The PowerBook G3 [Kanga, 3500, processor speeds of 250MHz, used a 3400 case, does not support Mac OS X]
PowerBook G3 Series [Wallstreet/Mainstreet/1998, speeds of 233, 266, 300, several screen sizes, all legacy ports, last Old World ROM PowerBook supported through Mac OS X v.10.2.6]
PowerBook G3 Series [Lombard/1999, revised Wallstreet case, thinner, lighter, 333MHz and 400MHz, better video, USB and SCSI, first New World ROM, supported into 10.3]
PowerBook [Pismo/FireWire/2000, used same case as a Lombard, 400 and 500MHz, FireWire, AirPort, Rage128M video, faster bus, no legacy ports, supported into 10.3]
Specifically about the DVD:
The Pismo had DVD standard, the Lombard had DVD as an option and it came standard on the highend, DVD was also optional on some Wallstreets with hardware decoding [which is not supported in Mac OS X].
The earlier *Pismo* DVDs were made by LG and have had issues for most people [premature death]. The earlier Lombard DVDs have had no such problem.
I would tend not to use a Lombard DVD-ROM in a Pismo until I had confirmed that it worked by some other means. I have not heard any cases of drive bay modules from a Lombard being incompatible, I believe in fact they all are compatible with a Pismo, however, my level of comfort would be to check it out with a little reading first.
David
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