Table Of Content*Actually, we can't blame it all on the
poor guy in forecasting.
We never expected our growth to exceed Dell,
Compaq and Gateway's first years' sales combined.
"THE POWERTOWER PRO SERIES SOARS ABOVE All MAC
RIVALS•••.MAC POWERUSERS Will SOON BECOME POWER
COMPUTING USERS IN DROVES"-MACWEEK MAGAZINE 7.22.96
We knew we made great products, but when we
started getting the best reviews of any Mat os
system in the industry and
offered our systems at the lowest prices,
our sales went through the roof.
We've had our share of growing pains, but APower(enter 604/1 SO starting at
we've worked hard to iron them out. And you'll see around two grand is an awesome buy.
continued steady improvement over the next couple Especially when you start comparing features and
of months. For example, if you order a price points to the other 150MHz Mac OS
cnCI
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PowerCentet 150MHz or Powerlower™ Pro 225MHz systems on the market. {While you're at llllSmSD
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direct from Power Computing you can expect to get it, why not compare it to machines in the PC market
your system custom configured and exactly
"IF YOU REQUIRE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE, NO
the way you want it in a couple of weeks. CURRENT APPU SYSTEM CAN TOUCH THE POWERTOWERS."
- MAcWEEK MAG&tlNI ••••
ESOME PRICES, KILLER SYSTEMS,
ONEHEAD IN FORECASTING.*
The PowerTower Pro 225 is simply the
best computer investment you can make.
It's the fastest, most expandable and highest-overall
performing Mac OS system you can buy. That's probably
upoWER COMPUTING HAS THE CLEAR AND UNDISPUTED EDGE OVER APPU
IN BOTH PRICE & PERFORMANCE. YOU WANT APOWERTOWER PRO."
- MacUSER MAGAZINE SEPT '96
why it received "Best of Show" at MacWorld Expo and
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was the first machine in over three years to
receive the coveted Five Mice from L A e s
MacUser magazine. (FYI: Our PowerBast line
was the second).
and get a glimpse of why the Mac is making a come Give Power Computing a call and let one of
back). Our Power(enter has everything you need in a our sales consultants help you IMWtt.m
mid-range system, including the upgradeability you custom configure your next system.
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need to ensure that it won't be sitting in a In the meantime, everyone at Power
closet next to a llCX acting as a print server Computing sincerely thanks you for your continued
MacWeek
a year from now. patience and the overwhelming support. And whatever
you do, never stop fighting back for the Mac.
"POWER COMPUTING HAS FIELDED SOME KIWR MACHINES.
APPLE Will BE HARD PRESSED TO CATCH·UP.''
- M.acUsu M&Glll•I Juu, 1996 !~~ @ PowerComputing
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·2 GB 7200 RPM AV Capable Hord Drive ·2 GB 7200 RPM AV Capable Hord Drive ·2 GB 7200 RPM AV Capable Hard Drive
·BX CD-ROM Drive ·BX CD-ROM Drive ·BX CD-ROM Drive
•1MB level 2Cache •1MB level 2Cache · 1M B level 2Cache
·IMS Twin Turbo 12BM graphics accelerator ·IMS Twin Turbo 12BM graphics accelerator ·IMS Twin Turbo 12BM graphics occelerotor
with BMB VRAM with BMB VRAM with BMB VRAM
·6 PCI Expansion Slots •6 PCI Expansion Slots •6PCI Expansion Slots
·Interleaved Memory ·Interleaved Memory ·Interleaved Memory
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·Ouol (Fast 10 MB/ Sec) SCSI ·Dual (Fast 10 MB/ Sec) SCSI ·Dual (fast 10 MB/Seel SCSI
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·2 GB 7200 RPM AV Capable Hard Drive
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•3 PCI Expansion Slots
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·2 GB Hard Drive
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·1 MB VRAM On-Board (4 MB Mox)
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•3 PCI Expansion Slats
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112 The Illustration Challenge 34 A New Memory Standard Are floppies coming
BY DEKE M c CLELLAND What's Debuts to a screeching halt? In
the best drawing program for Why today's DL\1Ms won't work News, page 40.
toda}''S illustrator? We examine on next year's machines.
the four top contenders and pick
the winner. 35 CPU Speed Burst Opinion
PowerPC rakes the speed lead
125 Displays for the Big Picture over Intel with an innovative
BY D EAN ANDREW S W hich chip. 19 Letters
two-page monitors have the big
gest, boldest color? Macworld 37 Systems Watch 27 State of the Mac
Lab tests 16 displays to detem1ine v\'hy Motorola clones-and B Y A o R 1 A N M E L L o The
the best options for top quality. some systems from Apple-won't Macintosh proliferation: what's
run System 7.5.5. real, what's hype.
130 1997 Macintosh Game Hall
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BY STEVEN L EVY Strap on 38 Apple's Newest Newtons By DA v ID p 0 Gu E How the
your wrist rest and power up the Two new products revolutionize world would be if Apple really
joystick- it's the top ten games Apple's PDA line. promoted itself.
of 1996.
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Internet Essentials
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Internet Essentials Get going
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