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Memory: The Lombard has two RAM slots. You can place a 256 MB chip in each one for half gigabyte of memory. Browse our Lombard RAM selection for a chip that suits your need for speed. You must use a low profile chip in the lower slot, but the upper slot can be whatever you choose. Don"t forget to install it using our free iFixit PowerBook G3 Lombard RAM installation instructions.

Optical Drive: Lombards are not inherently able to play DVDs. They require a special DVD decoder that was integrated into the second release of the Lombard. If your Lombard didn"t come with a DVD drive, then you probably don"t have one. There are PC card solutions to this problem, but their effectiveness varies greatly. If you have the decoder, you can only watch DVDs in OS 9. It will not work in OS X or classic. Apple never developed the hardware for it.

The Lombard was the second PowerBook (the Wallstreet being the first) to use industry-standard ATA optical drives. A DVD drive was optional on the 333 MHz model and standard on the 400 MHz version. This model introduced USB ports to the PowerBook line while retaining SCSI support.

I have a G3 Lombard with a rather dim display, dimmer than I"m assuming they came from the factory. I"m wondering if I can replace the backlight or panel? I also just tripped over a guide to replace the 12" Powerbook"s LCD with a higher resolution one (1400x1050) - I don"t know if that"s possible with older ones, but it"d be extremely cool if it were.

This is the 14.1" LCD TFT Display and backlight for the Pismo and Lombard G3 powerbook. This is the LCD and backlight only. This does not include hinges, casing, display cables, etc...The inverter cable is included as it is attached to the backlight. The display is bright and crisp and has no bad pixels. The displays in stock are used and may have minor keyboard marks and / or minor light scratches that are only cosmetic issues and are unnoticeable once the display is turned on. If you need a particular brand LCD (Samsung or LG) make that selection in the drop down menu box. You need to use the same brand as your display cables. (This is usally written on the end of the cable near the connector. ) Please also select the model Powerbook ( Lombard or Pismo ) this display will be used for to ensure proper match to your system.

“With Mac OS X 10.2 the Lombard PowerBook owners find themselves in the same predicament as in 10.1.5: RagePro drivers exist for the Beige G3 but not for the Lombard or WallStreet. A hack was found in 10.1.5 that would enable the Lombard to have accelerated video, but at a cost: you could not switch video resolutions or color depth without having to restart.”Not much has changed in 10.2 it seems. Not only can you not switch resolutions or color depth without problems, preliminary tests show that after a restart the machine still has problems in Aqua, usually showing a grey background with the spinning cursor. The only way to recover is to start up in single user mode and replace the patched file with the unpatched file.

Currently, BookEndz Docking Stations are available for the Apple iBook, the 2001 and 2002 G4 Titanium and G4 Titanium with DVI PowerBooks, and the 1999 and 2000 G3 PowerBooks. The iBookEndz Docking Station for the iBook is ultra compact – only 1.35″ x 5.75″ x 3″, and takes up very little room on the side of the iBook Computer. The G3 and G4 models add only 3″ to the rear of the computer when docked and allow for increased airflow.

I really don"t believe the upgrade itself will be of much benefit for your purposes. In the past one companny offered a 900MHz G3 but I believe it had heat and/or other issues. I can see the benefit of an upgrade card under this scenario: You are wed to the Lombard and want to run Tiger and also have 512MB of RAM available (the upgraded CPU will solve the memory issue). If you wish, head over to this site...

Powerbook G3 Lombard Bronze M5343 14" LCD Display Monitor (works in Pismo M7572). Powerbook G3 Lombard 14" LCD Display Complete, with ribbon, Inverter, and unbroken hinges. Of the working Lombard displays I"ve examined, the ones I"m selling in this ad are the better ones. The casing on these are not perfect, and have surface blemishes such as scratches and scuffs. However the LCDs are relatively nice. This will also work in a Pismo model (M7572), wherein I will provide the correct inverter. This will not have the airport antenna wire so you would use a PMCIA card for WiFi as one does with the Lombard. Picture is representative of item. Shipping is Insured Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation Number , and usually occurs within 2 business days. Limited Liability with this and all items I sell. My involvement and handling these used electrical components is very superficial. I do not perform any significant electrical repairs (such as splicing wires, soldering or replacing electrical circuit components). The use of electricity is always potentially hazardous, particularly the potential for fire. So being, by buying this item, you fully acknowledge and agree, that it is solely the original manufacturer"s (probably Apple) and/or your responsibility, for any malfunction, damages, and/or bodily harm resulting from its use. It is recommended, and you further agree it is your responsibility, that before use, you obtain information on its safe use, and data of prior reported problems or recalls; by contacting original manufacturer (such as Apple) and obtaining appropriate instruction and documentation. Buy with confidence from someone who is Honest, and takes the Extra Effort to Carefully Test and Precisely Describe the item. I have a wide assortment of Powerbook G3 and G4 parts listed, and if you purchase multiple items, I give a paypal refund of 1/2 all the shipping costs after the first highest shipping cost.

Condition: Used, Condition: Case will have some blemishes, but LCD is relatively nice., Compatible Product Line: PowerBook, Brand: Apple, Screen Size: 14.0"

This particular machine is the 333 MHz Lombard model from 1999. The Lombard is notable for being the only Mac that has both SCSI and USB built-in from the factory.

The first Macintosh PowerBook G3, codenamed "Kanga", was introduced by Apple Computer in November 1997 as the successor to the PowerBook 3400c. Originally planned to be named the PowerBook 3500, it was first portable Macintosh model to use the PowerPC G3 microprocessor.

