April 2, 1995: This Clone War Has Begun

by Chris Seibold Apr 02, 2011

What do you call a computer that runs System 7.5, has a PowerPC 601, a 540 MB hard drive and a single button mouse? Well, until 1995 you called it an Apple Macintosh, starting in 1995 you could call it anything from a Starmax to a Motorola.

Before the clone fiasco was over there were myriad of clone makers but the first clone was Power Computing's Power 80. Running out 80 MHz it was spec'd roughly equivalent to the previously introduced PowerMac 7100,though the Power 80 cost considerably less.

It would start a trend that would last throughout the clone era: clone makers would consistently produce machines that were cheaper and faster than Apple manufactured Macs. The first nonApple produced computer that ran System 7.5 appeared this month in 1995.

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I bought a PCC clone for the same reason. They were consistenly tweaking the system and processor speeds to get a little better performace than the comparable Apple model for a few dollars less.

They were great boxes but did nothing to expand the Macintosh market share.

vb_baysider had this to say on Apr 02, 2007 Posts: 243
I also bought in 1995 my first Apple…

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pozycjonowanie had this to say on Apr 02, 2007 Posts: 5
I don’t really like apple products. For the price you have to spend on Apple computer you can buy twice as fast PC. I find Apple prods owner little posh.

Prom-dresses had this to say on May 13, 2007 Posts: 1
I also bought in 1995 my first Apple.

curriculum had this to say on May 17, 2007 Posts: 1
My first computer was PC and I’ve bought it in 1996. In 1998 i’ve bought Mac and i’m enjoying Next Mac i bought in 2005, in 2006 i bought pc.
In my opinion PC is most usefull for common users, but mac have something…

Uroda had this to say on Jun 17, 2007 Posts: 1
Mac it’s great brand and to have to overpay for a brand. Though these computers are more stable in work. P.S. My first computer was Mac

web 2.0 had this to say on Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1
I also bought in 1995 my first Apple…

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iddaa had this to say on Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 3
Apple, iPod, Iphone? what’s next?

speed_checker had this to say on Sep 08, 2007 Posts: 1
hehe i can remember my first macintosh 512 was really fun to work with in the 90ies…

zute strane had this to say on Oct 01, 2007 Posts: 4
Mac it’s great brand and to have to overpay for a brand.

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osman had this to say on Oct 09, 2007 Posts: 1
I think clone wars are profitable to us, customers and users - Mac is only getting better after fighting clones.

Yury, custom logo designer had this to say on Oct 17, 2007 Posts: 1
Mac - it is art, it is like poem.

pharmacy-online had this to say on Oct 22, 2007 Posts: 3
Forget about the clone price. I think Apple stock was around $16 bucks at this point in time.

namebutler had this to say on Oct 23, 2007 Posts: 2
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