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1997 was a turbulent year for Apple -- it marked solid technological  progress but also financial and leadership troubles. Let's fix up a laptop that played a quiet but important role in helping to turn the  company around.  

Sources:  
G3 Kanga prototype photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/q2p472/kanga_dvt_unit/
"Fastest Laptop Yet," Macworld, January 1998.
"High-End Notebooks," PC Magazine, January 1998.
"Help Wanted: Apple CEO," MacUser, October 1997.
"Amelio Ousted," Macworld, September 1997.
"Apple names Steve Jobs as interim chief executive," InfoWorld, September 22, 1997.
"Apple's Next-Generation Systems," Macworld, January 1998.
"Apple's G3 systems speed ahead," InfoWorld, December 22, 1997. 

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Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).

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PowerBook G3 Kanga: Apple's Shortest-Lived Mac Laptop

1997 was a turbulent year for Apple -- it marked solid technological progress but also financial and leadership troubles. Let's fix up a laptop that played a quiet but important role in helping to turn the company around. Sources: G3 Kanga prototype photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/q2p472/kanga_dvt_unit/ "Fastest Laptop Yet," Macworld, January 1998. "High-End Notebooks," PC Magazine, January 1998. "Help Wanted: Apple CEO," MacUser, October 1997. "Amelio Ousted," Macworld, September 1997. "Apple names Steve Jobs as interim chief executive," InfoWorld, September 22, 1997. "Apple's Next-Generation Systems," Macworld, January 1998. "Apple's G3 systems speed ahead," InfoWorld, December 22, 1997. ----------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ----------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).

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Anonymous

Nice video on the Kanga G3, could touch do the PowerBook G3 Pismo next?

thisdoesnotcompute

It may be a while before I get to a Pismo video -- I have one, but it's in good shape already. If one that needs repair crosses my path, then I do think it'll be a topic worth exploring.

Mighty Jabba's Collection

Man, I used to use SoundJam all the time pre-iTunes. Seeing that brought back some memories.