Going through some e-waste, I found some PowerComputing branded RAM from the Macintosh clone era:
January 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Going through some e-waste, I found some PowerComputing branded RAM from the Macintosh clone era:
Attack of the Clones
#macintosh #clone #retrocomputing
#umax #supermac #radius
#powercomputing
#hashtagsworkifyoureallybelieve
#macintosh #clone #retrocomputing
#umax #supermac #radius
#powercomputing
#hashtagsworkifyoureallybelieve
July 22, 2023 at 11:26 PM
Attack of the Clones
#macintosh #clone #retrocomputing
#umax #supermac #radius
#powercomputing
#hashtagsworkifyoureallybelieve
#macintosh #clone #retrocomputing
#umax #supermac #radius
#powercomputing
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Marathon 2 and a Mac Clone
#marathon #bungie #marathon2 #macintosh #retro #vintage #mac #umax #apus #powercomputing #powerpc
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September 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Marathon 2 and a Mac Clone
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Randomly reminiscing about old weird computers I used and loved … which ones are on your list?
December 19, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Randomly reminiscing about old weird computers I used and loved … which ones are on your list?
Dusted off a Mac clone so that a friend’s daughter could run BeOS. Troubleshot some bad ram, then pulled ram out of different clone to bring it up to 32MB.
August 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Dusted off a Mac clone so that a friend’s daughter could run BeOS. Troubleshot some bad ram, then pulled ram out of different clone to bring it up to 32MB.
i remember that shortly after PowerComputing came out with the Game N Type but it just didn’t compare
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i remember that shortly after PowerComputing came out with the Game N Type but it just didn’t compare
Taught myself photoshop & illustrator (very poorly) back in 2001, on a PowerComputing Mac clone. That was the point I realized I had no actual interest in switching from physical media to digital.
Zero regrets.
Zero regrets.
April 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Taught myself photoshop & illustrator (very poorly) back in 2001, on a PowerComputing Mac clone. That was the point I realized I had no actual interest in switching from physical media to digital.
Zero regrets.
Zero regrets.
Ngl, kinda nostalgic for my PowerComputing clone 😂
April 6, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Ngl, kinda nostalgic for my PowerComputing clone 😂
I present you Brazil's Mac clone:
www.cultofmac.com/news/meet-un...
This was 100% legal in Brazil - and supposedly legal in the US as well, since it claimed to be reverse-engineered like Compaq did with IBM.
But Apple didn't even need to go to court, they just asked the US government to kill it.
www.cultofmac.com/news/meet-un...
This was 100% legal in Brazil - and supposedly legal in the US as well, since it claimed to be reverse-engineered like Compaq did with IBM.
But Apple didn't even need to go to court, they just asked the US government to kill it.
Meet the Unitron Mac 512 - the World's First Macintosh Clone
The first Macintosh clone in the world was not one of the Apple sanctioned systems released in 1995, such as those from companies like PowerComputing,
www.cultofmac.com
May 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I present you Brazil's Mac clone:
www.cultofmac.com/news/meet-un...
This was 100% legal in Brazil - and supposedly legal in the US as well, since it claimed to be reverse-engineered like Compaq did with IBM.
But Apple didn't even need to go to court, they just asked the US government to kill it.
www.cultofmac.com/news/meet-un...
This was 100% legal in Brazil - and supposedly legal in the US as well, since it claimed to be reverse-engineered like Compaq did with IBM.
But Apple didn't even need to go to court, they just asked the US government to kill it.
Gestartet (berufl.) mit Macintosh IIci, Quadra 900 als Server, diverse Quadra 650 als Arbeitsplätze und erster „eigener“, der dann in Power Macintosh 7100 AV umgerüstet/upgegraded wurde. Danach noch PowerComputing Mac Clone und ersten Power Macintosh G5, iMac 27“, MBP Pro Ret. und jetzt Mac Studio 🙈
August 21, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Gestartet (berufl.) mit Macintosh IIci, Quadra 900 als Server, diverse Quadra 650 als Arbeitsplätze und erster „eigener“, der dann in Power Macintosh 7100 AV umgerüstet/upgegraded wurde. Danach noch PowerComputing Mac Clone und ersten Power Macintosh G5, iMac 27“, MBP Pro Ret. und jetzt Mac Studio 🙈
IIRC the Austin office happened as a weir’s side effect of absorbing PowerComputing back in the 90s — it originally stayed around because they didn’t want to force the PCC employees to relocate!
January 17, 2024 at 1:55 PM
IIRC the Austin office happened as a weir’s side effect of absorbing PowerComputing back in the 90s — it originally stayed around because they didn’t want to force the PCC employees to relocate!
keep forgetting hashtags 🤬
#retro #vintage #apple #macintosh #powercomputing #clone #rarity #manual #compactdisc #system75 #system7 #macos #nostalgia
#retro #vintage #apple #macintosh #powercomputing #clone #rarity #manual #compactdisc #system75 #system7 #macos #nostalgia
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
keep forgetting hashtags 🤬
#retro #vintage #apple #macintosh #powercomputing #clone #rarity #manual #compactdisc #system75 #system7 #macos #nostalgia
#retro #vintage #apple #macintosh #powercomputing #clone #rarity #manual #compactdisc #system75 #system7 #macos #nostalgia
Loved my PowerComputing desktop in college. Fast and cheap.
June 4, 2023 at 10:18 PM
Loved my PowerComputing desktop in college. Fast and cheap.
Power Computing was the first company selected by Apple to create Macintosh-compatible computers - celebrate this magnificent computer with our new t-shirt!
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February 28, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Power Computing was the first company selected by Apple to create Macintosh-compatible computers - celebrate this magnificent computer with our new t-shirt!
www.8bittees.com/product/powe...
