Apple PowerBook 2400c: the little notebook that could

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Apple's $3,499 PowerBook 2400c PowerPC-based subnotebook computer is one of the smallest ultralight portables on the market, measuring 10.5-in wide and weighing just over four pounds. The product is built around the PowerPC 603e CPU running at 180MHz. The system ships with Mac OS/8 and Claris Works. Also included are 256KB of Level 2 cache, 16MB of low-power DRAM, 1MB of video RAM and 4MB of ROM. The 1.3GB hard disk drive cannot be upgraded. The PowerBook 2400c's external floppy drive reads and writes 1.4MB and Mac 800K disks, DOS, Windows and OS/2 720KB and 1.44MB floppy disks. The drive can be connected to the back of the system with an included FDD cable. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides power for up to four hours. The rear of the machine features the Apple Desktop Bus, which can connect up to three low-power devices.

Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Product information, AAPL, Hardware single product review, PowerPC based computers, PowerPC processors, Apple Inc., PowerPC-based notebook, Apple Macintosh PowerBook 2400c/180 (PowerPC-based notebook)

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Hong Kong handover: what portable-toting travelers can expect in this Asian business center

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A foreign visitor to Hong Kong will find plenty of easy access to the home office. The city's all-digital phone system offers reliable and fairly inexpensive overseas calling. For example, calling New York costs less than $1 per minute. Many hotels keep a supply of telephone and electrical adapters for guests who forgot theirs. The two New World Harbour View and Grand Hyatt hotels in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre rent Windows-based desktops and cellular phones. AOL and Compuserve offer local access, while other US ISPs may be reached via Hong Kong's overseas telecommunications links. Hong Kong has more than 90 local ISPs. The city also has several shopping malls dedicated to computer retailers. Prices for laptops are sometimes better than they are in the United States. However, software piracy remains a problem.

Cover Story, User need, End users

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Lakewood, Colorado PD: throwing the notebook at crime

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Police in Lakewood, CO, are employing dashboard-mounted 486-based laptop computers that are connected to the department's computer systems through a wireless mobile information system. The technology enables officers to run license plate checks in half the time required by audio radio. The technology is popular among the officers and many of them refuse to use one of the department's remaining police cruisers without laptops. The laptop project was funded primarily from assets seized from drug arrests. Officers view the ready access to information afforded by the laptops as a form of protection. Running a license check gives them enough information to know who they are dealing with. Industry observers believe that less than 10% of the patrol cars in the US currently have mobile computing devices.

Law enforcement officers, Laptop/portable computer, Laptop computers, Portable computers, Notebook computer, Lakewood, Colorado

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