The Powerpc Macintosh: The Inside Story on the New Risc-Based Macintosh

New Risc-based Macintosh Computers. This Book Tells You Everything You Need To Know About The New Power Macintosh Line: Why The New Powerpc Chip Family Is So Important, What's Different And What's The Same As 68k-based Macs, How To Upgrade, And More.

starting With A Brief History Of The Powerpc Family's Development By Apple, Ibm, And Motorola, The Book Introduces The Power Macintosh Hardware And Software And Moves On To Introduce Members Of The Powerpc Family Of Microprocessors. It Explains The Advantages Of Risc Technology And The Differences From Cisc Technology.

the Book Also Provides Extensive Coverage Of The Power Macintosh Operating System Features, Discussing Toolbox Acceleration, Mixed Mode, Native Quickdraw, Native Quicktime, And Virtual Memory. You'll Learn About The Power Mac's Highly Compatible 68k Emulator As Well As Insignia Solutions' Softwindows Emulator For The Power Macs. The Book Also Explains The Power Macs' Design In Detail, Illuminating Such Power Mac Hardware Features As:

• level 2 Cache
• nubus
• direct Memory Access (dma)
• the Power Macintosh I/o Subsystems
• the High-performance Video And Av Cards
• geoport
• and More.

recently, Apple, Ibm, And Motorola Formed An Alliance To Develop The Next Generation Of Computer Technology, The Powerpc Chip. Here Is The Inside Story On This New Technology That Will Put Apple Ahead Of Intel And Microsoft Both Technologically And Economically. This Book Explains Why The Powerpc Chip Is So Important, How To Upgrade, What's Different From 680x0 Machines, And How To Migrate Applications.