It was distributed by Apple with new Macintoshes for some period of time.

Many Apple watchers expect the new Macintosh to be unveiled at the Macworld conference this week.

But the manufacturing of a new Macintosh would greatly expand the relationship, and industry officials said it could pave the way for a strong alliance.

This new Macintosh is clearly designed for people who would wind up chucking all of those components into their carrying cases anyway, wherever they go.

Within a couple of years, they say, all new Macintoshes will be built around the Power PC chip.

Each new Macintosh comes with what Apple calls an "up and running" manual, a 30-page booklet that points out basics.

The new Macintoshes will be compatible with older ones, Apple says.

You'll have to buy it for $50 or get it preinstalled on a new Macintosh.

Hypercard 2.0 is a welcome upgrade of the Hypercard program supplied with every new Macintosh.

Instead, she writes poetry on her new Macintosh, on which she is also learning to use the Internet.