Steve Jobs on PowerBook G3: Faster Than Pentium

We are very happy today to present the new PowerBook G3 device completely. The design of this device has been completely redesigned from the processor to the keys cover. And the new gold standard will be for portable computers. It is really great. It is also very beautiful. This is the side view of the device. And this is how it looks from the back. Even the back of this device looks amazing. And one more thing. It is better than the performance-powered Pentium computers. Also, it has multiple screen options. It comes with a 12-inch screen with 800x600 resolution.

It is the same resolution of the current high-performance Apple screens. But it exceeds that. And for the first time in a portable Apple computer, we go from a 12-inch screen to a 13-inch screen with 1024x768 resolution. And the same resolution in a 14-inch screen. 12, 13, and 14 inches. In addition to that, this device is characterized by an amazing expandability. It is designed with two openings. So you can put one battery or two batteries. Each battery gives you three and a half hours of operation. This means that you can get up to seven hours using two batteries. You can also install a marine-type accelerator, or a CD-ROM, or a DVD-ROM, or a third-party ZIP motor.

All openings support quick replacement. The design of the batteries is special. By simply pressing a small button, it tells you the state of the battery accurately, whether it is inside the device or outside it. And it is equipped with the best keyboard we have ever seen in any portable computer. This device runs on a G3 chip. So it is very fast. And it comes with a frequency of 233, 250, and 292 MHz. We put our batteries the fastest in these devices. And it is possible because our batteries do not consume a lot of energy. And you don't have to beat an egg on it. So we asked a question. Well, how does this device compare to other portable Pentium computers in the market? We searched for the fastest portable Pentium computer you can get.

In fact, it is very difficult to find it because they can hardly make it. And we asked for a special one to be charged in the air. This is the latest and best with a Pentium II processor with a frequency of 266 MHz. And these are the traces of the numbers. Isn't that so? 3.9 Let me show you the three speeds of the new PowerBook G3 devices. I would now like to invite Phil Schiller, the Vice President of Marketing, to come up to the stage to help me with some offers. Phil, thank you, Steve. We talked about your device here, Phil. I am happy to be here to challenge you face to face. You asked me to bring the best and the biggest, and I did.

This is the new Compaq Armada 7800. There are thousands of Windows users waiting in line now to get this computer. Fortunately, we shipped one to Los Angeles and got it before anyone else. We left Windows users confused because they could not get it. The device has a Pentium II processor, which is a new Pentium II processor with a speed of 266 MHz. This is the fastest speed it works at. It has been announced to be released. It has a 512-hour temporary storage memory. It features an AGP advanced graphics port from Intel with very fast graphics at 64 bits. So, this device has the fastest processor and the fastest graphics. Compaq is very excited to present it to the entire Windows market. You can't get anything better than this. I'm scared. Well, we just have to find out.

Now, on this screen to your left, we have the Compaq Armada. It is a $5,400 device with the fastest performance possible. Pentium II with a speed of 266. In the middle, we have the new PowerBook G3, which works at a speed of 233 MHz. And on the far right, we have the G3, which works at a speed of 292 MHz. Of course, both devices are cheaper than the Compaq device. Well, let's get started. What we're going to do now is run two demonstrations. The first will be a demo of the Photoshop program, which is what many of our clients love to do. They were looking forward to doing it on a fast-loading device. We have Photoshop here. And we have the same file on all of these computers. The file contains 40 operations in Photoshop. It is executed automatically. And its size is about 27 megabytes.

The file is completely breathed. So we're going to equip it on all three devices. And we're going to run a competitive test here. Oh, Steve, this is a great offer, because many of Intel employees are using Photoshop to benefit from the fast-processing MMX in Pentium II. So the same offers that Intel offers, we can do it through the basic systems. Well, are you ready to start? Of course. Three, two, one, go. Here we are. We are now competing through these 40 operations. Compiling photos, editing, adding fog effects, and executing the operations that Photoshop does daily. Good. The 292 device is the one being exported here. Let's see. The end. The 292 device is over. The 233 device is approaching the end.

The end. Oh, my God, Phil. The Pentium device for you is still enjoying us. The fastest Pentium laptop in the world. Ladies and gentlemen. And it's almost over. It's over. Great. Good. Our second offer is to use the program Macromedia Director here. And Macromedia Director uses it. Many of our clients also use it to offer a variety of services while moving. And once again, we have a 30 megabyte file. It's not very big. And it's exactly the same file on all devices. So, we will simply run it on these devices. And it's a great demonstration because it tests the drawings, the processor, the temporary memory, and the system as a whole to achieve the maximum benefit from the performance of the multiple means.

Good. Let's start now. Macromedia Director is a 30 megabyte file. It's exactly the same file on all three devices. Are you ready? Go. Go. Let's go. It's over. It's over. It's over.

Thank you. Thank you.