Apple 5300 Series manual Welcome to PowerPC

Welcome to PowerPC

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Macintosh PowerBook computer. Your computer is designed to give you the highest performance combined with real ease of use—it’s easy to set up, easy to use, and easy to expand. This book will guide you through the setup procedure, tell you how to expand your computer, and provide many tips on using your new system.

Your computer is powered by the newmicroprocessor (or “chip”). This microprocessor was designed by Apple Computer, Inc., Motorola, Inc.,

and IBM Corporation. The	microprocessor uses Reduced
Instruction Set Computing (RISC) technology to deliver very high
performance at the lowest possible cost. The		RISC microprocessor
represents the state of the art in microprocessor design.

Your new computer will run almost all your existing Mac OS software, but for best performance and greatest speed, look for the new software programs designed especially for computers with PowerPC microprocessors. You’ll find these programs at any software store that carries Mac OS products.

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