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{{short description|Laptop by Apple Computer}}
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{{Infobox computer
| Name = Macintosh PowerBook 180 and 180c
| Photo = Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180c.jpg
| caption = PowerBook 180c
| Type = [[Laptop computer|Laptop]]
| Developer = [[Apple Computer]]
| Released = {{Start date|1992|10|19}} (180)<ref name="specs-180">{{cite web|title=Macintosh PowerBook 180: Technical Specifications|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|date=July 26, 2017|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP150|access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref><br />{{Start date|1993|6|7}} (180c)<ref name="specs-180c">{{cite web|title=Macintosh PowerBook 180c: Technical Specifications|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|date=July 26, 2017|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP151|access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| Discontinued = {{End date|1994|5|1}} (180)<ref name="specs-180"/><br />{{Start date|1994|3|14}} (180c)<ref name="specs-180c"/>
| CPU = [[Motorola 68030]]
| CPUspeed = 33&nbsp;MHz<ref name="specs-180"/><ref name="specs-180c"/>
| Memory = 4–14&nbsp;[[megabyte|MB]]&nbsp;([[DRAM]] Card)
| OS = [[System 7|System 7.1]]–[[System 7|Mac OS 7.6.1]]<ref name="specs-180"/><ref name="specs-180c"/>
| Baseprice = {{USD|3870|1992}}
}}

The '''PowerBook 180''' is a [[portable computer]] released by [[Apple Computer]] along with the [[PowerBook 160]] in October 1992. At the time, it constituted the new top-of-the-range model, replacing the previous [[PowerBook 170]]. Its case design and features are the same as that of the 170, but it shipped with the more powerful 33&nbsp;MHz [[Motorola 68030]] CPU and [[Motorola 68882]] FPU. Along with the 160, it introduced a new power-saving feature which allowed the processor to run at a slower 16&nbsp;MHz rate, the same speed as the original 140.

== PowerBook 180 ==
The PowerBook 180 came with a {{convert|9.5|in|mm|abbr=on}} (diagonal) [[active matrix]] [[Liquid-crystal display|LCD screen]] capable of displaying 4-bit [[grayscale]] at a resolution of 640×400, and a [[trackball]] was mounted beneath the [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]]. A 1.44&nbsp;[[Megabyte|MB]] [[floppy disk]] drive and 80&nbsp;MB 2.5-inch [[hard drive]] were also standard.

The Apple Powerbook also gave an option of possible expansion to a 120&nbsp;MB hard drive. They are equipped with keyboard stands to slant the keyboard.

Like the [[Macintosh Portable]] before it, with the addition of an external color video port (missing on the 170), the 180 became a full-featured, no-compromises desktop replacement, equivalent in performance to the [[Macintosh LC III+]]. It was sold until May 1994.

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==PowerBook 180c==
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| title  = PowerBook 180c
| width  = 140
| height = 140
| image1=Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180c Back Ports.jpg|caption1=Rear ports with cover down
| image2=Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180c Closed Front Right Top.jpg|caption2=Front-right view showing relative thickness of the 180c
| image3=Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180c Underside.jpg|alt3=Underside of the PowerBook|caption3=Underside of the PowerBook
}}
In June 1993, Apple released an identical color version of this model, the PowerBook 180c. It had an {{convert|8.4|in|mm|abbr=on}} diagonal [[active matrix]] color LCD capable of displaying 256 colors and was the first PowerBook to natively display 640×480 (all previous PowerBooks had 640×400 resolution). As a result of the thicker color display, the exterior case lid was redesigned, more closely resembling that used on the [[PowerBook Duo]] series. This modification was used on the [[PowerBook 160|PowerBook 165c]] for the same reason.

== Timeline ==
{{Timeline of portable Macintoshes}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.apple-history.com/body.php?page=gallery&model=180&performa=off&sort=family&order=DESC apple-history.com: PowerBook 180]

{{Apple hardware before 1998}}

[[Category:PowerBook|180]]
[[Category:68k Macintosh computers]]
[[Category:Computer-related introductions in 1992]]

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