Yeah, IBM came out with some "CHRP" I think. Common Hardware Reference Platform. But they kept changing the name... CHEP, CHRP, whatever. It was supposed to be a solid platform for PPC applications.
Which totally didn't take off, NT-wise.
Someone mentioned the "system on a card" thing...
http://www.omnicluster.com/X1X/products/server.shtmlHowever, it's a shame that OrangeMicro doesn't do theirs anymore:
http://www.orangemicro.com/productarchive.htmlI'm sure the OrangePC line would have been cheaper. I guess VirtualPC and the G4 line were powerful enough to render hardware-based solutions to x86 compatibilty an expensive, un-needed alternative. And one investment that didn't scale too well with performance...
Just some random comments.
