Provides technical details on the PowerPC technology, focusing on the features and advantages of the PowerPC architecture and the development of RISC technology. Describes the different levels of the architecture, compares CISC and RISC, and reviews the history of the PowerPC alliance established in 1991 by Apple, IBM, and Motorola. Includes details on the IBM Personal Computer Power Series and the IBM ThinkPad Power Series, and an overview of multiprocessing concepts. Assumes knowledge of general PC technology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.