#PowerComputing #Macintosh #Apple #MacClone #MacintoshClone #Clones #vintagecomputing #Retrogaming
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It’s also kind of funny because Apple would still offer tech support for certain PowerComputing models up until like 2004 because they bought the company out; although they never officially supported anything above OS 8.
April 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It’s also kind of funny because Apple would still offer tech support for certain PowerComputing models up until like 2004 because they bought the company out; although they never officially supported anything above OS 8.
Were you a PowerComputing obsessed kid that played Kill Levitus Marathon and wonder if we could get a Kill Elon Marathon edition this time around.
If so, you might be entitled to compensation.
If so, you might be entitled to compensation.
April 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Were you a PowerComputing obsessed kid that played Kill Levitus Marathon and wonder if we could get a Kill Elon Marathon edition this time around.
If so, you might be entitled to compensation.
If so, you might be entitled to compensation.
Thirty years ago the (very short) era of Mac clones began. My first "Power Mac" was a clone: a PowerComputing Power 120 that ran System 7.5.3 through Mac OS 8.5. Cloning the Mac was a disaster for Apple, but a wild time for users.
www.macworld.com/article/2796...
www.macworld.com/article/2796...
30 years ago, Apple fans met the Mac clone. This is the weird, wild story
Three decades later, the legacy of Apple's weird decision is still with us.
www.macworld.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thirty years ago the (very short) era of Mac clones began. My first "Power Mac" was a clone: a PowerComputing Power 120 that ran System 7.5.3 through Mac OS 8.5. Cloning the Mac was a disaster for Apple, but a wild time for users.
www.macworld.com/article/2796...
www.macworld.com/article/2796...
Tbf the Mac clone program was pretty great for everyone EXCEPT Apple. PowerComputing stole all of Apple’s corporate clients and made a ton of money doing it, and then ended up being bought out by Apple when the program ended.
April 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Tbf the Mac clone program was pretty great for everyone EXCEPT Apple. PowerComputing stole all of Apple’s corporate clients and made a ton of money doing it, and then ended up being bought out by Apple when the program ended.
Age yourself with your first computer
It was a hand-me-down, but I got it at a fairly young age so it probably balances out
It was a hand-me-down, but I got it at a fairly young age so it probably balances out
November 18, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Age yourself with your first computer
It was a hand-me-down, but I got it at a fairly young age so it probably balances out
It was a hand-me-down, but I got it at a fairly young age so it probably balances out
The Sad Tale of Power Computing Corporation
https://linkedlist.org/2025/02/20/the-sad-tale-of-power-computing
#retrocomputing #apple #powercomputing
https://linkedlist.org/2025/02/20/the-sad-tale-of-power-computing
#retrocomputing #apple #powercomputing
The Sad Tale of Power Computing Corporation
Link to: https://technovia.co.uk/2025/01/19/the-sad-tale-of-power.html
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February 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Sad Tale of Power Computing Corporation
https://linkedlist.org/2025/02/20/the-sad-tale-of-power-computing
#retrocomputing #apple #powercomputing
https://linkedlist.org/2025/02/20/the-sad-tale-of-power-computing
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Meet the Unitron Mac 512 - World's First Macintosh Clone | Cult of Mac www.cultofmac.com/news/meet-un...
Meet the Unitron Mac 512 - the World's First Macintosh Clone
The first Macintosh clone in the world was not one of the Apple sanctioned systems released in 1995, such as those from companies like PowerComputing,
www.cultofmac.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Meet the Unitron Mac 512 - World's First Macintosh Clone | Cult of Mac www.cultofmac.com/news/meet-un...
and wen steve jobs came back he had to rein in apple from its absolutely unhinged phase and i'll briefly talk about PowerComputing, UMAX, Daystar, etc bcuz wen apple was like fuck it and opened the floodgates for the clone macintosh computers all of them them were a wet fuckin dream
March 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
and wen steve jobs came back he had to rein in apple from its absolutely unhinged phase and i'll briefly talk about PowerComputing, UMAX, Daystar, etc bcuz wen apple was like fuck it and opened the floodgates for the clone macintosh computers all of them them were a wet fuckin dream
(Back in the Intel era I had a whole prepared spiel about how the coolest way to do this would be to revive the PowerComputing board for an ITX/ATX board that's basically Intel reference platform plus Apple special sauce ready for whatever components you want to add)
December 30, 2024 at 7:00 AM
(Back in the Intel era I had a whole prepared spiel about how the coolest way to do this would be to revive the PowerComputing board for an ITX/ATX board that's basically Intel reference platform plus Apple special sauce ready for whatever components you want to add)
fuck me omg I had completely forgot that I had gotten a PowerComputing machine and wen I was a kid and it was sooooooo horny and was wild bcuz it didn't physically feel like an apple computer but you turn the shit on and its an apple computer ugh they were unhinged, newton too which jobs killed+
March 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
fuck me omg I had completely forgot that I had gotten a PowerComputing machine and wen I was a kid and it was sooooooo horny and was wild bcuz it didn't physically feel like an apple computer but you turn the shit on and its an apple computer ugh they were unhinged, newton too which jobs killed+
I had (still have) a Power Computing PowerCenter Pro 210. It was a killer machine in its day and I never had a problem with it. everymac.com/systems/powe...
PowerComputing PowerCenter Pro 210 Specs: EveryMac.com
A complete guide of Every Mac and MacOS-Compatible in the world, with detailed technical, configuration, and pricing information.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
I had (still have) a Power Computing PowerCenter Pro 210. It was a killer machine in its day and I never had a problem with it. everymac.com/systems/powe...