From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Oct 13 17:33:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA06049 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 13 Oct 1997 17:33:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from fly.HiWAAY.net (root@fly.HiWAAY.net [208.147.154.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA06025; Mon, 13 Oct 1997 17:33:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net) Received: from nospam.hiwaay.net (tnt2-241.HiWAAY.net [208.147.148.241]) by fly.HiWAAY.net (8.8.7/8.8.6) with ESMTP id TAA08293; Mon, 13 Oct 1997 19:33:36 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nospam.hiwaay.net (8.8.7/8.8.4) with ESMTP id SAA10181; Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:59:29 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199710132359.SAA10181@nospam.hiwaay.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG From: dkelly@hiwaay.net Subject: Re: FreeBSD for the PowerMac? In-reply-to: Message from Terry Lambert of "Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:46:06 -0000." <199710131846.LAA16555@usr09.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:59:28 -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Terry Lambert writes: > > esp. when the last power-pc-based computers have been designed? > > Your opinion. I don't think IBM can dump it's server line that > quickly, and Motorola is still building PowerStack systems, FirePower > is still building their boxes, etc.. My opinion is the PowerPC is not dead. Alpha is treading on dangerous ground attempting to court Intel. Hot rumor yesterday on http://www.macosrumors.com was that Motorola and UMAX, unhappy with Apple's recent licensing about-face, were each preparing separate take over attempts. At the same time there is a move within Apple to merge or be bought out by Oracle in order to prevent Motorola or UMAX from being able to swallow them. Possibly the most interesting thing about that tidbit is today that site has been unreachable from my work or home connections. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.