There is a nostalgia about early Powerbooks, as they brought a lot of practical design choices people take for granted today. IBMs Thinkpad line was driven mor

There is a nostalgia about early Powerbooks, as they brought a lot of practical design choices people take for granted today. IBMs Thinkpad line was driven more by market pressure from Compaq much later. Again, far from perfect.. but arguably an order of magnitude better than other options at the time. Most relatively great platforms remain around years later. =)