Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 14:01:06 +0300 (EEST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: jackv@pacbell.net, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, platforms@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: speed test Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970815135225.1174D-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <2890.871607713@time.cdrom.com>
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On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > i urge a port to Macintosh Power PC. the next generation rhapsody > > kernel 3.0 is now based on the MKLinux kernel. if you can get freebsd > > The PowerPC architecture is dead dead dead. It just doesn't know it > yet. > Why would it be dead? The processors are not bad, neither are they end of lifecycle like the PPros and Pentium IIs. IBM and Motorola even have a roadmap (which they even seem to be keeping time/feature wise) what they want and will do with the processors. On the embedded side, there seems to be an abundance of choices, as are for the set-top box people. So why dead? Sander There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future - all these are just illusions. > Jordan >
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