Power Macintosh series

E44861

Apple Macintosh line line of personal computers

The Power Macintosh series is a line of Apple desktop computers that introduced PowerPC processors to the Macintosh platform, offering significantly improved performance over earlier 68k-based models.

Aliases (10)

Power Mac G4 ×2
Power Macintosh ×2
Power Macintosh line ×2
Power Mac G3 ×1
Power Macintosh G3 consumer configurations ×1
Power Macintosh consumer models ×1
Power Macintosh models ×1
PowerPC Macintosh ×1
PowerPC-based Macintosh computers ×1
subject ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple Macintosh line → line of personal computers →
architecture	PowerPC →
branding	Power Macintosh →
brandingChange	later models branded as Power Mac G3 and Power Mac G4 →
category	PowerPC-based Macintosh computers →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
cpuFamily	PowerPC 601 → PowerPC 603 → PowerPC 604 → PowerPC G3 → PowerPC G4 →
cpuVendor	IBM → Motorola →
formFactor	desktop case → minitower → tower →
graphics	dedicated graphics cards on many models →
interface	ADB → FireWire (later G3/G4 models) → IDE / ATA (later models) → SCSI (early models) → USB (later G3/G4 models) → serial ports →
introduced	1994 →
manufacturer	Apple Computer, Inc. →
marketedAs	high-performance Macintosh line →
memoryType	DIMM → SIMM →
notableFeature	first Macintosh line to use PowerPC processors → significantly higher performance than 68k-based Macintosh models →
notableModel	Power Macintosh 6100 → Power Macintosh 7100 → Power Macintosh 8100 → Power Macintosh 9500 → Power Macintosh 9600 → Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) → Power Macintosh G4 (AGP Graphics) →
operatingSystem	Mac OS 8 → Mac OS 9 → Mac OS X (early versions on later models) → System 7 →
platform	Macintosh →
predecessor	Macintosh II series → Macintosh Quadra series →
productType	desktop computer →
replaced	68k-based Macintosh desktops →
successor	Mac Pro → Power Mac G5 →
supports	NuBus expansion slots on earliest models via transition → PCI expansion slots on many models →
targetAudience	business users → creative professionals → professional users →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Macintosh II series ("Power Macintosh line") → Macintosh LC series → Macintosh Quadra ("Power Macintosh line") → Quadra series →	successor
Apple Macintosh Performa series ("Power Macintosh consumer models") → Performa ("Power Macintosh G3 consumer configurations") →	replacedBy
Mac OS 9 ("Power Macintosh") → Mac OS 9 ("Power Mac G4") →	targetHardware
PowerPC ("Power Mac G3") → PowerPC ("Power Mac G4") →	usedIn
Apple Macintosh Performa series ("Power Macintosh models") →	basedOn
subject ("Power Macintosh") →	branding
Power Macintosh series ("PowerPC-based Macintosh computers") →	category
Classic Environment ("PowerPC Macintosh") →	supportedPlatform