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Inside the IBM PowerPC 970
« on: October 29, 2002, 07:38:18 AM »
From ArsTechnica:
"IBM's Tuesday, October 15th announcement of the PowerPC 970 was one of the most heavily anticipated processor announcements in recent memory. Mac users, would-be Mac users, Linux enthusiasts, and anyone with a serious interest in desktop computing waited to see just what Big Blue would unveil as the first offensive in its newly announced effort to bring 64-bit RISC computing out of the server closet or rendering house and onto the mainstream desktop."

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Re: Inside the IBM PowerPC 970
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2002, 07:43:15 PM »
What you didn't believe them when they said the the Pegasos is compatable will all future processors. I doubt it would work with the mystic G5 we've all heard about.