Star Trek is the code name that was given to a secret prototype project, running a port of Macintosh System 7 and its applications on Intel-compatible x86 personal computers. The project, announced in February 1992,

Sculley said in 2003 that not choosing Intel for Apple was "probably one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made".

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Within Apple

Apple's first and quickly aborted concept of porting its flagship operating system to Intel systems was in 1985, following the exit of Steve Jobs. Apple did not reattempt this effort until Star Trek, and did not launch such a product until 2006.

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