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- From: kraemer@rzri6f.gsi.de (Michael Kraemer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: IBM Drops support for OS2 does this mean the ppc chip is an orphan
- Date: 2 Feb 1996 12:23:39 GMT
- Organization: Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
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- In article <4ervl6$gld@natasha.rmii.com>, mdaymon@rainbow.rmii.com (Maxwell Daymon) writes:
- > Michael Kraemer (kraemer@clri6a.gsi.de) wrote:
- > : This whole "IBM drops OS/2 for PPC" stuff is another example of crazy rumours
- > : that grow wilder each day without any substantial truth in it.
- >
- > According to the Wall Street Journal, OS/2 PPC is available if you want
- > it, but otherwise dropped.
-
- Well, WSJ is a well known computer mag, isn't it ?
- They know all about computers, do they ?
-
- > IBM disagrees, but once WSJ prints something, who cares about the truth?
-
- How many ordinary people read WSJ ?
-
- > : Furthermore, IBM is well committed to the PowerPC. They are not just "in a
- > : contract", they've *invented* that beast. BTW PPC has a lot of options as far
- >
- > Co-developed. Part of the PowerPC is from Motorola. The "Power"
- > architecture is from IBM.
-
- I'm using original Power, Power2 and PowerPC boxes for five years now.
- From daily experience and by
- looking at the instruction set of Power and PowerPC there isn't that
- much difference. PowerPC is initially an IBM thing. Motorola added the 88k bus
- interface and maybe the single chip design + mass production experience
- but that's about it.
-