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570d1fc0b3d812140066d457 | Which generation of PowerBooks introduced trackpads? | second | [
"Macintosh\n\nIt was not long until Apple released their first portable computer, the Macintosh Portable in 1989. Although due to considerable design issues, it was soon replaced in 1991 with the first of the PowerBook line: the PowerBook 100, a miniaturized portable; the 16 MHz 68030 PowerBook 140; and the 25 MHz ... |
570d2104b3d812140066d467 | What was Apple's Mac OS X based on? | Darwin and NEXTSTEP | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC m... |
570d2104b3d812140066d468 | Who did Apple make Maverick free to? | everyone running Snow Leopard or later | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC m... |
570d2104b3d812140066d469 | What computers is Maverick compatible with? | most Macs from 2007 and later | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC m... |
570d2104b3d812140066d46a | What brought better multi display support to Mac? | Mavericks | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC m... |
570d2104b3d812140066d46b | When was Mavericks introduced? | 2013 | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2001, Apple introduced Mac OS X, based on Darwin and NEXTSTEP; its new features included the Dock and the Aqua user interface. During the transition, Apple included a virtual machine subsystem known as Classic, allowing users to run Mac OS 9 applications under Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier on PowerPC m... |
570d229ab3d812140066d471 | What desktop did Apple release after the discontinued Power Macintosh G3? | Power Mac G4 Cube | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, whi... |
570d229ab3d812140066d472 | Why were sales of the Power Mac G4 Cube slow? | too expensive | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, whi... |
570d229ab3d812140066d473 | What did the Power Mac G4 have trouble overcoming after they dropped their price and upgraded their hardware? | earlier perception | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, whi... |
570d229ab3d812140066d474 | When was the Power Mac G4 discontinued? | July 2001 | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, whi... |
570d229ab3d812140066d475 | How did the actual sales of the G4's compare to the sales expectations? | one third of expectations | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, their first desktop since the discontinued Power Macintosh G3, to slot between the iMac G3 and the Power Mac G4. Even with its innovative design, it was initially priced US$200 higher than the comparably-equipped and more-expandable base Power Mac G4, whi... |
570d260cfed7b91900d45c59 | Historically, what is near-absent in Mac OS X compared to Microsoft Windows? | malware and spyware | [
"Macintosh\n\nHistorically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential ... |
570d260cfed7b91900d45c5a | When did Mac OS X experience a large increase in malware attacks? | early 2011 | [
"Macintosh\n\nHistorically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential ... |
570d260cfed7b91900d45c5b | How was Mac's malware seen by many Mac users in 2011? | an increasing problem | [
"Macintosh\n\nHistorically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential ... |
570d260cfed7b91900d45c5c | What were Apple support staff initially instructed not to assist with concerning malware? | the removal | [
"Macintosh\n\nHistorically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential ... |
570d260cfed7b91900d45c5d | How many users were affected by the increase in malware? | 100,000 | [
"Macintosh\n\nHistorically, Mac OS X enjoyed a near-absence of the types of malware and spyware that affect Microsoft Windows users. Mac OS X has a smaller usage share compared to Microsoft Windows (roughly 5% and 92%, respectively), but it also has traditionally more secure UNIX roots. Worms, as well as potential ... |
570d282fb3d812140066d499 | What was the market share of OS X in North America by March 2011? | slightly over 14% | [
"Macintosh\n\nBy March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to pred... |
570d282fb3d812140066d49a | Being positioned as a higher end PC, what is it misleading to compare the Mac to? | a budget PC | [
"Macintosh\n\nBy March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to pred... |
570d282fb3d812140066d49b | Apple has remained profitable since what time? | Steve Jobs' return | [
"Macintosh\n\nBy March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to pred... |
570d282fb3d812140066d49c | According to market research, who does Apple draw it's customer base from? | a higher-income demographic | [
"Macintosh\n\nBy March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to pred... |
570d282fb3d812140066d49d | Whose return to Apple resulted in the company's reorganization? | Steve Jobs | [
"Macintosh\n\nBy March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to pred... |
570d2954fed7b91900d45c7f | Who refused to lower the profit margins on Mac computers in 1989? | Jean-Louis Gassée | [
"Macintosh\n\nNotwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had stea... |
570d2954fed7b91900d45c80 | What problem rocked the PC industry in 1989? | a component shortage | [
"Macintosh\n\nNotwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had stea... |
570d2954fed7b91900d45c81 | What did the component shortage of 1989 force Allan Loren to do with Macs? | cut prices | [
"Macintosh\n\nNotwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had stea... |
570d2954fed7b91900d45c82 | Who was Allan Loren? | Apple USA head | [
"Macintosh\n\nNotwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had stea... |
570d2954fed7b91900d45c83 | When was Microsoft Windows 3.0 released? | May 1990 | [
"Macintosh\n\nNotwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had stea... |
570d2ad5fed7b91900d45c89 | What did Apple begin to eliminate in 2002? | CRT displays | [
