August 25, 1995: Apple releases the PowerBook 5300, the Mac laptop that will save the world from alien invaders in the 1996 blockbuster movie Independence Day. The computer will make many more ...

It’s baaaaack. Last summer Apple ran a trade-up program for PowerBook 190 and 5300 computers. Now the company is offering a new trade-up offer. Current owners of the PowerBook 5300 and PowerBook 190 ...

In August of 1995, Apple launched a computer that would change the fate of the world: the PowerBook 5300. This 5.9lb fusion of black polycarbonate and capacitors had a modest debut, but little did ...

A couple years ago, when living in Downtown Savannah, I was lucky enough to stumble across a dumpster score of 2 Powerbook 5300ce's in good condition. I've mentioned it in the lounge before.

April 18, 1996: Apple unveils a massive $15 million promotional tie-in for the Mission: Impossible movie starring Tom Cruise. Designed to promote the PowerBook, which Cruise uses in the spy flick, the ...

Trade in Your PowerBook 190 or 5300 — If you have a PowerBook 190 (the last 68040 model) or its PowerPC cousin, the PowerBook 5300, Apple has a little-publicized ...

PowerBook 5300 and 190 Upgrade Program Apple has posted the details of its new PowerBook Upgrade Program. It allows you to upgrade your PowerBook 5300 or PowerBook 190 to a new PowerBook G3 (FireWire) ...

This month is the 20th anniversary of Apple Computer's Macintosh. To mark the occasion, Wired News is running several stories this week about the groundbreaking machine, the people who created it and ...

Earlier this week we reported that Apple is offering a trade-up program in which owners of the PowerBook 5300 and PowerBook 190 can purchase a 400 MHz PowerBook G3 equipped with FireWire for US$1,599.

Yeah, <i>those</i> batteries. -- View image here: http://arstechnica.infopop.net/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --<br><br>I've got an old PowerBook 5300c with a dead ...