PowerTower Pro: The Mac Clone That Almost Killed Apple

Apple’s official Mac licensing program in the mid-90s only lasted a bit over two years, but some companies came out with clones so compelling they almost put Apple out of business. MeowToast 1/2AA battery adapter (not always in stock): Music featured at 18:26 by Dan Mason: Sources: “For Apple, Clones and Competition,“ New York Times, December 29, 1994. “Power Computing swamped by Mac demand,“ Computerworld, November 4, 1996. “Mac OS Systems,“ MacUser, September 1996. “Power Computing Widens the Gap,“ Macworld, September 1996. PowerTower Pro cache module photo: “Quantum Leap,“ Macworld, July 1998. “275MHz Mac Powerhouse,“ Macworld, September 1997. “Apple Eliminates the Top Clone Ve