Apple Opts for Change a Decade After the G5

摘要

Ten years ago, Apple introduced the Power Macintosh G5, the first of a new generation of Macs based on IBM's PowerPC G5 architecture. Unveiled during the 2003 WWDC, the G5 replaced the aging Power Mac G4 and carried the banner for the Mac market until Apple released the Intel-based Mac Pro in 2006. At the time of the G5's debut, Apple claimed it was the "world's fastest personal computer," a controversial statement that held up with mixed success in lab tests at the time of its release. But it was fast, no doubt, and capable: The high-end model shipped with dual 2GHz CPUs, and as Apple's first 64-bit computer, the Power Mac G5 could utilize up to 8GB of RAM.