> In a message dated 3/24/02 11:45:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > Remember that Austrailian laptop that was compatible (licensed?) with Apple? > >> > > Kangaroo? > I think you're thinking of the Outbound Laptop and Notebook computers which were made between 1990 and 1992. They were made with reverse-engineered Apple motherboards designed to be placed in a laptop case, with an Apple ROM from an existinng Mac Plus or Mac SE for compatibility. In effect, you couldn't tell the difference, functionally, between the Outbound and a real Mac.
Outbound got around copyright regulations and even got tacit approval from Apple by selling a used Plus or SE along with the system, and then you could pull the ROM and use it in the Outbound. In reality, for the most part they just "sold" the used machine but kept it and just included the ROM in the package they shipped out, which saved shipping charges. Unlike a real Mac of the time, it used IDE hard drives, and it was powered by a standard camcorder battery, which reduced costs. It wasn't until Apple came out with the PowerBook to replace the Mac Portable that Outbound's party came to an end. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
