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Mac OS 7.5.1 - 8.0 (PowerComputing System Install CD's)

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 it's 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, 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 MacOS."

(Contents largely lifted from Wikipedia)

See Also: Power Computing The Disc and Power Computing The Disc 2 Two marketing CD's from MacWorld (Boston 1995) & MacWorld (San Francisco, 1996)

Compatibility
Architecture: PPC

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