Yes, blades are pretty cool... especially now that one can mix/match ppc/amd/intel blades in the same chassis
- jim On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:16:31 -0800 "Brandon Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Blades will probably always be a popular place to use PPC. Intel is just too > power hungry, and the AMD options really haven't matured enough, yet. Then > there is the floating point performance... > > On 3/27/06, Josh Scilacci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I was thinking about that but I just haven't seen any new PPC servers > > comming out and being used. Just a lot of AMD and Intel. I suppose as long > > as IBM is around though PPC will always be around. > > > > > > Josh > > > > > > > > On 3/27/06, James Washer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > > > > > > > -- > If UNIX doesn't have the solution you have the wrong problem. > UNIX is simple, but it takes a genius to understand it's simplicity. > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
