Today in Apple History: Apple Unveils “The World’s Fastest PowerBook.”
February 17, 1997: Apple launches the PowerBook 3400, a notebook that the company calls the world’s fastest laptop. After rough years for the PowerBook, this model throws down the gauntlet to rivals. It contains a PowerPC 603e processor capable of running at up to 240 MHz. While Apple’s faster notebooks quickly overtake the PowerBook 3400, … Read more