<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Device
StarMax	I-Device
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
licensed	O
Macintosh	B-Device
clones	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Information	O
Systems	O
Group	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
versions	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
Tanzania	O
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
standard	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
components	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Apple-proprietary	B-Device
components	O
then	O
in	O
common	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarMax	O
computers	O
featured	O
SVGA	O
video	O
ports	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
proprietary	O
port	O
Apple	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
mouse	I-Protocol
and	O
keyboard	O
ports	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
ADB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motherboard	B-Device
was	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
manual-eject	O
floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
though	O
Motorola	O
disabled	O
this	O
functionality	O
and	O
shipped	O
the	O
computers	O
with	O
software-eject	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
StarMax	O
line	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
11	O
September	O
1997	O
after	O
Apple	O
terminated	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
clone	I-Device
license	O
program	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Gil	O
Amelio	O
was	O
appointed	O
CEO	O
of	O
Apple	O
in	O
February	O
1996	O
,	O
Motorola	O
Computer	O
Group	O
acquired	O
a	O
license	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
7.5	I-Operating_System
to	O
ship	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
computer	O
systems	O
that	O
it	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
China	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
license	O
also	O
allowed	O
Motorola	O
to	O
sub-license	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
to	O
its	O
customers	O
along	O
with	O
motherboards	B-Device
it	O
would	O
sell	O
as	O
OEM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
StarMax	O
6000	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PowerPC	O
750	O
processor	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
shipped	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
termination	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
clone	I-Device
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
StarMax	O
6000	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
CHRP	B-Device
machine	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
machine	O
with	O
the	O
PowerPC	B-Device
G3	I-Device
months	O
before	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
G3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
5000	O
and	O
5500	O
models	O
used	O
an	O
upgraded	O
"	O
Tanzania	O
II	O
"	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
featuring	O
faster	O
system	O
bus	O
speeds	O
and	O
improved	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ATI	B-Device
3D	I-Device
RAGE	I-Device
II+	I-Device
chip	O
.	O
</s>
