Linux goes 64-bit for PowerPC

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Take an early look at 64-bit Linux on a
PowerPC 970 platform

Take an early look at 64-bit Linux on a
PowerPC 970 platform 08/04/2004 01:25 PM
The IBM PowerPC® 970 CPUs are well-designed, high-performance chips that ship in millions of end-user systems under Apple Computers' Power Macintosh G5 moniker. These CPUs greatly lower the bar for 64-bit computing on the desktop and on small servers. Currently, Terra Soft's beta Y-HPC is one of only two 64-bit Linuxes that run on G5s. As their names imply, the G5-enabled betas -- both 32- and 64-bit versions -- are for evaluation only. This article is an early look at the promise of Linux™ on a G5 and is intended for developers interested in trying out this combination in anticipation of production-ready releases to come.

For many Linux users, the best reason to buy an Apple Power Macintosh G5 machine will be, quite simply, the well engineered, high-performance, and reasonably priced machines available from Apple. Many enterprises, hosting companies, schools, and research facilities have a mixture of x86 and PowerPC systems that they provide to users. When you want to assure a uniform system/user interface across these machines, Linux is the best choice for an operating system. PowerPC 970-based machines are comparable in performance to AMD's Athlon64 and Opteron and to the Intel™ Pentium™ 4EE and Xeon.

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IBM Eyes Big Year for Linux on PowerPC

IBM Eyes Big Year for Linux on PowerPC 01/22/2004 02:49 AM
AtNewYork Jan 21 2004 7:24PM GMT

MySQL for Linux on POWER and PowerPC
servers

MySQL for Linux on POWER and PowerPC
servers 06/06/2005 12:05 AM
In MySQL for Linux on POWER, Part 1 you will learn about the availability of MySQL Database Server for Linux. In MySQL for Linux on POWER, Part 2 develop apps for MySQL in PHP, Java, C/C++, Python, and Perl.

Five easy-to-use performance tools for
Linux on PowerPC

Five easy-to-use performance tools for
Linux on PowerPC 06/29/2004 10:16 PM

PearPC: PowerPC Emulation For Windows
& Linux

PearPC: PowerPC Emulation For Windows
& Linux 05/11/2004 10:42 AM

Logic Technology: driver development for
Linux on PowerPC platforms

Logic Technology: driver development for
Linux on PowerPC platforms 06/15/2004 08:36 AM
ECE Jun 15 2004 11:42AM GMT

[SECURITY] [DSA 440-1] New Linux 2.4.17
packages fix several local root exploits
(powerpc/apus)

[SECURITY] [DSA 440-1] New Linux 2.4.17
packages fix several local root exploits
(powerpc/apus) 02/18/2004 01:32 PM
Martin Schulze (Feb 18 2004)

[SECURITY] [DSA 417-1] New Linux 2.4.18
packages fix local root exploit
(powerpc+alpha)

[SECURITY] [DSA 417-1] New Linux 2.4.18
packages fix local root exploit
(powerpc+alpha) 01/07/2004 04:45 PM
Martin Schulze (Jan 07 2004)

New and Noteworthy: Users wish Jobs
well; IBM touts Linux on Power Mac G5;
Architectural history of PowerPC on

New and Noteworthy: Users wish Jobs
well; IBM touts Linux on Power Mac G5;
Architectural history of PowerPC on 08/05/2004 06:56 AM
MacFixIt Aug 5 2004 9:58AM GMT

[SECURITY] [DSA 438-1] New Linux 2.4.18
packages fix local root exploit
(alpha+i386+powerpc)

[SECURITY] [DSA 438-1] New Linux 2.4.18
packages fix local root exploit
(alpha+i386+powerpc) 02/18/2004 12:11 PM
Martin Schulze (Feb 18 2004)

[SECURITY] [DSA 482-1] New Linux 2.4.17
packages fix local root exploit
(source+powerpc/apus+s390)

[SECURITY] [DSA 482-1] New Linux 2.4.17
packages fix local root exploit
(source+powerpc/apus+s390) 04/14/2004 03:47 PM
Martin Schulze (Apr 14 2004)

PowerPC 975 or Not?

PowerPC 975 or Not? 05/26/2004 07:39 AM
Over the past few months, various whispers have repeated rumors of a PowerPC 975 processor which is meant to be a successor to the PowerPC 970 (G5). ...

What's Right About The PowerPC?

What's Right About The PowerPC? 06/05/2005 10:47 PM

I find it difficult to understand the insistence by some in the industry that Apple would be attracted to Intel's processor lines since, for the most part, the PowerPC is working well for it. By David Morgenstern, eWeek

Emulador de PowerPC

Emulador de PowerPC 05/10/2004 05:39 PM

IBM: PowerPC G5 to Go Mobile

IBM: PowerPC G5 to Go Mobile 06/25/2004 06:46 PM
Is the PowerPC G5 notebook at hand? An IBM chip designer details forthcoming power-saving PowerTune technology that will let the processor work in mobile and server platforms.

