Today in Apple history: Mac clone maker closes shop

Power Computing clone Macs sounded like a good idea at first.

January 31, 1998: Mac clone maker Power Computing is shutting down as it has auctioned off its office supplies and computers. Apple had bought Power Computing, once the fastest-growing PC company of the decade, the previous year. As a result, Power Computing shareholders receive Apple shares as compensation. As it turns out, it didn’t have … Read more