Confusing PB G3 identification - Jobs' idea of a bad joke. :\
Here's how to tell them apart:
The 1998 PowerBook G3, called the Wallstreet, is a black PowerBook, thicker than the others, and has the family number M4753 on its bottom.
The 1999 PowerBook G3, called the Lombard or Bronze Keyboard, is a black PowerBook and has the family number M5343 on its bottom.
The 2000 PowerBook G3, called the G3 FireWire or Pismo, is a black PowerBook with the family number M7572 on its bottom. This is the only black PowerBook with FireWire ports.
- Dan.
There's a bit more detail...
PowerBook G3 - aka Kanga. 250MHz (Looks like a 3400c). Essentially a 3400c w/ a G3 grafted on. This one doesn't look anything at all like the other G3 PowerBooks, so it's hard to confuse it with them. I've heard it referred to as Main Street.
PowerBook G3 Series - aka Wallstreet. 233MHz (no cache), 250MHz, 292MHz. I've also heard these called "Main Street" but AFAIK, there is actually no such code name.
(AFAIK, the Main Street moniker was applied by the user community retrospectively and confusingly to the Kanga to differentiate it from the Wallstreet. <http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=tam&page=codenames&subpage=portable> doesn't have "Main Street" on it's list of code names.)
PowerBook G3 Series II - aka Wallstreet II or PDQ. 233MHz (512k cache), 266MHz, 300MHz. The Wallstreet II came out very soon after the original Wallstreet. Hence, it was a Pretty Damn Quick (PDQ) update.
PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard) - aka Lombard or 101. Released in 1999. 333MHz & 400MHz. First PB with USB ports. Also had SCSI.
PowerBook G3 (FireWire) - Pismo. Released in 2000. 400MHz & 500MHz. First PB with FireWire. Same form factor as Lombard, same keyboard. No SCSI.
I don't even want to think about the G4...
Peace, Drew
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