"Macintosh\n\nStarting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to t... |
570d2ad5fed7b91900d45c8a | Why was the new iMac G4 considerably more expensive than the G3? | higher cost of the LCD technology | [
"Macintosh\n\nStarting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to t... |
570d2ad5fed7b91900d45c8b | Who did Apple create the more affordable eMac in April 2002 for? | the education market | [
"Macintosh\n\nStarting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to t... |
570d2ad5fed7b91900d45c8c | What was the main problem with the eMac's CRT? | relatively bulky and somewhat outdated | [
"Macintosh\n\nStarting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to t... |
570d2ad5fed7b91900d45c8d | After Apple's failed desktop sales, what products drove their sales growth? | the iPod portable music player and iTunes music download service | [
"Macintosh\n\nStarting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to t... |
570d2bfafed7b91900d45c9d | In 2009, how many Macs sold were laptops? | seven out of ten | [
"Macintosh\n\nThe sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sal... |
570d2bfafed7b91900d45c9e | What has helped Macs more directly compete with Windows on price and performance? | The use of Intel microprocessors | [
"Macintosh\n\nThe sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sal... |
570d2bfafed7b91900d45c9f | In 2010, what did Apple receive before other PC manufacturers? | Intel's latest CPUs | [
"Macintosh\n\nThe sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sal... |
570d2bfafed7b91900d45ca0 | What are the top-selling form factors of the Mac platform today? | MacBooks | [
"Macintosh\n\nThe sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sal... |
570d2bfafed7b91900d45ca1 | What is the name of the most inexpensive Mac offered? | Mac Mini | [
"Macintosh\n\nThe sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sal... |
570d2cb4fed7b91900d45cb1 | What did Apple consolidate in 1998? | its multiple consumer-level desktop models | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors ... |
570d2cb4fed7b91900d45cb2 | What all-in-one product was created in 1998 through Apple's consolidations? | iMac G3 | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors ... |
570d2cb4fed7b91900d45cb3 | What did the iMac G3 do to the Mac reputation? | revitalized the brand | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors ... |
570d2cb4fed7b91900d45cb4 | When was Mac's Xserve server discontinued? | 2011 | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors ... |
570d2cb4fed7b91900d45cb5 | What took the place of Mac's Xserve server? | Mac Mini and Mac Pro | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors ... |
570d2dfdb3d812140066d4f7 | Why did Raskin leave the Apple team in 1981? | over a personality conflict with Jobs | [
"Macintosh\n\nBurrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the ... |
570d2dfdb3d812140066d4f8 | According to Andy Hertzfeld, whose idea is the final Mac design closer to? | Jobs | [
"Macintosh\n\nBurrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the ... |
570d2dfdb3d812140066d4f9 | What did Steve Jobs offer Xerox to visit and see their latest technology? | Apple stock options | [
"Macintosh\n\nBurrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the ... |
570d2dfdb3d812140066d4fa | Whose technology influenced the user interfaces of the Lisa and Macintosh? | Xerox PARC | [
"Macintosh\n\nBurrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the ... |
570d2dfdb3d812140066d4fb | What caused Steve Jobs to resign from Apple in 1985? | an internal power struggle | [
"Macintosh\n\nBurrel's innovative design, which combined the low production cost of an Apple II with the computing power of Lisa's CPU, the Motorola 68K, received the attention of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Realizing that the Macintosh was more marketable than the Lisa, he began to focus his attention on the ... |
570d307eb3d812140066d51d | What did Jobs state that he expected Macintosh to become? | the third industry standard | [
"Macintosh\n\nJobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction \"we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard\", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications i... |
570d307eb3d812140066d51e | How many applications were widely available during Macintosh's introduction? | Only about ten | [
"Macintosh\n\nJobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction \"we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard\", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications i... |
570d307eb3d812140066d51f | How many companies did Apple promise were develping products for the new computer? | 79 | [
"Macintosh\n\nJobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction \"we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard\", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications i... |
570d307eb3d812140066d520 | How many Macintoshes had Apple sold after one year? | 280,000 | [
"Macintosh\n\nJobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction \"we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard\", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications i... |
570d307eb3d812140066d521 | How many databases did Apple have available the first year? | two | [
"Macintosh\n\nJobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction \"we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard\", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications i... |
570d3164fed7b91900d45ced | Whose technology did Apple take advantage of when introducing the Macintosh II? | Motorola | [
"Macintosh\n\nUpdated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the g... |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cee | What powered the Macintosh II? | a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor | [
"Macintosh\n\nUpdated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the g... |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cef | How much did the Macintosh II sell for? | $5500 | [
