Basics

Power Macintosh System Overview - 3

 

Compatibility is not limited just to applications. INITs,

 

 

CDEVs, drivers, and other Macintosh utility software also

 

work on PowerPC processor-based Macintosh systems. So do

 

AppleTalk devices (such as printers), SCSI devices (such as

 

hard drives and scanners), ADB devices (such as mice,

 

trackballs, and keyboards), and other Macintosh cards and

 

peripherals.

 

The primary operating system for PowerPC processor-

 

based Macintosh computers is System 7. The operating

 

system has been optimized for the highest performance on

 

the PowerPC processor. This optimization of System 7

 

benefits applications written for 680x0 systems as well as

 

those developed specifically for PowerPC processor-based

 

systems.

 

And while PowerPC-based Macintosh systems running

 

native applications offer two to four times the performance

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