> Founded in November 1993 by Stephen "Steve" Kahng, Power Computing
> was the first company selected by Apple to create Macintosh-
> compatible computers. In May 1995 it shipped its first clones.
>
> Unlike Apple at the time, Power Computing pressed for direct sales.
> After a customer placed an order for a semi-customized
> configuration, the system was delivered the next day. Following the
> delivery of the system, Power Computing called the customer to
> surmise their needs and offer technical support and customer
> service. In addition, Power Computing set a goal of a 3-minute
> response time for all inquiries.
>
> In July 1997, Apple's CEO Gil Amelio was ousted by Apple's Board of
> Directors, and Steve Jobs soon returned as interim CEO. Jobs
> believed that Apple had started to license clones too late to repeat
> the business model pioneered by Microsoft in the early 1980s.
>
> On September 2 1997, Apple Computer bought Power Computing's "core
> assets" for $100 million in Apple stock and roughly $10 million in
> cash. Apple got "the right to retain key employees with expertise in
> direct marketing, distribution, and engineering, Power Computing's
> customer database, and the license to distribute the Mac OS."
>
>  ?Excerpt: largely derived from [Wikipedia][1]

? DL #1: | Mac OS 7.5.1 | Part# 57247 | Power [100][2], [110][3],
[120][4]
---|---|---|---
? DL #2: | Mac OS 7.5.2 | Part# 72763 | PowerWave [604/120][5] | ? DL
#3: | Mac OS 7.5.3 rev 2.2 | Part# 6010-1013-00 | PowerBase [180][6],
[200][7]
? DL #4: | Mac OS 7.5.5 | Part# 6010-1031-00 | PowerCenter [120][8],
[132][9], [150][10], [166][11], [180][12]
? DL #5: | Mac OS 7.5.5 | Part# 6010-1032-01 | PowerBase [180][6],
[200][7]
? DL #6: | Mac OS 7.6 | Part# 1620-0003-00 | PowerTower Pro [200][13],
[225][14], [250][15]
? DL #7: | Mac OS 7.6 | Part# 1620-0006-00 | PowerCenter Pro
[180][16], [210][17], [240][18]
? DL #8: | Mac OS 8.0 | Part# 1620-0014-00 | PowerBase [240][19],
PowerCenter Pro [240][20]
? DL #9: | Mac OS 8.0 | Part# 1620-0016-00 | PowerTower Pro [200][13],
[225][14], [250][15]

Specs for the [PowerTower Pro][21] (as shipped with Mac OS 7.6 CD above)

See Also: [Power Computing The Disc][22] and [Power Computing The Disc 2][23] (two marketing CDs from MacWorld (Boston 1995) & MacWorld (San Francisco, 1996)), [As Seen On TV][24] and [We?re Fighting Back For Mac!][25].

Compatibility
Architecture: PPC

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Computing_Corporation
  [2]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/power/power100.html
  [3]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/power/power110.html
  [4]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/power/power120.html
  [5]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powerwave/powerwave604_120.html
  [6]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/powerbase/powerbase180.html
  [7]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/powerbase/powerbase200.html
  [8]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter/powercenter120.html
  [9]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter/powercenter132.html
  [10]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter/powercenter150.html
  [11]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter/powercenter166.html
  [12]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter/powercenter180.html
  [13]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/powertower_pro/powertower_pro200.html
  [14]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/powertower_pro/powertower_pro225.html
  [15]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/powertower_pro/powertower_pro250.html
  [16]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter_pro/powercenter_pro180.html
  [17]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter_pro/powercenter_pro210.html
  [18]: https://everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter_pro/powercenter_pro240.html
  [19]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/powerbase/powerbase240.html
  [20]: http://www.everymac.com/systems/powercc/powercenter_pro/powercenter_pro240.html
  [21]: http://web.archive.org/web/19970216051505/http://www.powercc.com/ptpro.html
  [22]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/power-computing-the-disc
  [23]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/power-computing-the-disc-2
  [24]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/power-computing-seen-tv-promo-cd
  [25]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/power-computing-promo-cd-summer-fall-1996

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