"Macintosh\n\nUpdated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the g... |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cf0 | What marked the start of a new direction for Macintosh? | The Macintosh II | [
"Macintosh\n\nUpdated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the g... |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cf1 | What was the Macintosh II's new modular design similar to? | the IBM PC | [
"Macintosh\n\nUpdated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the g... |
570d32d5b3d812140066d531 | When Microsfot Windows 3.0 was released, what was it commonly said to not be as good as? | Macintosh | [
"Macintosh\n\nMicrosoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time \"Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user\". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set a... |
570d32d5b3d812140066d532 | Who was Microsoft Windows 3.0 commonly said to be good enough for? | the average user | [
"Macintosh\n\nMicrosoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time \"Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user\". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set a... |
570d32d5b3d812140066d533 | What was responsible for the drop in Apple's margins in 1989? | a component shortage | [
"Macintosh\n\nMicrosoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time \"Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user\". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set a... |
570d32d5b3d812140066d534 | Who made the decision in 1989 to cut prices on Mac computers? | Apple USA head Allan Loren | [
"Macintosh\n\nMicrosoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time \"Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user\". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set a... |
570d32d5b3d812140066d535 | What was Microsoft Windows 3.0's performance comparable to? | Macintosh platform | [
"Macintosh\n\nMicrosoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time \"Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user\". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set a... |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0b | What did Intel unsuccessfully try to push Apple to migrate to? | Intel chips | [
"Macintosh\n\nIntel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 ... |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0c | Which platform did Apple choose to use? | Motorola 68040 | [
"Macintosh\n\nIntel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 ... |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0d | Who first rolled out Pentium processors in 1993? | Intel | [
"Macintosh\n\nIntel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 ... |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0e | How far behind was Macintosh set back compared to the new IBM compatibles? | a generation | [
"Macintosh\n\nIntel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 ... |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0f | When did Apple abandon Motorola CPU's? | 1994 | [
"Macintosh\n\nIntel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 ... |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d15 | What color was Apples new iMac, which was introduced in 1998? | Bondi blue | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard ... |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d16 | What did the iMac replace most of Apple's standard connections with? | two USB ports | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard ... |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d17 | What did the iMac replace the floppy disk drive with? | a CD-ROM drive | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard ... |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d18 | What did the iMac need to use in order to write CDs or other media? | external third-party hardware | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard ... |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d19 | How many iMac units sold in the first 139 days? | 800,000 | [
"Macintosh\n\nIn 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard ... |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d29 | When did Apple discontinue the use of PowerPC microprocessors? | 2006 | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Inte... |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2a | Who announced the capability to run Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac in 2006? | a group of hackers | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Inte... |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2b | How did hackers release their software for running Windows on Macs? | for download on their website | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Inte... |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2c | When did Apple announce software that would allow Windows XP to be run on Intel-based Macs? | April 5, 2006 | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Inte... |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2d | What is the name of the software that Apple introduced for running Windows XP? | Boot Camp | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Inte... |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d3d | Who was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels? | Apple | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth w... |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d3e | What was the name of the 1st multiple button mouse introduced by Apple? | Mighty Mouse | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth w... |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d3f | How many buttons did the Mighty Mouse have? | four | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth w... |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d40 | What did Apple introduce to take the place of a physical scroll wheel in 2009? | multi-touch gesture recognition | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth w... |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d41 | What Apple mouse 1st used multi-touch gesture recognition? | Magic Mouse | [
