Starting at Q3/2001 DCE Computer Oberhausen will offer a G3/G4 PowerPC(r) based PCI card. The so called "DCE Microserver G3/G4" will give you the complete functionality of a Server System. The PCI card can be either used as Master or Agent. By this flexibility there are several possible configurations for this machine to fit the users personal convenience.
Possible options are:
o usage in a DCE PCI expansion as Amiga PowerPC(r) card
o using a passive backplane to build a complete standalone system
o creation of a PowerPC cluster system in conjunciton with the Pegasos mainboard (
www.bplan-gmbh.de)
o industrial use as single pcb high end solution
Due to the highly optimized design of "DCE Microserver G3/G4" the price of this solution without CPU will be in the range of backplane only expansions.
Technical infos:
o G3/G4 CPU 450-733 MHz 1-4MB Cache
o up to 1GB 133MHz SDRAM
o 100Mbit Ethernet
o optional Firewire
o PCI 2.1 Master/Agent
DCE MicroServer G3/G4, GREX 1200/4000 as well as the existing PPC board user base will be supported by MorphOS. This will guarantee that Amiga users can use most of their software with that system. In the near future there will be a JIT (Just in time) emulation included in MorphOS that will allow execution times of 68K software far beyond current 68060 50MHz level even on the existing Phase5/DCE hardware.
Furthermore, MorphOS opens the door to real PPC OS software, like:
o CyberGfx
o SFS
o Datatypes
o MUI
o AmiTCP V5
o Voyager
o YAM
o CED
o Bochs(Windows Emulator)
o Office Paket Papyrrus from Rom-Logicware which was ported by Titan
o much more important programs are ported right now.
Source:
Cybergraphx site
