> Actually, the "PowerBook" moniker precedes the PowerPC chip by > several years. > > Model CPU Release > ===== === ======= > > PowerBook 100 Motorola 68000 Octobor 1991 > PowerBook 140 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 145 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 150 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 160 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 160 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 165/165c Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 170 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 180/180c Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 170 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook 190/190c Motorola 68LC040 > PowerBook Duo 210 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook Duo 230 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook Duo 250 Motorola 68030 > PowerBook Duo 270c Motorola 68030 > PowerBook Duo 270c Motorola 68030 > PowerBook Duo 280/280c Motorola 68LC040 > PowerBook Duo 520/520c Motorola 68LC040 > PowerBook Duo 540/540c Motorola 68LC040 > PowerBook Duo 550 Motorola 68040 May 1994 At least the 5xx Series (Blackbirds) aren't Duo's. I have both a 520c with a dead backlight, and a working 540c :^) They were very nice laptops. Zane