many thanks for the explaination folks. dave.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Beattie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:19 AM Subject: Re: MandrakeLinux-8.2-CD1.ppc.iso > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 10:03:03PM +1100, C Harland wrote: > > PowerPc commonly known as a Mac. It's linux for apples Macs. > > Sorry to be pedantic, but that's not entirely true. It is for the later > Macs, yes. The earlier, pre "PowerMac" era was driven by a Motorola chip. > (which, btw, linux has been ported to - the arch string is "m68k") > > These chips are not exclusive to Macs. The Amiga uses m68k chips. The > PowerPC is also used by some later Amigas (APUS), and some Mac clones (Umax, > PowerTower, etc) > > In fact, interestingly, the PowerPC chip was developed in partnership by > Motorola and IBM. Big Blue has its fingers in a lot of pies. > > Either way, a bit of googling will tell you what Macs are m68k, and which > are PowerPCs. > > Mike. > -- > Michael Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people > very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
