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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.

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.

The Lombard PowerBook G3 (officially the PowerBook G3 Bronze Keyboard) was rolled out on May 10, 1999 – exactly a year after the first WallStreet iteration of Apple’s PowerBook G3 Series laptop line debuted, also at the Worldwide Developers’ Conference (WWDC). While the Lombard superficially looks similar to the WallStreet family, it had taken a trip to the fat farm, which pared away about 2 pounds of weight and 20% of WallStreet’s thickness. The Lombard was slim in the context of Apple laptops up to that point.

The PowerBook G3 model lineup was also substantially substantially simplified with the advent of Lombard, with just two models and one monitor screen choice available:

The base Lombard came with a 333 MHz G3 processor, 512 KB Level 2 (L2) cache, a 66 MHz system bus, 64 MB of RAM, a 4 GB hard drive, and a 24x CD-ROM drive.

The top-of-the-line unit had a 400 MHz G3 processor with 1 MB L2 cache, a 66 MHz system bus, 64 MB of RAM, and a 6 GB hard drive – plus a DVD-ROM drive, making it the first Apple laptop ever with DVD capability as standard equipment.

WallStreet’s analog Volume and Brightness rocker switches and Mute button were banished from the facia below the display, and those functions moved to faster-acting keyboard commands. The “rubbery” feeling center panels on the top and bottom of the WallStreet machines was continued with Lombard, but is reportedly of a more durable composition than the easily scratched material on the WallStreets.

Lombard was the first PowerBook that wouldn’t boot from a RAM Disk, a consequence of Apple’s “New World” ROM in RAM configuration. The 333 MHz Lombard did not come with built-in DVD drive support, but it could be upgraded.

The reset switch was back with Lombard (the keyboard command also works), and another returning feature was that Lombard can run safely with the lid closed when using an external monitor (up to 21″), since it generates significantly less heat than WallStreet. There ias also a new PowerBook SCSI Setup control panel that makes the computer wake from sleep faster.

Lombard brought with it some new issues, among the first to crop up being whining power inverters on some early units, apparently caused by a bad batch of capacitors from one of two suppliers of that particular part. Another that manifested after a few months of use was that in the quest for thinness, clearance between the display screen and the keyboard when the ‘Book is closed had been eliminated, resulting in smearing of finger grease, and eventually chafing and scratching of the screen surface.

Thanks to its removable processor daughter card, the Lombard accepts processor upgrades conveniently. The lone Lombard processor upgrade available as of 2008 was Daystar’s XLR8 MAChSpeed G4 433 MHz product, which used a low-power PowerPC 7410500LE chips running at 433 MHz with 1 MB 250 MHz L2 cache. If you have a nice Lombard in top working condition, it’s worth considering. As of September 2008, neither Daystar nor Wegener Media are producing Lombard CPU upgrades.

One potential caveat is that Sleep issues do exist. The Lombard is well known for various sleep/wake problems. When running a PowerPC G4, these issues were reportedly fixed by Apple in OS X 10.3.9 (and, MAChSpeed Control fixed it in OS X 10.2). Some Mac OS 9.2.2 installs may still have a problem waking from sleep. Workarounds do exist, such as opening and closing the MAChSpeed Control panel before going to sleep.

Previously limited to “system based upgrades”, where the user had to send their PowerBook to Daystar for installation, the company offered complete upgrade kits. The kits allowed Apple Techs or technically handy end users to install the XLR8 MAChSpeed G4 Lombard without having to send the computer to Daystar

“Our G4 upgrade transforms the Lombard into an excellent OS X performer,” said Gary Dailey, president of Daystar. “The addition of our zero-downtime kits delivers a simple and fast worldwide solution for extending the life of the user’s current PowerBook.”

These days, my recommendation would be to look for a good Pismo PowerBook G3 if you’re interested in acquiring a G3 PowerBook. Compared with the Lombard, which is a near-twin in appearance and accepts the same batteries and expansion bay devices, the Pismo is considerably more advanced with a fast 100 MHz system bus, more powerful and robust video support, officially supports up to OS X 10.4.11, and supports G4 upgrades to 550 MHz.

However, if you could find the Lombard’s SCSI connectivity useful or just happen upon an especially well-preserved example, the Lombard is a very nice computer that shares the Pismo’s excellent keyboard and timeless form factor.

There are five distinct revisions of the PowerBook G3 series -- the "Original/Kanga" model, the "Wallstreet" models, the "PDQ" (Pretty Damn Quick) models, the "Bronze Keyboard/Lombard" models, and the "Firewire/Pismo" models.

Externally, it"s the only PowerBook G3 to have a rainbow Apple logo on the back "lid". It has a small rainbow Apple logo visible under the display when open too.

Internally, it has a 250 MHz processor on a 50 MHz bus and onboard ADB, serial, and SCSI ports, along with a standard 1.44 MB floppy disk. The "swappable" bays are not compatible with other PowerBook G3 models.