IBM: PowerPC G5 to Go Mobile.

IBM: PowerPC G5 to Go Mobile. 06/25/2004 08:10 PM
eWeek: IBM: PowerPC G5 to Go Mobile.

Gentoo for PowerPC G5 now available.

Gentoo for PowerPC G5 now available. 11/11/2003 11:19 PM
Gentoo for PowerPC G5 now available.

PearPC, A PowerPC Emulator

PearPC, A PowerPC Emulator 05/10/2004 07:05 PM
PealPC is a new experimental PowerPC emulator, running on X86 systems. By Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac (via MyAppleMenu)

IBM sells off low-end PowerPC chips

IBM sells off low-end PowerPC chips 04/14/2004 06:23 AM

IBM spins off PowerPC trio

IBM spins off PowerPC trio 04/13/2004 11:18 AM
CNET Apr 13 2004 3:51PM GMT

IBM spins off PowerPC chips

IBM spins off PowerPC chips 04/13/2004 11:18 AM
ZDNet Apr 13 2004 3:20PM GMT

PowerPC Operating Systems

PowerPC Operating Systems 07/15/2004 10:27 AM

KDE 3.2 para Debian PowerPC

KDE 3.2 para Debian PowerPC 02/12/2004 10:03 AM

More 90nm PowerPC G5 Details?

More 90nm PowerPC G5 Details? 12/05/2003 02:02 PM
Appleinsider claims to have more details about the 90nm PowerPC 970. The new chip is being referred to as the PowerPC 970FX - which is said to prov...

Favorite PowerPC Chip?

Favorite PowerPC Chip? 07/20/2004 08:03 PM

Migrating to PowerPC for Robotics

Migrating to PowerPC for Robotics 02/01/2005 10:05 PM
IBM DeveloperWorks recently posted an article titled, "Migrating from x86 to PowerPC: Robots and networked applications". The article compares the PowerPC (or "Power Architecture" as IBM prefers to call it these days) to traditional Intel x86 and ARM processors. Migrating from one of these architectures to another is actually not too difficult if the software is based on Linux which runs well on all three platforms. Ultra-cheap methods of getting started with PowerPCs are mentioned, such as cannibalizing a Nintendo GameCube console or using a Kuro Box. The author, Lewin A. R. W. Edwards, has published a book with more information on the topic, called A Cookbook for Open-Source Robotics and Process Control.

PowerPC 970 evaluation board

PowerPC 970 evaluation board 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
Momentum and IBM are working on a PowerPC 970 evaluation board.

IBM to Sell PowerPC 400 Series

IBM to Sell PowerPC 400 Series 04/13/2004 02:16 PM
Two weeks after announcing that it was opening its Power processor architecture, IBM on Tuesday announced that it is selling three of its embedded PowerPC chips to Applied Micro Circuits Corp. for $227 million.

Inside the PowerPC 970fx

Inside the PowerPC 970fx 05/24/2004 08:33 PM
Insanely Great Mac May 25 2004 0:16AM GMT

PearPC - PowerPC Emulator

PearPC - PowerPC Emulator 05/09/2004 06:36 PM
First release of PearPC

"Xbox to Switch to PowerPC"

"Xbox to Switch to PowerPC" 11/05/2003 10:53 AM

IBM sells off PowerPC processors

IBM sells off PowerPC processors 04/13/2004 12:52 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 13 2004 4:49PM GMT

More, from Microsoft, on use of the IBM
PowerPC in the Xbox

More, from Microsoft, on use of the IBM
PowerPC in the Xbox 11/04/2003 07:35 AM
Microsoft and IBM Announce Technology Agreement

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More Dual PowerPC 970 Info...

More Dual PowerPC 970 Info... 07/29/2004 10:14 AM
eWeek provides more information on the upcoming dual-core version of the PowerPC 970 due from IBM. The original Power4 processor which was the basi...

New PowerPC G4 To Debut In October

New PowerPC G4 To Debut In October 08/18/2004 10:46 AM
Mac Observer Aug 18 2004 2:19PM GMT

IBM's PowerPC 65-nm Plans?

IBM's PowerPC 65-nm Plans? 12/15/2003 04:33 PM
AppleInsider reports that IBM is working on mobile/embedded 64-bit PowerPC processors under the "PowerPC 300" series name. This information echos r...

a notebook version of the PowerPC G5

a notebook version of the PowerPC G5 06/26/2004 05:47 PM
eWeek Jun 26 2004 9:09PM GMT

Xbox and PowerPC Speculation

Xbox and PowerPC Speculation 11/03/2003 08:27 PM
eeTimes provides from more details about the upcoming PowerPC chip that was announced to power the upcoming Xbox revision. One analyst, Rick Dohert...

PowerPC 970 at 90nm and the Power5

PowerPC 970 at 90nm and the Power5 11/13/2003 11:15 AM
A Japanese news blurb reports that IBM will be presenting two papers at the 2004 ISSCC (in Feb 2004): "Design and Implementation of the POWER5 Micr...
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