The first PowerPC RISC-based Macintosh is scheduled for release in January 1994, MacWeek reports, saying that it will be a three-slot machine powered by a 66MHz version of the 601 chip on current plans: Apple reportedly hopes to offer the machine at approximately Macintosh LC II prices, but it will deliver up to 30 times the LC II’s performance when running software written for the new RISC CPU’s native mode.