PowerBook G5 DID exist. Here is proof...

[psalesses]

http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/vcu/

On the right hand side:

Apple Technology at VCU Department of Radiology

2 20-inch Intel-based iMacs
Power Mac G5
30-inch Apple Cinema Display
PowerBook G5
2 Intel-based Xserves
Xserve RAID

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I've no doubt that there are prototype G5 PowerBooks knocking about in the bowels of 1 Infinite Loop – but I reckon that this is probably a typo.

 

[nuclearwinter]

That has to be a typo.

 

[phungy]

Found a pic

 

[xyian]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Found a pic

 

[iW00t]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

I'd own that fatbook pro than to walk around with a Dell!

Oh wait... at least with a Dell I get to walk around...

 

[pianoman]

Found a pic

and by examining this photo, we see that the PowerBook G5 has been available since OS X 10.2 (the wallpaper is telling).

 

[EGT]

Most likely a typo. At the time of the Intel transition announcement however, Steve himself said they'd tried to get the G5 into a portable enclosure so no doubt there was a "Powerbook G5" of sorts in the Apple labs.

Probably an ugly brute too. I'm much happier with C2D and soon to be Penryn!G5? HA!

 

[shu82]

I love that fatbook pro. Just to have dvd copying and a 2 tb raid server conveniently located in my samsonite luggage. That is definitely a typo, he just figured if everything they used was top of the line, G5 would be in every mac.

 

[spork183]

That is definitely a typo, he just figured if everything they used was top of the line, G5 would be in every mac.

I disagree. Clearly, if Apple had working prototype G5 powerbooks, they would have given one or sold one to Virginia CommonWealth University. Nothing screams cutting edge mac test facility like a medical setting where reliability is paramount. So, yeah, I believe. In fact, my local emergency room is chock full of G6 Umax S900 clones.

 

[72930]

and by examining this photo, we see that the PowerBook G5 has been available since OS X 10.2 (the wallpaper is telling).

You can still get that wallpaper...

 

[holamiamigos]

lol at fatbook pro

 

[classof2011]

Found a pic

Where have I seen that before

 

[vanzskater272]

That is a typo. If it was not someone would have allready taken pics of it.

 

[bousozoku]

Of course, it existed, but only as prototypes.

That's just a typo.

 

[pianoman]

You can still get that wallpaper...

forgot they were available on all Macs. even so... the machines usually have the wallpaper of the current OS version when they are released.

 

[dmw007]

Found a pic

Looks just like my 2GHz PowerBook G5!

 

[puckhead193]

lol at fatbook pro

well there is macboob

 

[stevey500]

hahaha my common typo always ends up to be "macbooj"

 

[bearbo]

I disagree. Clearly, if Apple had working prototype G5 powerbooks, they would have given one or sold one to Virginia CommonWealth University. Nothing screams cutting edge mac test facility like a medical setting where reliability is paramount. So, yeah, I believe. In fact, my local emergency room is chock full of G6 Umax S900 clones.

cutting edge and reliability usually don't co-exist, and i think most industry go with reliability

i know you are talking sarcasm, but i'm just saying

 

[4np]

hahaha my common typo always ends up to be "macbooj"

Macbooyakasha! Hear me now.

 

[patrick0brien]

"macbooj"

-stevey500

Hmm, I heard that's messy and illegal in most countries.

 

[holamiamigos]

macbooooyaaa