2.4 kernels on PPC handle 64 bits. I'm building and testing 64 bit code on
IBM PPC hardware now using SLES-8.
The current distro's will run either 32 or 64 bit apps.
The memory limits on PPC might be higher than on x86 as well, the x86
limits are CPU related rather than OS. I don't know for sure, none of our
machines have that much RAM.
Peter
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I don't think that the 2.4 kernel for PPC can do 64 bit, but I am not
absolutely sure about that. I would wait for a while before putting the
2.6 kernel on any production system.
You probably know this, but a 32 bit kernel can only use 4G of RAM on PPC.
Did I say only 4G! Wow! I remember systems that only supported 64K of RAM.
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From: Arty Ecock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 10:56 AM
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Subject: OT: New Mac G5
Hi,
I'm considering replacing several existing development workstations
with a single G5 Mac. The G5 would run Linux natively with the following
applications:
- Mac-On-Linux (for running Panther and Jaguar)
- Hercules (to replace my aging P/390)
- Bochs or Wine (for running those few Windows 2000 apps that have no
native Linux client)
- I would *LOVE* to be able to boot AIX on this thing, but I have no
idea
if that is possible
Has anyone any experience with the G5? Any advice?
Cheers,
Arty
P.S. I'd load the G5 to the gills with RAM and DASD.
