It must regain momentum and articulate a new strategy for its Macintosh line of computers, which have less than 10 percent of the market.

Apple said the revenue increase came from its Macintosh line, whose unit sales rose 30 percent in the quarter from a year earlier.

Its introduction coincided with the release of and provided support for the 68040 Macintosh line.

The program is not yet available for the Macintosh line of computers.

Ease of use is one of the traditional strengths of the Macintosh line.

Those features cost thousands more in the Macintosh line.

Motorola, which supplies the microprocessors used in the Macintosh line, would not comment.

They will not be available through computer dealers, which will continue selling the existing Macintosh line.

The ruling surprised the computer industry because the 68030 is the core of the more expensive models in Apple's Macintosh line.

Apple plans to switch its entire Macintosh line to Intel processors by the end of this year.