On July 30, 1991, the three announced the alliance whose technology would come to be known as Power PC.

I've never heard of a customer asking for the Power PC for any use, other than those two.

"New product flow, led by Power PC, will help them out next year," he said.

Whether the same fate awaits the Power PC remains to be seen.

None of the programs in the suite will open as they are Power PC based.

But so far, few computer manufacturers have decided to use the Power PC.

"Power PC is a great technology, one that can really change the playing field," he said.

But the analysts also said the company's mistakes had by no means doomed its chances for success with the Power PC.

Or, they can keep the cards a while longer, but give up the new performance gains offered by the Power PC 604 chip.

Everybody says Power PC will run so much faster than a 486.