For our daily classic commercials post, we bring you the first PowerBook advert, starring Kareem Abdul Jabar. Video after the jump.

In October 1991 Apple released the first three PowerBooks: the low-end PowerBook 100, the more powerful PowerBook 140, and the high end PowerBook 170. These machines caused a stir in the industry with their compact dark grey cases, use of a trackball, and the clever positioning of the keyboard which left room for palmrests

For our daily classic commercials post, we bring you the first PowerBook advert, starring Kareem Abdul Jabar. Video after the jump.

In October 1991 Apple released the first three PowerBooks: the low-end PowerBook 100, the more powerful PowerBook 140, and the high end PowerBook 170. These machines caused a stir in the industry with their compact dark grey cases, use of a trackball, and the clever positioning of the keyboard which left room for palmrests

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