1992 Macintosh PowerBook 170 “JLPGA” special edition: 💻 🇯🇵 🏌🏻♀️
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Not Benneton. Japanese Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Not Benneton. Japanese Ladies Professional Golf Association.
I’m pretty sure that Benetton was a co-sponsor of the tournament and that Apple Japan collaborated with them on the color scheme.
wikipedia's article on the 170
en.wikipedia.org
has an external link to the Special Edition LPGA Benetton Model
web.archive.org
but, that source says
パワーブック170 スペシャルエディション
このモデルはスペック的には一般に販売されたPowerBook 170と同一だが、アップルコンピュータ社が1992年度開催のJLPGA（女子プロゴルフ大会）の特別協賛したたことを記念して限定500台販売されたもの。そのカラフルなデザインはベネトンモデルとも呼ばれたが、実際のBENETTON社とは無関係。
which, when run through google translate yields
thinly sourced, and badly translated, perhaps.
PowerBook 170 - Wikipedia
has an external link to the Special Edition LPGA Benetton Model
PowerBook 170 Special Edition - エキサイトism Appleウィキ
パワーブック170 スペシャルエディションこのモデルはスペック的には一般に販売されたPowerBook 170と同一だが、アップルコンピュータ社が1992年度開催のJLPGA（女子プロゴルフ大会）の…
but, that source says
パワーブック170 スペシャルエディション
このモデルはスペック的には一般に販売されたPowerBook 170と同一だが、アップルコンピュータ社が1992年度開催のJLPGA（女子プロゴルフ大会）の特別協賛したたことを記念して限定500台販売されたもの。そのカラフルなデザインはベネトンモデルとも呼ばれたが、実際のBENETTON社とは無関係。
which, when run through google translate yields
thinly sourced, and badly translated, perhaps.
Absolutely beautiful!
I would love to see them do some more special edition Macs, or bring back some color into the offerings.
I would love to see them do some more special edition Macs, or bring back some color into the offerings.
Bring back Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian. Really though Apple needs some whimsy again.
I agree, there appears to be no thinking 'out-of-the-box' these days with stunning, jaw-dropping designs and or colour-schemes. I have both G3 Flower Power & Dalmation, which took me over 2 years to find. A great complement to the G4 Cube which was a truly amazing engineering and design accomplishment, albeit a commercial failure.
