Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the MacBook Pro 19 years ago today at the 2006 Macworld Conference & Expo.
Jobs unveiled the MacBook Pro as the first Mac notebook to transition from PowerPC processors to Intel’s Core Duo architecture. Designed to be an Intel-based replacement for the PowerBook line, the MacBook Pro took a similar aluminum chassis and added an Intel Core processor, a webcam, and the MagSafe power connector. Its display was 67% brighter than its predecessor, matching the luminance of Apple’s standalone Cinema Displays.
Apple claimed that the Intel processors delivered “up to four times the performance of the PowerBook G4.” The transition was supported by Rosetta, a software translation layer that allowed PowerPC applications to run on Intel-based Macs.
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