Internally, these models have processors ranging from 233 MHz to 300 MHz on either 66 MHz or 83 MHz buses (the PDQ models only have 66 MHz buses), also with onboard ADB, serial, and SCSI, along with a standard 1.44 MB floppy disk (later configurations began to phase out the floppy). The swappable bays are not compatible with earlier or later PowerBook G3 models.

Internally, these models have 333 MHz or 400 MHz processors on a 66 MHz system bus and onboard SCSI and USB (but no ADB or serial support or a 1.44 MB floppy). If it has the "odd ball" combination of SCSI and USB, it"s a Lombard.

This series uses effectively the same case design as the "Lombard" series before it, but is labeled simply "PowerBook" under the display. Externally, it can easily be spotted by its Firewire ports. It has onboard USB as well.

Internally, these models have 400 MHz or 500 MHz processors on a 100 MHz system bus as well as AirPort (802.11b) support. The swappable bays is the same size as the one in the "Lombard" models, but due to logic board differences, modules compatible with the "Pismo" series are not necessarily compatible with the "Lombard" line.

I wanted to write up a review of Lombard. After living with Lombard for about a month now, I thought I’d go ahead and share my experiences with it. When I first decided to write a hardware review, I thought it would be this glowing, radiant love fest. But the longer I used my black beauty, the more I realized that it wasn’t going to be quite the love fest I thought it would be.

What would make that possible is the incredibly rich screen of the Lombard. 14.1 inches of 1024×786 resolution, 3D accelerated 24 bit color is just wonderful. It is expansive and nearly as big as my 17″ monitor. I recently pulled up my PowerBook 150 for some quick thoughts in MS Word 5.1a. I was just shocked at how clunky, how out of date it felt in comparison. The itty bitty screen was just too hard to take at 640×480, yikes! I’m telling you, once you get your hands on a G3 series PowerBook and gaze upon its screen, you’ll be hard pressed to go back to anything less. Even a 15 inch monitor would seem smallish in comparison. This screen is lush, rich and expansive.

Monitor spanning capabilities will spoil you. I’ve got an indestructible 1705 monitor. It has served me well and with the Monitor spanning capabilities built right into Lombard I’m afraid that I want to lug my 1705 with me everywhere. Seriously, it brings about a whole new way of working with your PowerBook. What I have found most useful is to place my Monitor behind and above my PowerBook. With the simple “arrange” controls built into the Monitors and Sound control panel I find myself arranging the desktop in 1024×1536 set up. I suppose I could rearrange my monitor so that it would sit next to my PowerBook but that simply would take up too much real desktop area. By placing my PowerBook display below the level of my Monitor I can place tool windows on it and work with the main window of my application on the CRT very easily. This allows me to get a much less cluttered view of what I’m creating. I think that desktop publishers, video editors, and web surfers will find this quite helpful. And in the long run, more productive. I don’t have to hide my tool windows to get an unobstructed view of my work nor do I have to hide my web applications behind other open windows. I like this feature tremendously.

Some have complained about the Lombard keyboard. That it is too mushy. Not me. I was definitely unaccustomed to it when I first started using it. However, I’m finding that I prefer it to all the other keyboards I also use. Certainly compared to a clunky, crunchy, PowerBook 150 this thing is a dream. My standard Apple keyboard, although much more ingrained in my hands’ “memory,” now feels somewhat stilted in comparison.

When I’m at my “day job” with an “ergonomic” keyboard, I find myself lusting for the ease and comfort that Lombard’s keyboard offers me. Just wishing that I could begin a particular big project on the smooth and forgiving keyboard of my PowerBook. Hmmm, just wish I had Virtual PC running NT on my Lombard, maybe I could start and finish those projects on my Lombard after all. (I do have a few complaints about the keyboard; look in “The Not so Great” and “The Ugly” section of this review.)

In fact, the Lombard’s keyboard has spoiled me enough that I won’t even consider buying an external keyboard to hook up until I can get some real time with a unit that I feel would be the equal or better of Lombard’s built in keyboard.

Weight is a big factor in a PowerBook, and I notice with the introduction of the iBook that it is not only second in speed to Lombard, but also in weight and size. Weight by nearly a pound! and size by a nearly a 1/3rd of an inch. Not that Lombard is exactly a petite gymnast, but this thing is pretty darn portable. I simply slip it in a sharp leather portfolio I have. Since I’m already carrying a sports bag, I can place the power brick right in there. Not a bad deal for ease of travel. I’m well pleased. Naturally, when you need additional accessories a standard PowerBook carrying case comes in handy. This is when Lombard shows that it still could lighten its load. But considering the combination of weight and power, I dare you to find another computer from any manufacturer that offers all that Lombard does at this weight. Right now, I don’t think it can be done. (Only desktops come close to the performance, but certainly not the portability 5.9 pounds offers.)

Oh yes, I’m a big fan of the battery. Does it last 5 hours? I don’t think so. Does it last longer than any other PowerBook battery that has come before it? It does. This is a great advancement. And with the very self explanatory Energy Saver control panel, it’s easy to customize your settings to get the best compromise of energy savings and performance that suits you. It is all just a matter of working with the control panel to suit your needs and your desires.