"Macintosh\n\nApple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth w... |
570d395db3d812140066d57f | What type of software began to emerge following the release of Intel-based Macs? | third-party platform virtualization | [
"Macintosh\n\nFollowing the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Bo... |
570d395db3d812140066d580 | At what speed do programs such as VirtualBox allow Microsoft Windows to run on Macs? | at near native speed | [
"Macintosh\n\nFollowing the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Bo... |
570d395db3d812140066d581 | What is possible to run by using Boot camp, even though it is not condoned by Apple? | the Linux operating system | [
"Macintosh\n\nFollowing the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Bo... |
570d395db3d812140066d582 | What do Macs lack that makes them unable to run many legacy PC operating systems? | the A20 gate | [
"Macintosh\n\nFollowing the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Bo... |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5b | What has been the best-selling ultra-portable over Windows Ultrabooks in the U.S.? | MacBook Air | [
"Macintosh\n\nAlthough the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch ... |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5c | What earned the title as best all-around subnotebook/ultraportable? | MacBook Air | [
"Macintosh\n\nAlthough the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch ... |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5d | What did the Air receive before other PC manufacturers? | Intel's latest CPUs | [
"Macintosh\n\nAlthough the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch ... |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5e | Through 7/1/13, what percentage of all Ultrabook sales in the U.S. were MacBook Airs? | 56 | [
"Macintosh\n\nAlthough the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch ... |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5f | When was the competetive pricing of MacBooks especially effective? | when rivals charged more for seemingly equivalent Ultrabooks | [
"Macintosh\n\nAlthough the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch ... |
570cfb92b3d812140066d37f | What is another term for anti-aircraft warfare? | counter-air defence | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAnti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as \"all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action.\" They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g... |
570cfb92b3d812140066d380 | NATO defines anti-aircraft warfare as measures to reduce what? | the effectiveness of hostile air action | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAnti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as \"all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action.\" They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g... |
570cfb92b3d812140066d381 | Barrage balloons are an example of what type of weapons system? | passive measures | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAnti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as \"all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action.\" They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g... |
570cfb92b3d812140066d382 | What is the primary effort been for most countries when it comes to anti-aircraft warfare? | homeland defence | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAnti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as \"all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action.\" They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g... |
570cfb92b3d812140066d383 | What does NATO ascribe naval air defence as? | anti-aircraft warfare | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAnti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as \"all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action.\" They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g... |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cb | What is the Russian term for air defence? | Protivovozdushnaya oborona | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nNon-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, \"aircraft defence cannon\", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of \"anti-air def... |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cc | How is the Russian term for air defence abbreviated? | PVO | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nNon-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, \"aircraft defence cannon\", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of \"anti-air def... |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cd | What are the AA systems called in Russian? | zenitnye | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nNon-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, \"aircraft defence cannon\", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of \"anti-air def... |
570d118ab3d812140066d3ce | What is air defence called in French? | DCA | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nNon-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, \"aircraft defence cannon\", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of \"anti-air def... |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cf | What is the generic term for an airplane or rocket in French? | aéronef | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nNon-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, \"aircraft defence cannon\", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of \"anti-air def... |
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