Well, it is in fact expanding, but in the server world, not the desktop/laptop space.
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:25:58 -0800 "Josh Scilacci" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If anything mainstream PPC is going to be slumping off significantaly I > believe. There are still huge user bases for it and the G5 will keep it > alive, but I just don't see it expanding anytime soon. Unless for some weird > reason Dell started selling PPC machines. > > Like James said as long as you are making no system calls that are > architecture specific or writing in ASM you should have no issues at all > crossing between PPC and Intel. I have built a lot of stuff on PPC and Intel > and had no issues, but it was very basic stuff. > > Josh > > > > On 3/27/06, James Washer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Interesting subject, though I doubt there will be much interest from the > > group. Very few folks be interested in PPC. > > > > I'll take a stab at answering things here.. No, you shouldn't have to > > rewrite you apps, UNLESS you are using assembly, or you are making > > architecture specific system calls, like modify_LDT, or you've been "fancy" > > with structure packing, etc, relying on 32bit ints, etc. > > > > Power PC ONLY in the future? Wow.. I wish. Somehow I doubt Intel is going > > out of business anytime soon. > > > > Are you currently running 64bit? > > > > - jim > > > > p.s. you didn't mention what language your apps were written in, so I'm > > assuming "C". > > > > > > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:49:51 -0500 (EST) > > "" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Folks, if someone needs a suggestion for the next meeting topic, may I > > suggest Power PC vs. x86 architecture. This is one subject I'm interested > > in -- in particular, will I have to rewrite my programs? Will upgrading my > > hardware force me to upgrade my software? Will only Power PC systems be > > available in the future? > > > > > > Please, when replying to this e-mail reply to the list OR reply to me > > directly. Don't reply to both; that way I don't have to read the reply > > twice. > > > > > > Jennifer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > > > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > RLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
