
| Basics | Power Macintosh System Overview - 3 | |
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 | Compatibility is not limited just to applications. INITs, | 
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 | CDEVs, drivers, and other Macintosh utility software also | |
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 | work on PowerPC  | |
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 | AppleTalk devices (such as printers), SCSI devices (such as | |
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 | hard drives and scanners), ADB devices (such as mice, | |
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 | trackballs, and keyboards), and other Macintosh cards and | |
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 | peripherals. | |
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 | The primary operating system for PowerPC processor- | |
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 | based Macintosh computers is System 7. The operating | |
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 | system has been optimized for the highest performance on | |
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 | the PowerPC processor. This optimization of System 7 | |
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 | benefits applications written for 680x0 systems as well as | |
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 | those developed specifically for PowerPC  | |
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 | systems. | |
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 | And while  | |
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 | native applications offer two to four times the performance | |