The second generation of PowerBook G3"s, codenamed "Wallstreet", were introduced on March 1998 with a redesigned case which was lighter and more round. 233 MHz, 250 MHz and 292 MHz versions were made available with 12" passive matrix LCD, 13.3" TFT LCD or 14.1" TFT LCD screens. The Wallstreets had the usual HDI-30 SCSI connector, and were the last model to have an ADB port.

An updated version of the existing design was unveiled by Steve Jobs in a special event on May 1998. Released in August 1998, the new PowerBook G3 (nicknamed "Wallstreet II" and "PDQ") featured the larger 14.1" display on all models. Processors were bumped up to 233MHz, 266MHz and 300MHz. A DVD-ROM drive was available for the the first time as a factory option in an Apple portable.

The third generation of PowerBook G3 ("Lombard") was introduced in May 1999 and was dramatically thinner and lighter than its predecessor. Apple calls it the "bronze keyboard" due to its keys being constructed of a translucent brown plastic (the mouse button was an opaque brown to match). The word "Series" was dropped from the official title and is just called "PowerBook G3."

The Lombard came in 333 MHz and 400 MHz versions, both with 14.1" TFT LCD screens. It shipped with 64 MB of RAM in the beginning; all Lombards can be upgraded to 512 MB. It shipped with Mac OS 8.6, and a battery could give five hours of power (ten hours with two batteries). It had an ATI Rage LT Pro video system, with 8 MB of dedicated video memory, which although more powerful than the Wallstreet"s video, is not supported by Quartz Extreme.

Unlike the Wallstreets, the Lombard could only accept drives in its right bay; the left one is now for batteries only. In lieu of ADB, this was the first PowerBook to have USB 1.1 ports, though it did retain the HDI-30 SCSI connector (the last model to do so). It also had only one CardBus slot, compared to the Wallstreet"s two.

DVD decoding required a PCMCIA decoder card on the 333 MHz model; the 400 MHz model had the decoder on the motherboard. It is a moot point now, though, since the decoders only worked under Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9. Apple DVD Player will not play DVD"s under Mac OS X, but many Lombard users have found that other programs such as VLC will.

The Heathrow ATA controller is picky and tends to refuse to use any ATA/100 or ATA/133 hard drives, so anyone looking for an upgrade should be aware of this and use only ATA/66 hard drives or ones known to be Lombard/Pismo-compliant. The controller was not designed to handle hard drives larger than 137 GB (the maximum size with 32-bit LBA); while no laptop hard drive has reached that size yet, it should be kept in mind for the future.

The fourth and final generation of PowerBook G3 was introduced on February 2000 as the PowerBook G3 FireWire, though many people refer to it by its codename, "Pismo" (Polish for "scripture"). On the outside, it looked the same as the Lombard, as it had the bronze keyboard, 14.1" TFT LCD screen, lone CardBus slot and the same drive bays (the Lombard and Pismo could share expansion bay devices). On the inside, though, the Pismo proved to be the Lombard"s successor.The G3 processor now rode on a 100 MHz front side bus and was offered in 400 MHz and 500 MHz flavors, and the Pismo could handle up to 1 GB of RAM, twice as much as the Lombard.

The Lombard"s SCSI port was replaced with two FireWire ports and a mini-PCI slot was added to the inside to allow for an internal AirPort card. This was the first PowerBook to support software decoding of DVD"s without dedicated hardware (decoding that does work in Mac OS X, unlike the earlier decoders).

The Pismo was the last G3-based PowerBook to be supported by Apple and the only PowerBook G3 model that can run Mac OS X Tiger without resorting to modifying the Mac OS X Install CD or using XPostFacto. While there were no processor upgrades for the Kanga, several companies such as Daystar and PowerLogix made faster G3 and G4 upgrade cards for the Wallstreet, Lombard and Pismo as alternatives to the expensive PowerBook G4.

Both of these laptops could be missing other components. ALL LAPTOPS HAVE A COSMETICALLY GOOD LCD SCREEN. I could not test any of these laptops because I do not have the proper adapter for them.

I did the best i could to restore this machine, the door was missing on the back, keyboard had non functional keys, the dvd drive was dead, the battery was a doorstop, and the screen . . . The screen was bright red when i first powered up the laptop, and then it went to pink, and the pink tint would not go away, that"s one of the downsides of a ccfl tube i guess. But i jumped onto my local secondhand website and started looking around, and i found a thinkpad a21m for 10 euro"s, the owner said the laptop saw almost no use, so i bought it, why did i buy this thinkpad? Because it uses the exact same tft panel as the Pismo, so i swapped the displays and yes, my display is as good as new, and plenty bright, even in the sun it is readable! The missing door was next, i couldn"t find anything, 1 day i saw 1 listing that peeked my interest, it was a port door, but not for the pismo, it was from a wallstreet, i bought it anyway, and i fitted it to the Pismo, after sanding it down offcourse, i know it isn"t original, but you really have to look up close to even notice it! Next was the keyboard, easy find, 10 euro"s and i got one! The dvd drive was easy, i took an ordinary pc laptop dvd burner and fitted the bezel of the powerbook to it with some spacers and plenty of superglue, it looks original and the buttons do work, so another free replacement fixed, and the last thing was that battery, i took the time to carefully open it up, and i replaced all 9 cells with brand new ones, they do the job just fine and will power the laptop for about 3 to 4 hours. I maxed out the ram, gave it a 100gb 5400rpm seagate drive and threw os 9.2.2 and os x tiger on it. It"s been 5 years now since my restore and the machine still works just fine, nothing has fallen or broke off ever since. I LOVE this machine so much, it"s one of THE best vintage macs you can get! Even in 2022 it still kicks 4ss! Amazing piece of tech, it wants to be upgraded, it screams to open it up and start exploring the insides! I will keep this machine for as long as i live! Pismo 4 ever!