Apple History, 1991-95

Year	Apple	Other
1991	May: System 7.0 introduced for $99. May: QuickTime introduced in May. Sept.: OneScanner and 21" color monitor introduced. 10.21: Classic II (10/91-9/93) 10.21: Quadra 700 and Quadra 900 introduced, first 68040 Macs. 10.21: PowerBook 100, PowerBook 140, and 170 introduced. More in Macintosh History: 1991
1992	03.23: Macintosh LC II replaces LC. 05.18: Quadra 950 replaces Quadra 900. 08.03: PowerBook 145 replaced PowerBook 140. Aug.: System 7.1 introduced. 09.14: Performa 200, 400-430, and 600 introduced. 09.14: Apple ships 2x CD-ROM drive. 10.19: Mac IIvx and Mac IIvi introduced. 10.19: PowerBook 160 and 180 introduced. 10.19: Duo 210 and 230 introduced. More in Macintosh History: 1992	Microsoft ships Windows 3.1. NeXT releases NeXTstep 3.0 and NeXTstep 486.
1993	02.10: Mac LC III introduced. 02.10: Color Classic introduced. 02.10: Centris 610 and 650 introduced. 02.10: Quadra 800 introduced. 02.10: PowerBook 165c introduced, first PowerBook with color display. Feb.: Apple ships ten-millionth Mac. March: Apple introduces Workgroup Server 60, 80, and 95 (based on Quadra 610, 800, and 950, respectively). 06.07: PowerBook 145b replaces 145. 06.07: PowerBook 180c introduced with active-matrix color screen. 06.28: LC 520 introduced. June: Michael Spindler becomes CEO. 07.29: Centris 660av and Quadra 840av introduced. 08.16: PowerBook 165 replaces 160. Aug.: Original Newton MessagePad ships. Oct.: System 7 Pro ships. 10.18: Performa 460 introduced. 10.18: Macintosh TV introduced. 10.18: Quadra 610 replaces Centris 610. 10.18: Quadra 650 replaces Centris 650. 10.18: Quadra 605 introduced. 10.18: Duo 250 and 270c introduced. 10.21: Colour Classic II introduced, never sold in US. Nov.: Apple II line discontinued. More in Macintosh History: 1993	Motorola introduces PowerPC CPU. March. Intel introduces Pentium CPU (with undetected math bug). Over 25,000,000 licensed Windows users. NeXT releases NeXTstep for Intel.
1994 The Mac is 10!	02.02: LC 550 and 575 introduced. Feb.: Quadra 610 DOS compatible introduced. 03.14: Power Macintosh line introduced with 6100/60, 7100/66, and 8100/80. April: Workgroup Server 6150, 8150, and 9150 introduced (based on 6100, 8100, and 9100, respectively). 05.16: Duo 280 and Duo 280c replace Duo 270. 05.16: PowerBook 520, 520c, 540, and 540creplace 165 and 180. 05.30: PowerBook 550c (dates unknown) June: System 7.5 introduced. 07.18: Quadra 630 introduced. 07.18: PowerBook 150 replaces 145b. Sept.: Performa 6100 line introduced, first Power PC Performa. Sept.: Apple announces intent to support Macintosh clones, licensed to Radius and Power Computing. 11.03: Power Macintosh 8100/110 introduced. More in Macintosh History: 1994	Flaw discovered in Intel's Pentium CPU, resulting in huge recall.
1995	01.03: Power Mac 6100/66, 7100/80, and 8100/100 replace slower models. 01.03: 6100 DOS Compatible introduced. One-millionth Power Mac ships. 03.27: Radius System 100 introduced, first authorized Mac clone. 04.03: LC 580 introduced. 04.13: Performa 5200/75 introduced. 04.17: Power Computing introduces its first Mac clone, the Power 100. 05.01: First PCI Mac, the Power Mac 9500/120 Apple introduces 4x CD-ROM drive. 08.08: Power Mac 7500 and 8500 introduced. 08.25PowerBook 5300, first PowerBook with PowerPC. 08.28 PowerBook 190 and 190cs replace 520 and 540. More in Macintosh History: 1995	World Wide Web enters our language. Microsoft introduces Windows 95. November. Intel introduces Pentium Pro CPU.

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