Outbound Notebook

Portable Mac

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The Outbound Notebook, successor to the Laptop of the same name, was a direct competitor to Apple's own Macintosh Portable and, later, Powerbook 100.

Because Outound could not legally sell the Macintosh ROM's, Outbound users had to purchase a true Apple Macintosh as well. Although this increased the price significantly, it was still not too much to pay for true portability.

The Outbound Notebook uses a standard 2.5" IDE laptop hard drive and standard 30-pin SIMM's. It's mouse-replacement, however, is quite unique. The Isobar pointing device consist of a metal tube located just below the keyboard. It can roll forwards and back, or slide left and right. With one's hands in the usual position on the keyboard, one need only move one's thumb slightly to use it. An ingenious device, many people still feel it is one of the best pointing devices ever conceived.



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The Outbound Notebook closed up.
The Outbound packed for travel

The Outbound open.
The Outbound ready for use.

A close-up of the Outbound's incredible mouse replacement.
The Outbound's innovative pointing device.

The Outbound's rear ports.
The Outbound's rear ports.

The Outbound's two styles of power supplies, one with a newer styling and stronger cord, the other with a more classic styling and far more fragile cord.
The two styles of power supplies -- note the difference in cords as well.

Mfr: Outbound Systems
Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Model: 2030
Processor: 68030
Speed:
Op. Sys: Mac OS 6.0.7 - 7.1
Bits:
Internal: 16
Data: 16
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Input: Keyboard, isopoint
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Cassette:
Floppy Disk: Internal 1.44MB FDD
Hard Disk: 2.5" IDE Hard Drive
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