28	O
×	O
4.6	O
cm	O
)	O
Port	O
connections1	O
×	O
ADB	B-Device
(	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
mouse	B-Device
)	O
1	O
×	O
mini-DIN-8	O
RS-422	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
(	O
printer/modem	O
,	O
AppleTalk	B-Application
)	O
1	O
×	O
HDI-30	O
connector	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
(	O
ext	O
.	O
</s>
