Apple Computer, Inc.

• Apple II+ (6502)

• Apple Macintosh IIx (16 MHz 68030)
• Apple Macintosh SE/30 (16 MHz 68030)
• Apple Macintosh IIci (25 MHz 68030)
• Apple Macintosh IIfx (40 MHz 68030)
• Apple Macintosh Quadra 700 (25 MHz 68040)
• Apple Macintosh Quadra 950 (33 MHz 68040)
• Apple Macintosh PowerBook 140 (25 MHz 68030)
• Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180 (33 MHz 68030)
• Apple Macintosh PowerBook 540c (66 MHz 68LC040)
  
  
• Apple Macintosh PowerBook Duo 2300 (100 MHz PowerPC 603e)
• Apple PowerMacintosh 8500/180 (180 MHz PowerPC 604e)
  
  
• Apple Newton MessagePad
• Apple Newton MessagePad 100
• Apple Newton MessagePad 110
• Apple Newton MessagePad 120
• Apple Newton MessagePad 2100

Apple Computer has also lost its way - it still seems to believe that it can justify vastly higher prices for its equipment (one might even say monopoly prices) based on technological advantages that are no longer as significant as they were a decade ago. Unless they begin to compete meaningfully on price/performance, they're doomed. Pride goeth before a fall.

Killing the Newton was also a dumb thing to do.

On the other hand, the PowerPC is cool. A Very Fast, nearly RISC design that suffers none of the problems of backward compatability that Intel has to put up with in the 80x86 series.

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