From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com Message-ID: <398576E5.77C9E466@vnet.ibm.com> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:53:57 +0000 Reply-To: tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bob@kunk.jriver.com CC: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: RS/6000 Model 170 Boots Linux References: <20000729203215.23597.qmail@kunk.jriver.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: bob@kunk.jriver.com wrote: > > I'm curious about a few things... > > The Power 3 in the 170 is running in 32 bit mode I assume? Hi Bob, That's correct. The 64 bit PowerPC Kernel is a work in progress at the moment. > Also with reference to the PPC linux system running on the Beta Power 4 > is this also in 32 bit mode? That is also correct. > The Power 3, RS6000-III and Power 4 are all 64 bit chips from what I > understand and IBM's literature makes me think that AIX is indeed running > in 64 bit mode with the ability to run 32 bit apps. Actually the AIX kernel runs in 32 bit mode, however it has the ability to run 64 bit apps. > >From what I have heard, NT running on the Alpha is in 32 bit mode. Is > Linux running on the Alpha also 32 bit? I would assume Tru64 Unix is > running in 64 bit mode on the Alpha.... Alpha Linux is 64 bit. Regards, Tom -- Tom Gall - PowerPC Linux Team "Where's the ka-boom? There was Linux Technology Center supposed to be an earth (w) tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com shattering ka-boom!" (w) 507-253-4558 -- Marvin Martian (h) tgall@uswest.net http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/