Macworld has a show down between the Mac's PowerPC and Intel's Pentium II and MMX--guess which CPU wins the speed test?

1997–98May 9, 1997Macs Only!Dark Side
PowerComputing reports that its new PowerCenter Pro Mini-Tower computers get a blinking "?" at startup (warm or cold) after resetting (zapping) PRAM. The workaround is to boot with the System CD, reboot and it works normally until the next PRAM reset. The alternative is to move the video card to another slot.

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