Apple 6400 appendix Welcome to Macintosh

Welcome to Macintosh

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Macintosh. Your computer is designed to give you the highest performance combined with real ease of use. It’s also easy to set up and easy to expand. This book guides you through the setup procedure, tells you how to expand your Macintosh, and provides many tips on using your new system.

Your Macintosh computer is powered by the new †™ microprocessor (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 Macintosh will run almost all of your existing Macintosh software, but for best performance and greatest speed, look for the new software programs designed especially for computers that contain the † microprocessor. You’ll find † microprocessor–compatible programs at any software store that carries products for the Macintosh computer.

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