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Greetings, Power Architecture readers,
Bloor Research made two predictions for 2005: One, that "IBM's PowerPC® chip [would]
go from strength to strength... It is no accident that it is winning business
in new and important markets;" two, that IBM would "launch (or encourage the
manufacture of) PowerPC-based Linux™ PCs in 2005." Recently reconciling those
predictions (it-analysis.com,
July 19, 2005), the report noted that with the inclusion of PowerPCs in all the
major gaming systems, the first prediction is practically fulfilled; and that
while maybe 2005 is not the year for the PowerPC PC, it -- when it does arrive --
may come from an unexpected angle. Of course, only time will tell. As in any
consumer-oriented industry, there is only a 50-50 chance that the best choice
and the consumers' choice will be the same.
Speaking of best choices, in this edition we picked the PowerPC
Applications Engineering Team to deliver a "timely"
tip on mode-select inputs for the 750 line. And Agere Systems offers
instructions on how to optimize
PowerPC with multiple slew-point algorithms.
The Power
Calendar looks at all the timely news that's fit to print (or at
least, print pointers to), including advanced security for mainframes, some new
orgs, and upcoming workshops and conferences of interest. This issue's Power
Resources provide a bounty of 970FX tools, as well as a library of new-and-improved documents and a few IBM Residencies.
Thanks,
Kane Scarlett
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