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Today in Apple history: PowerCD paves the way toward a lucrative future

Sunday, March 22, 2026Luke DormehlView original
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Today in Apple history: PowerCD paves the way toward a lucrative future
The PowerCD Apple CD player offered a glimpse of the company's post-desktop game plan.

On March 22, 1993, Apple launched the PowerCD, a CD player that worked as an external CD drive for Macs. It was a sign of things to come.

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