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% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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\chapter{PowerPC Macintoshes}
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\paragraph{%
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Introduced in Early 1994 with the x100 series Power Macintosh, the PowerPC was %
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the beating heart of the Macintosh franchise until the middle of 2006, going %
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through five generations of hardware made by Apple, and several other machines %
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made by licenced Clone manufacturers such as UMAX, Radius, Daystar, and %
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Motorola. While PowerPC-based machines did not completely displace their 68k %
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forebears until October of 1996, with the discontinuation of the PowerBook 190cs, %
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they quickly established themselves as Apple's mainstay. %
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}
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\paragraph{%
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The transition from 68k to PowerPC was not without controversy, nor were the %
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first-generation PowerPC machines without their foibles - in fact, it could be %
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said that foibles and odd behaviours were a defining part of the Mac experience, %
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if ever you had to spend a great deal of time working on Mac hardware or software%
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... %
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these foibles and unique Mac-only issues would continue well into the salad years %
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of the Power Macintosh line. %
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}
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\paragraph{%
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Here we concern ourselves only with the so-called ``Old World'' Power Macintoshes, %
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that is to say any and all Power Macintoshes that look like Computers, as opposed %
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to pieces of fruit. In practical terms, if you're looking for the specifics of a %
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Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White), another source is your best bet; but we'll %
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be your faithful guide to anything up to and including the Power Macintosh G3 %
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(tower), the ``Outrigger'' style Power Macintosh G3 (Desktop), and the infamous %
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``Molar Mac'' Power Macintosh G3 (All-in-One). %
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}
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