Apple 165c User Manual

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Developer Note

Macintosh PowerBook 165c

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Developer Note

Developer Technical Publications
© Apple Computer, Inc. 2000

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Contents

Figures v

Preface

Chapter 1

About This Developer Note

Supplementary Documents vii
Conventions and Abbreviations viii

Typographical Conventions viii
Standard Abbreviations viii

Hardware

Introduction 2
Features 2
Compatibility Issues 5

Color Display 5
RAM Expansion Slot 5

Hardware Overview 6

Memory Map 6
ROM 8

ROM Wait States 8

RAM 8

RAM Wait States 9
Battery Backup 9

Color LCD Interface 9

LCD Screen 10

RAM Expansion Interface 10

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Chapter 2

Software

ROM Software 14
System Software 14

Identifying the PowerBook 165c 14
Control Panel Changes 14

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Figures

Chapter 1

Hardware

Figure 1-1
Figure 1-2
Figure 1-3
Figure 1-4
Figure 1-5

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Block diagram of the PowerBook 165c computer 4
32-bit memory and detailed I/O map 7
32-bit and 24-bit memory map comparison 8
Location of the RAM expansion connector 11
RAM expansion card design guide 12

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PREFACE

About This Developer Note

This document describes the Macintosh PowerBook 165c computer,
emphasizing those features that are new or different from other Macintosh
PowerBook computers. It is written primarily for experienced Macintosh
hardware and software developers who want to create products that are
compatible with this new computer. If you are unfamiliar with the Macintosh
or would simply like more technical information on the hardware, you may
want to read the related technical manuals listed in the following section.

Supplementary Documents 0

Because the Macintosh PowerBook 165c computer shares many features of the
Macintosh PowerBook 160/180 computers, you should refer to the Macintosh

PowerBook 160 and Macintosh PowerBook 180 Developer Note for information

about features not described in detail here. The Macintosh PowerBook 160 and

Macintosh PowerBook 180 Developer Note is available from APDA as part of
Macintosh Developer Notes: Number 1 , APDA part number R0451LL/A.

To supplement the information in this document, you might wish to obtain
related documentation such as Guide to the Macintosh Family Hardware , second
edition, Designing Cards and Drivers for the Macintosh Family , third edition, and

Inside Macintosh . For detailed information about the Motorola 68030

microprocessor used in the Macintosh PowerBook 165c, refer to the MC68030

Enhanced 32-Bit Microprocessor User’s Manual . All of these documents are

available through APDA.

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Conventions and Abbreviations 0

This developer note uses typographical conventions and abbreviations that
are standard in Apple publications.

Typographical Conventions 0

Computer-language text—any text that is literally the same as it appears in
computer input or output—appears in Courier font.

Standard Abbreviations 0

Standard units of measure used in Apple reference books include:

A amperes MB megabytes

GB gigabytes MHz megahertz

Hz hertz ms milliseconds

K 1024 ns nanoseconds

KB kilobytes V volts

mA milliamperes W watts

Standard abbreviations used in Apple reference books include:

$ n hexadecimal value

AC alternating current

ADB Apple Desktop Bus

CLUT color look-up table

DAC digital-to-analog converter

IC integrated circuit

ASIC application-specific integrated circuit

MMU memory-management unit

RAM random-access memory

RAMDAC random-access memory, digital/analog converter

ROM read-only memory

RGB red-green-blue (a video display system used by

Apple computers)

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