From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <9903261613.AA48254@marc.watson.ibm.com> To: Gabriel Paubert Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: Apple Job Posting and Good News for LinuxPPC developers In-Reply-To: Message from Gabriel Paubert of "Fri, 26 Mar 1999 12:31:59 +0100." Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:13:31 -0500 From: David Edelsohn Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: >>>>> Gabriel Paubert writes: Gabriel> Do 64 bit PPC processors that can be bought as chips (not in a system) Gabriel> exist (i.e., can you buy a Power3 in a BGA package and the chipset that Gabriel> goes with) ? I doubt it. The Power3 comes from the server organization and is intended for their use. IBM, however, does understand customer demand: if there was "enough" market interest, I am sure that it would find a way to sell it. The Power3 processor price is nowhere near a PPC750 or G4 and does not include AltiVec. David [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. Please check http://lists.linuxppc.org/ ]] [[ and http://www.linuxppc.org/ for useful information before posting. ]]