Power Macintosh


Power Macintosh

(computer)Apple Computer's personal computer based on thePowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code(both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintoshsystems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040emulator. The performance of these unmodified applicationsis equivalent to a fast 68040-based Macintosh, e.g. a fastMacintosh Quadra. The Power Macintosh runs Macintosh operating system from System 7.5 to Mac OS 8.5.

Latest version, as of 2003-11-26: Power Mac G5.

Power Mac Home.