PowerBook Duo 280 Part 2

[foodafokkarez]

Cool vid.I used to use these set.Must be really hard to get hold of them these days especially the Duo Dock.

[sarahts21]

@foodafokkarez Not THAT hard, although it might take longer if you want a working one from the get go.

[foodafokkarez]

@sarahts21 Well I feel it's good enough(and enjoyable)just to watch some other people owning the vintage Macs and keeping them in a good working conditions.I don't really wanna buy them back again though.My office is filled with more than enough crap already.

[86123maxxi]

Looks to me like Mac OS 7.6 or 8 because only those two can set wallpapers and work on some of the Duo's

[satorianaide]

I like how it ejects softly with a sound lol XD

[wahoowahoo777]

they should make a macbook duo lol :D

[thecomputergeek100]

thats so cool. what version of mac os is that powerbook running?

[NamelessNLS]

windows vista xD

[comneard2]

hm probably 4.0 or 5.3

[CatchupzZz]

its just freaking awesome

[Vyggy]

Reminds me of a VCR ejecting a VHS tape.

[adryanv]

The spring loaded eject looks slick.

[weinerschnitzelboy]

@adryanv There's not spring, It's a motor.

[Windowsprougly]

does the powerbook turn off after you eject it

[retromaccast]

I don't believe it does -- it would simply put it into a sleep state so that it could disconnect from the dock.

[PCFreak1123]

nice, I love these things

[retromaccast]

It's a docking station for the notebook computer. However, the docking station also adds better video support and other features.

[HumanTurkey]

So that runs on PowerBooks? What's the purpose of the desktop computer requiring a PowerBook?

[dickcheney6]

the "dock" has a hard drive and other ports built in, but it uses the duo's CPU and recharges the batteries, too. So it was basically like putting a game cartridge into a (older) game console