Linux distributor Terra Soft, makers of the Fedora-based Yellow Dog Linux distribution for the PPC platform, recently announced plans to provide a complete Linux distribution for the TPPC64, a single-board computer developed by Themis. Terra Soft, which once specialized in Linux support for Apple computers, has found several new PPC Linux niches since Apple's unexpected transition to Intel processors.
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It is nice to see PPC and other platforms remain on the desktop. Having multiple architectures provides flexibility and forces the writing of good code. I hope that TerraSoft is successful with this and also with working with Sony and Genesi and other players in the PPC realm keeping the desktop and server markets as diverse and competitive as possible.
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Amen I say to that, no offence intended.
The shrinking of the hardware market is not all golden. Unlikely as it is, if one of the two current big processor players where to go under, we would be faced with another virtual monopoly. No good would come of this and that is a fact.
P.S. I really like the PPC platform if just for the fact that not all the hardware I own is another x86 derivative.
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2005-08-10
What about power consuption?
*Power - Single-CPU configuration:
12V power: 10.0A typical
5V power: 2.5A typical
* Power - Dual-CPU configuration (with PMC slot on CPU1 board)
12V power: 14.0A typical
5V power: 3.5A typical
That's sthg between 12.5W (that's OK!) - 168W (that's NOT ok) for the Single CPU board
(edit) crappy utf8 characters.. :-(
Edited 2007-01-30 12:28