Power Macintosh
<computer> Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14.
Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator.
The performance of these unmodified applications is equivalent to a fast 68040-based Macintosh, e.g. a fast Macintosh 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 (http://www.apple.com/powermac/).
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