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Re: Linux PPC



In article <199604220516.BAA10641@styx.ios.com>, Ian Viemeister
<vmeister@ios.com> wrote:
 
> Gee, the last time I checked, MacOs for PPC included an emulator for the 
> 68xxx series, in fact I remember noticing in a review of an upgrade to 
> it that Apple was using the same kind of tricks that SynPaper talks 
> about.  Now if I recall correctly, they *were* considering putting in a 
> hardware translation layer for _Intel x86_ code, in order to compete in 
> the "mainstream" market.
> 
> I would be very interested in finding out if the PPC group has decided 
> to work on hardware level emulation of any other platforms.

   You are referring to the PPC 615 chip.  I've heard from a reliable
source at IBM that these chips are is testing right now, and that IBM, and
the other two PPC partners I'd asume, are very committed to completing
this project.  I wouldn't put any bets on it, but I personally think we'll
see a PPC 615 before we see Copland.

Cheers,

Ben

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