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Today in Apple history: Beginning of the end for clone Macs

Wednesday, August 5, 2026Luke DormehlView original

Today in Apple history: Beginning of the end for clone Macs

Photo of a Power Computing clone Mac with keyboard and a dark background

On August 5, 1997, Apple got into a standoff with Power Computing, marking the beginning of the end of the Mac clone era.

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