Lombard is probably the last Mac to be made with SCSI standard. That combined with 10/100MB Ethernet and two USB ports, this is for me the best combination of legacy and future connectivity for computers. I only lament that it can’t have at least one ADB port for those of use who cannot replace all of our legacy hardware at once time. No worries. There are a plethora of adapters out on the market that can extend the life of your old hardware.

First and foremost this is one great computer. Certainly a fine evolution of the WallStreet. Why did it get such a yawner of a name? Personally I call mine, Copperhead (in honor of the copper G3 under the hood). It certainly is lethal to all the Wintel laptops.

I’m sitting here listening to a CD. It’s not an unpleasant experience but it just isn’t up to par with the rest of Lombard. The speakers are tinny and not very responsive. Much of the rich sound of the Elliott Smith XO CD is just not coming through. If you use your PowerBook for any extended periods at a desk and want sound, consider external speakers. They will be a must with Lombard.

The CD function is loud, obnoxious and buzzy as a data CD spins up. I found this annoying as well as at odds with the overall smooth and refined nature of Lombard. It seemed just a bit out of place. Why would something so sophisticated have such a glaring rough edge? I have to say, “Apple, fix it!” This is not in keeping with the refined tool that is Lombard. It is kind of like buying a Ferarri and when you turn on the heater you have to turn up the stereo to drown it out.

Speaking of the CD player, I’ve experienced the dreaded “pause” under 8.6 with Lombard. If you haven’t heard about it, it is quite annoying. So much so it made it into my “Ugly” section. What happens is this, you will be working along in or between applications and suddenly the system just stops. Mimicking a system freeze, so much so that at one time or another I’ve hit Ctrl/Cmnd/Power and rebooted. If you simply hold on, the system will come back to you. If you have not experienced this, words cannot describe how completely infuriating it is until you experience it. Apple’s cure is two fold. One of which is to disable the CD/DVD extension. HA! Oh yeah that makes sense. The other cure is to keep a data CD in the drive http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n31023. Like that doesn’t contradict the other TIL that tells you to remove CDs to prevent the computer from accessing the CD http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30376 as it will periodically spin up to check data. DOH!

The other completely frustrating situation with Lombard is the problem with the trackpad button. This is a you write for and suddenly the cursor will jump to another place in the review you are writing and boom! You’re seemingly fluid flow of thoughts jump right into the middle of another paragraph.

Heat is that last of the uglies I have to review. Despite a new copper chip, the 400MHz unit is darned hot. “Dang hot, I think I’m going to do a little crotch pot cooking!” Seriously, my Copperhead has melted its rubber feet. Leaving nice little remnants on my desk. I’m sure glad this was an old desk and not some really nice mahogany desk. But there are bound to be a few execs that find that their Lombard has left little remnants behind. For the price of the thing, you think Apple could have put on feet that could stand the heat. (I couldn’t resist that little rhyme.)

Overall Lombard is one of the finest computers available from Apple. I think it has a few growing pains to sort out. I broke my own rule of never being an early adopter and will remember that when it is time for my next computer.

But do I love it? I sure do. It is fast, beautiful and more than I’ll need for a long long time? Oh yeah. I think about if I had gotten a WallStreet, or a Blue and White but nothing can compare to this Lombard and its extensive list of features. Overall it is one sweet machine even it it isn’t all great.

Despite its flaws, what it does is incredible and will satisfy all but the most power hungry users. Without a doubt it is the fastest laptop available out there. Working at a major PC manufacturer I get to see some great equipment from the Wintel side of the curtain. But nothing compares to this Lombard.

If you aren’t in a hurry for a Lombard, I’d wait. Let it evolve a little and smooth out some of its rough edges. If you just have to have some portable raw power and none of the uglies listed above scare you, dive right in. I definitely give Lombard a strong recommendation.

For example, I have a sweet hack plannned for a Rev A iMac in which I will replace the CRT with a 14" LCD pulled from a Lombard/Pismo. The show stopper there is the need for a VGA-LCD converter that supports LVDS. I found one, but it is cost prohibitive. If I could get past that, I could modify the case to account for the bevel of the CRt v. the flat LCD. (I already have some healthy plans for the empty space in the back if this ever comes to pass). Unless I can get my hands on such an adapter for something reasonable, it won"t happen anytime soon. I could try to recase one of these laptops into an iMac body, but a good recase job is not the same as a serious hardware hack.

In this case, I was looking to shortcut the whole process by recasing a laptop into a different computer case, but his mod would require a smaller LCD, about 8" or so. Since I have two such LCDs and was already looking to acquire a Lombard/Pismo/Wallstreet for its LCD, I though I could pass the LCD over to the iMac project and the mobo over to this project.

My question here today, I want to ask - Ive located PowerBook G3 Pismo (Firewire) but damaged screen as something sharp must"ve fallen on the top and damaged the lid and screen itself, this fellow tested and can hear a chime but no video. So I"ve bought it and its on its way.

Ive managed to locate another PowerBook G3 Lombard (Bronze) - apparently the logicboard doesnt work but good screen/lid. SO what I was thinking, to do screen swap from the hinge and connectors but leaving the display alone in one piece and fit it on Pismo model.