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PowerPC 601

Introduced by IBM, Apple, and Motorola in 1993, the PowerPC 601 is a 32-bit microprocessor operating at clock speeds up to 80 MHz. It was the first microprocessor in the PowerPC family, which aimed to combine the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) architecture with the features required for personal computing and workstations. The PowerPC 601 featured a superscalar architecture, allowing it to execute multiple instructions per clock cycle, and incorporated advanced features such as branch prediction and on-chip cache memory. It was used in a variety of systems, including Apple Macintosh computers, IBM RS/6000 workstations, and embedded systems. The PowerPC 601 laid the foundation for subsequent generations of PowerPC processors, solidifying its place in the history of computing as a pivotal step towards high-performance, energy-efficient microprocessors.