POWERPC SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS GAINING GROUND

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 2, 1994 -- Apple, IBM and Motorola are
sponsoring the PowerPC Pavilion, a venue packed with independent software
vendors (ISVs) demonstrating PowerPC applications running native on
PowerPC microprocessor-based systems at COMDEX/Fall '94, November 14-18.

Dozens of applications for word processing, spread sheet analysis,
financial management, software development tools, and others will be
showcased on a variety of operating systems, including AIX, OS/2 Warp for
PowerPC, Mac OS, Solaris and Windows NT.  The pavilion will feature an
array of PowerPC microprocessor-based systems from Apple, IBM, Motorola
and other third-party vendors.

The pavilion, located at the entrance to the Las Vegas Convention Center,
will also have a theater showing a six-minute video about the historic
Apple, IBM, Motorola alliance, PowerPC microprocessors and the software
and hardware solutions available today.

Designed to be a price/performance leader, the PowerPC RISC-based scalable
architecture address a wide range of computing requirements, from portable
and desktop computers, to midrange workstations and servers, to
multi-processing, and supercomputing systems.

The superior price/performance of PowerPC microprocessors will enable new
classes of advanced multimedia, graphics, visualization, collaborative and
human-centered computing to emerge that will forever change the way we use
computers.  ISVs are responding to the increased performance and
capabilities of the PowerPC architecture by developing new types of
applications for end users.

"PowerPC microprocessors are taking the industry by storm as the preeminent
microprocessor of the future," said Ian Diery, executive vice president
and general manager of Apple's Personal Computer Division.  "The
superiority of PowerPC microprocessors over Pentium is conclusive --
PowerPC outperforms Pentium processors of comparable clock-speed. 
Software developers are reporting tremendous business opportunities by
porting products to the PowerPC architecture."

"The Apple, IBM, Motorola pavilion clearly shows we are building software
momentum for PowerPC microprocessors," said John M. Thompson, IBM senior
vice president.  "The variety and sheer growth of available applications
will accelerate because the alliance is fully committed to creating a new
and tremendously powerful computing environment for end users worldwide."

"The alliance members' heavy investment in the PowerPC architecture ensures
its long-term, industry-defining success.  Building the PowerPC
infrastructure is a decade-long proposition," said Barry Waite, senior
vice president and general manager, the Motorola Microprocessor and Memory
Technologies Group.  "This pavilion shows the breadth of support for that
effort as ISVs and OEMs join the PowerPC camp and decide to develop for
the emerging PowerPC standard."

To date four PowerPC microprocessors have been delivered on time and on
budget.  They include the PowerPC 601 and PowerPC 604 for desktops,
midrange servers and high-performance graphics workstations; the PowerPC
603 for notebook and other energy-efficient computers; and the recently
announced PowerPC 620, the first 64-bit implementation for servers and
high-end workstations. PowerPC microcontrollers also will be used for
embedded control applications in automotive, entertainment and consumer
products.

Among the operating system environments being supported by the PowerPC
architecture are Apple's Mac OS, IBM's AIX and OS/2 Warp for PowerPC,
Solaris, and Windows NT.  DOS and Windows operating system environments
are also supported through enhanced software applications.

Since March Apple has shipped more than 600,000 desktop systems
incorporating the PowerPC microprocessor and expects to reach a goal of
selling a million systems in the first twelve months.

More than a year ago IBM introduced the first PowerPC systems in the
industry in its RS/6000 workstation and server line.  In October 1994 IBM
announced new lower-cost workstations and powerful multiprocessing servers
all running on PowerPC microprocessors.  IBM desktop systems for PowerPC
will be available next year.

The Motorola Computer Group introduced its PowerPC microprocessor-based
workstations and file servers in October 1994 and has announced plans for
a line of personal computers based on the PowerPC family of RISC
microprocessors.

Other companies developing PowerPC systems and subsystems include 3DO, ADP
Autonom Computer GmbH, Amdahl, Canon, Datatech Enterprises (DTK), DayStar
Digital, FirePower Systems, Ford Motor Co., Formosa Industrial Computing,
Groupe Bull, Harris, Hitachi, ISG Technologies, Mercury Computer Systems,
Parsytec, Scientific Atlanta, Shannon Computer, Tadpole, Technologies,
Taiwan Auto Design Co., Taiwan New PC Consortium, Tatung, THOMSON-CSF,
Toshiba, Umax and YARC.

IBM, Motorola and third parties also offer comprehensive software,
development tools and support packages for the PowerPC family to enable
hardware and software developers to reduce overall design time
substantially.  Many of today's top suppliers of core logic chip sets,
graphics controllers and other systems components are also supporting
PowerPC platforms.

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