The original Mac Pro is 16 years old today, and it’s still remembered as a high point in Apple history. As we wait to see what an Apple Silicon version will be like, AppleInsider celebrates the old favorite workhorse — and its less-successful sequels.
It was when Apple made its previous huge transition, the move from PowerPC to Intel processors, when the original Mac Pro came out.
Intel promised unimaginable speed
On June 6, 2005, Steve Jobs had formally revealed that the long-standing rumor was true, Apple was switching to Intel processors for the Mac. That year he detailed the company’s roadmap.
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