By Aled Herbert, 1 September 1999 15:45
NEWS Apple has announced a range of hardware based on the G4 PowerPC processor. The company's interim CEO, Steve Jobs, said the processor range will initially run at speeds of 400, 450 and 500MHz. Apple claims the G4 processor range has outperformed high-end Pentium III chips in Intel-based benchmark tests. The chip's performance has been partly attributed to the presence of AltiVec extensions (now termed Velocity Engine) which the company claims allows true 128-bit processing. The 400MHz model, retails at $1,599, and is available now, while the 500MHz system will be available from early October, priced at $3,499.
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