Apple Gives the First Public Demonstration of the Mac OS Running on the
PowerPC Platform

CUPERTINO, California--January 31, 1996--This week at Demo 96, a major
computer-industry event, Apple Computer, Inc. gave the first public
demonstration of the Mac OS, operating on a prototype computer built to
the PowerPC Platform specifications, and running powerful applications
such as PhotoShop and Excel.

This public demonstration is an important milestone on the path to
delivering the full capabilities of the Mac OS to the PowerPC Platform.
(The PowerPC Platform is a set of specifications jointly developed by
Apple, IBM and Motorola, that defines a unified personal computer
architecture and brings the combined advantages of the Power Macintosh
platform and the standard PC environment to both system vendors and
users). The version of the Mac OS shown at Demo 96 is the first
Development Build of the Mac OS for the PowerPC Platform. This version
achieves a high level of stability and robustness, and is already a full
version of the operating system.

Because standard applications developed for the current Power Macintosh
architecture run on this preliminary version of the Mac OS for the PowerPC
Platform, developers who develop now for the Power Macintosh platform can
be assured of the longevity of their products.

"We are very happy with the progress made in porting the Mac OS to the
PowerPC Platform," said Dave Nagel, Apple senior vice president of
worldwide research and development. Our customers and our developers can
be confident that we have a solid growth path for the Mac platform, and we
believe the combination of an open, scalable, RISC architecture such as
the PowerPC Platform, with the unique features and unmatched ease of use
of the Mac OS, will open new opportunities to vendors licensing the Mac
OS."

For the demonstration offered at Demo 96, the Mac OS was running on an IBM
developed prototype built as a PowerPC Platform proof of concept, and
featured third-party peripherals, including the keyboard and mouse.

"This is a milestone event for Apple's licensing plans," said Lamar Potts,
Apple vice president of licensing. "Many of our potential licensees have
stressed the importance of an industry standard platform as the basis for
their investment in the Mac OS platform, and we are proving today that we
are fully committed to providing a common platform."

The final release of the Mac OS for the PowerPC Platform is expected to be
available in the second half of 1996.

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and leader in multimedia technologies, creates powerful solutions based on
easy-to-use personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, online
services, and personal digital assistants. Headquartered in Cupertino,
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