PowerPC
Mac's former brain
PowerPC is a microprocessor architecture developed in the early 1990s by Apple, IBM, and Motorola.
It powered Macintosh computers from 1994 until Apple's switch to Intel processors in 2006.
The architecture emphasized performance and efficiency, finding use in game consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well as embedded systems and servers.
Apple's computer line
- G4Luxury business jet model
- G5Premium business jet designation
- PowerBookApple's former laptop brand
- CubeGeometric trap film
OS X · Classic · New World · Old World · firmware · ROM · Mac OS
Processor design philosophy
- instruction setProcessor's built-in operations
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- registersRecords officially
- 32-bitComputing word size
64-bit · floating-point · cache · embedded
Motion-sensing game console
- GameCubeEarly-2000s Nintendo gaming system
- PlayStation 3Sony gaming console
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- NintendoJapanese video game company
Relating to motor vehicles
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- industrialOf factories and production
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- telecomRemote signal transmission field
Macintosh
Apple's computer line
Cube · OS X · Classic · New World · Old World · firmware · ROM · Mac OS
RISC
Processor design philosophy
- instruction setProcessor's built-in operations
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- registersRecords officially
32-bit · 64-bit · floating-point · cache · embedded
Hyperion
Titan of celestial light
Wii
Motion-sensing game console
- GameCubeEarly-2000s Nintendo gaming system
- PlayStation 3Sony gaming console
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
automotive
Relating to motor vehicles
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- industrialOf factories and production
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- power upEnergize a device
- power plantFacility producing electrical energy
- power toolsMotor-driven implements
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
- power buttonDevice activation control
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