On Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 12:00:14PM -0500, Brenda J. Butler wrote: > The latter have (at least) two major architectures: the old > architecture and the new (power-pc) architecture. You can get > linux for the power-pc architecture, but I haven't found _any_ > free os for the old architecture. :-( If anyone hears of > a free/open-source os for the old architecture I'd love to know.
Its more complex :) There are 2 CPU Generations - The old Power CPUs and the new PowerPCs. Architecture wise there is the difference in the extension bus - The old machines (Microchannel) -> Unsupported by linuxppc (There are PowerPC Models with MCA -> Model 250 e.g.) and the newer models with PCI (Supported by linuxppc) like the F40. I think there was/is support for the old Power CPUs in the gcc but i dont think there is support in the Linux Kernel - BTW: Does anyone have documentation on the Power CPU or the MCA RS/6k architecture ? I have a model 250 sitting next to me currently a bit - aehm - dusty ... :) Flo -- Florian Lohoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49-5241-470566 "Technology is a constant battle between manufacturers producing bigger and more idiot-proof systems and nature producing bigger and better idiots."
