Power Macintosh, later Power Mac, is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer as the core of the Macintosh brand from March 1994 until August 2006.
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11 Facts About Power Macintosh
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Power Macintosh replaced the Quadra, and was initially sold in the same enclosures.
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Gassee's preference, as it was with the upcoming Power Macintosh IIfx, was to create a product that would compete in the high-end workstation market, previously not an area of strength for Apple.
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Power Macintosh lacked the financial and manufacturing resources to produce a working product and the project was cancelled in 1989.
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Macintosh clones from companies like DayStar Digital and Power Computing were coming to the market at this time, undercutting Apple's prices.
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The Power Macintosh 4400 employed bent sheet metal instead of plastic for its case internals, and included a standard ATX power supply.
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The Blue and White G3 was the last Power Macintosh to include Apple Desktop Bus ports, a proprietary technology created by Steve Wozniak to connect keyboards, mice and software protection dongles such as those from Avid Technology.
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Power Mac G4 was released in the second half of 1999; it was the first Power Macintosh to include only industry-standard internal and external expansion.
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Power Macintosh 4400 is a desktop case with a height of, suitable for horizontal placement with a monitor on top.
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Power Macintosh 5200 is an all-in-one form factor with specifications and internal designs similar to the Quadra 630.
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Power Macintosh 7500 form factor is a horizontally-oriented desktop design with a height of, suitable for placing a monitor on top.
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