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Techweb: Apple To Ship PowerPC With Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 15, 1998

“At MacWorld next month, the company will announce a new line of
PowerPCs, including one that runs a version of the Linux operating
system instead of the traditional Macintosh OS, several retail
sources said.”

“Yes, they’re coming out with a PowerPC loading Linux. They’re
really thinking different,” said one retail source. “But it’s a
non-retail product.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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