that was called a powerbook. it used the Power PC architecture. I bet  he meant 
a notebook for a power user, meaning something more advanced, hence the phrase 
power Mac, Power with a small p.
Tony Hernandez
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commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man. For God shall bring every 
work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether [it be] good, or whether 
[it be] evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
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On May 9, 2011, at 7:44 PM, David McLean wrote:

> He is most likely talking about the macbook pro or one of the more powerful 
> macs.  There used to be a power mac I believe before the Intel days.
> On May 9, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote:
> 
>> Hey all. I have a friend that's thinking about getting a Mac next year and 
>> he asked me an interesting question that I don't know the answer to. So I 
>> figured I'd forward it to this list.
>> 
>> Shawn
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>>> Hi Sean:
>>> I had one of the state assistive tech guys here in my office and he showed 
>>> me his mac and wow! I think I will aim toward getting one next year. Here's 
>>> my question though and its a real stupid and simple question.
>>> What is a power mac or am I getting the name wrong and its called mac pro?
>>> He suggest to get a power mac and not one of the entry level macs.
>>> Take care.
>> 
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