IBM’s PowerPC 970 (G5) has Apple back in the race 22 years ago “The G5 could not have come at a better time. It was first announced by IBM in October 2002, as a new Altivec-enabled desktop 64-bit processor called the PowerPC 970. Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Parler (Opens in new window) Parler Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram