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	NetBSD/prep
		Platform support was extended to the IBM RS/6000 40P 6015.
		Platform support was extended to the IBM RS/6000 43P 7043-140.
		Platform support was extended to the Motorola Ultra 603 and Ultra Plus boards, which are the buildling blocks for systems such as the Bull ESTRELLA 200 series.
	www.netbsd.org /Ports/prep (250 words)

	PowerPC Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PowerPC is largely based on IBM's earlier (but retroactively named) POWER architecture, and retains a high level of compatibility with it; the architectures have remained close enough that the same programs and operating systems will run on both if some care is taken in preparation.
		They rewrote the essential pieces of their Mac OS operating system for the PowerPC architecture, and further wrote a 680x0 emulator which could run the remaining parts of the unrewritten OS and 68K based applications.
		PowerPC processors bring the processor's local bus to the chip's surface, and connect to a bridge chip that translate this into other on-board device buses that attach to RAM, PCI, and other devices.
	encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/PowerPC (2658 words)

	PowerPC Reference Platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PowerPC Reference Platform (PReP) was a PowerPC hardware reference design.
		The successor to CHRP, it was conceptualized as a design to allow various operating systems (especially Mac OS, Windows NT and various flavors of UNIX) to run on a common hardware platform.
		It did not catch on, and the only systems to ship PReP hardware were certain members of IBM's RS/6000 series machines running AIX.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /p/po/powerpc_reference_platform.html (96 words)

	The PowerPC Initiative
		PowerPC 601: This was the first microprocessor to be delivered and was first used in an IBM RS/6000 workstation.
		PowerPC 603: The PowerPC microprocessor for cost-sensitive portables and other low-power, low-cost systems, this is the least powerful member of the PowerPC family, and it consumes the least amount of electrical power.
		All four of these PowerPC chips went through their development steps in parallel in order to bring the entire family to market more quickly than would be possible with a more traditional serial development approach.
	www.eng.uci.edu /comp.arch/processors/powerpc/PCPower.html (1778 words)

	PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform Book 1 changes
		In support of platforms which are not there needs to be a means for the platform to inform the OS which power on triggers it supports.
		The platform may want to output indicators that we do not know of, the platform may have different triggers for resume than for normal power on, etc. So we are thinking of using hibernate with a null block list (first word, length in bytes, of the block list is 0).
		Platform Implementation Note: The existence of this sensor state reporting capability should not be construed as a requirement to have any limits on sensors or to always have all four limits.
	www-1.ibm.com /servers/eserver/pseries/library/chng_c10.html (6822 words)

	Is it RIP for PowerPC spec? \| CNET News.com
		The PowerPC Reference Platform specification is in danger of drifting into obscurity as some of its most powerful original supporters practically ignore it and the next-generation version of the operating system for the Macintosh that would run on the platform is perennially delayed.
		The PowerPC Platform specification, formerly known as the Common Hardware Reference Design, or CHRP, is intended to provide an open standard for a system design that would use the PowerPC chip and run multiple operating systems, including Apple's Mac OS and Microsoft's Windows NT.
		Systems based on the PowerPC Platform Reference Design, the blueprint for the new architecture, were initially supposed to ship in the second half of 1996, including a PowerPC-compliant system from Apple and a system from IBM, which would also run the Mac OS.
	news.cnet.com /News/Item/0,4,5895,00.html (714 words)

	BYTE.com
		If the PowerPC is to retain any credibility as an alternative to the x86, the alliance must deliver a steady stream of faster chips and a viable system standard that attracts big-volume vendors.
		The PowerPC platform carries some baggage from both the existing PC architecture and the Mac because it's designed to work with industry standard PC components and Mac peripherals.
		The PowerPC is the best-selling RISC architecture on the desktop, but almost all PowerPC systems are Power Macs, and Apple has less than 9 percent of the market.
	www.byte.com /art/9611/sec6/art13.htm (2097 words)

	PowerPC FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A PowerPC is a microprocessor designed to meet a standard which was jointly designed by Motorola, IBM, and Apple.
		The PowerPC architecture has a group of byte-reversing load and store instructions which might be useful for emulating little-endian x86 processors on a big-endian PowerPC system (such as an RS/6000 or a Power Macintosh).
		The PowerPC Reference Platform (PReP) is a system standard, designed by IBM, intended to ensure compatibility among PowerPC-based systems built by different companies.
	www.microprocessor.sscc.ru /powerpc-faq (9485 words)

	NC Reference Platform Product Brief
		IBM’s NC Reference Platform hardware is based on the PowerPC 603e 32-bit RISC processor that allows the same base design to be easily configured for a wide range of NC applications.
		Because the IBM NC Reference Platform is based on the PowerPC family of processors, it takes advantage of the PowerPC’s unique scalability, giving you many design, performance, and configuration options.
		While today’s NC Reference Platform uses discrete microprocessors, our extensive library of PowerPC cores, low-cost embedded controllers and other functions, are available to provide the benefits of code portability, reusability and integration.
	www.optimacomputer.com /nc.htm (384 words)

	Target PC :: New PowerPC Platform in Fruition
		The Mac clone companies were working on their own machines, and Power Computing even displayed a PowerPC Platform laptop that was ready for production, but they publicly denounced Apple for holding back the product because of Mac OS issues.
		Target PC has gained access to information about a new open PowerPC platform and product from a company named Silicon Fruit of Richardson, Texas, which is located at the heart of the Telecom Corridor.
		However, the Avignon could be replaced by the IBM PowerPC 440 embedded processor that runs at 550 MHz, and by doing so, the platform will become even more impressive for vertical applications, all while being produced at lower cost.
	www.targetpc.com /hardware/motherboards/siliconfruit (733 words)

	IBM looks to arm more PDAs with Linux \| CNET News.com
		The reference design, which will allow people to create several different kinds of PDAs, will be available from IBM Microelectronics and a few partners in March, the company said.
		Hardware reference designs usually include the hardware and software components necessary to create a new device such as a processor or an operating system.
		Despite the reference design and a partnership with Sharp to make Linux-based Zaurus more attractive to businesses, IBM prefers to leave the PDA market to others at this point.
	news.com.com /2100-1040-981443.html (554 words)

	Reference design puts PowerPC in set top boxes: News from Sony Europe - Semiconductor Division
		The reference board is conveniently boxed with a separate power supply and is shipped ready to decode and output sound and video as soon as it is connected to a dish or aerial.
		The highly integrated reference design platform requires a minimum number of external components, giving customers the further advantage of potential significant savings on bills of materials.
		The reference design platform is available now through Sony Business Europe's Semiconductor and Devices Division and IBM Microelectronics' sales channels.
	www.electronicstalk.com /news/son/son102.html (767 words)

	PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform Book 2 changes
		Note: Because this change is extensive, the CHRP board agreed to include it in a update to the PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform: I/O Device Reference document.
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		In table 215 for bit 4 the meaning of 0 and 1 was reversed and the phrase "Keyboard Lock Status" is redundant and should be removed.
	www-1.ibm.com /servers/eserver/pseries/library/chng_i10.html (2666 words)

	Trolltech - Trolltech's Qtopia Included in IBM's Embedded Linux Reference Platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Trolltech's Qtopia is an embedded Linux platform that includes an embedded development environment and a comprehensive suite of mobile applications written by Trolltech (PIM tools, multimedia applications, games, and document handling).
		With its reference platform, IBM has combined many of the underlying hardware components used by such products into a single "reference design" centered on the low-power IBM PowerPC 405LP microprocessor to help extend battery life.
		The reference platform also contains IBM and partner software aimed at supporting both enterprise and consumer applications.
	www.trolltech.com /newsroom/announcements/00000118.html (448 words)

	CommsDesign - Intersil, Cisco spin 802.11g reference platform
		Further integration of the four ICs in the reference design is under consideration, and the companies are exploring ways to integrate their respective baseband and MAC technologies into a single chip, Zyren said.
		The reference platform will allow the development of a single card that can access a set of features in the enterprise environment while still upping performance in the residential sector, he said.
		The reference platform should be available in the third quarter, Zyren said.
	www.commsdesign.com /story/OEG20020221S0093 (592 words)

	Motorola announces second PowerPC reference platform, for NCs - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HDS has ported its NetOS operating system to Motorola?s new MPC800 PowerPC processor and NCs based on the chip will be able to run virtually any type of application including those written for Java, Windows, Unix, industry standard browsers, minicomputer and mainframe systems and the Internet.
		Paul Clark, European marketing manager for PowerPC microprocessors at Motorola Semiconductor, said: ?The 800 chip is specifically designed for embedded use where lots of other features, like communications, can be built into the chip itself.
		We are certainly aiming PowerPC at the NC arena.
	www.financialdirector.co.uk /news/it/11889 (439 words)

	GNUPROÔ TOOLS
		Structs small enough to fit in a register are passed by value in a single general-purpose register or in a 32-bit stack slot.
		The PowerPC simulator is capable of matching the instruction timing characteristics of different PowerPC CPUs, and can provide detailed instruction dispatch and cache profiling information.
		The PowerPC simulator includes support for 32, 32-bit general-purpose registers and 32, 32-bit floating-point registers, as well as most special purpose registers.
	sources.redhat.com /ecos/docs-1.3.1/ref/gnupro-ref/powerpc/index.html (5342 words)

	L4HQ - PowerPC Architecture
		PowerPC Processor Binding to IEEE 1275-1994 Standard for Boot (Initialization, Configuration) Firmware (Revision 2.1, November 6 1996)
		PowerPC Reference Platform (PReP) Binding (Draft version 0.03, Aug 5, 1996), Postscript.
		PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP) Binding (Accepted version 1.7, Sep. 23, 1996), Postscript.
	l4hq.org /arch/powerpc (355 words)

	View Article
		In this paper, you'll find an overview of the sample power management implemented on the Biscayne SH7760 reference platform using the QNX power management architecture.
		When implementing power management on a hardware platform, slight modifications to the system boot process may be necessary in order to create an integrated power managed system.
		Specifically, an example power policy was implemented on the Biscayne reference platform based on the capabilities of the SH7760 CPU and peripheral devices.
	www.qnx.com /developers/articles/article_296_2.html (3038 words)

	Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP) Documentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform Specification in PostScript format.
		Errata for PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform in various file formats (see the README in the same directory).
		Errata for PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform: I/O Device Reference.
	www.firmworks.com /www/chrpdoc.htm (226 words)

	EE Times UK - IBM demos Linux reference platform for handhelds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The move comes on the heels of a similar PDA reference design that Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Metrowerks announced at LinuxWorld.
		"The reference design we are showing at LinuxWorld reemphasizes IBM's commitment to open standards and Linux and provides companies with a robust and efficient way to extend their enterprise to consumer electronic products," said Lisa Su, director of PowerPC and emerging products at IBM Microelectronics.
		Elements of the software are available now, with an integrated platform scheduled to be made available in the second quarter.
	www.eetuk.com /tech/news/OEG20030122S0056 (550 words)

	BYTE.com
		Performance testing with BYTEmar k and several native PowerPC NT applications shows that the 604 makes a mean NT workstation.
		We ran as many of the same benchmarks as were available for PowerPC, but under Windows NT Workstation 3.51 instead of 3.5.
		PowerPC NT systems are priced very competitively with equivalently configured x86-based systems, particularly when y ou consider that they perform faster than the initial 150-MHz Intel P6 systems we've tested.
	www.byte.com /art/9511/sec9/art1.htm (1629 words)

	PowerPC Linux Box
		Today most PowerPC Linux-systems are running on PowerMac's (whether they are CHRP-compliant or not, is not clear, but they are anyway subject to Apples proprietary solutions).
		In practice this boils down to, that the CPU must be a desktop PowerPC (like the 603, 604, 740, 750, G4,...) with support for demand-paged virtual memory and protection, and not an embedded PowerPC (like the IBM 400-series or the Motorola 500- or 800-series).
		The Alpha is indeed a powerful processor architecture, maybe even more powerful than the PowerPC, but seen from the view of a kitchen-table project, the PowerPC world seems much more within reach in terms of support and availability of the necessary components and circuitry.
	choyer.homepage.dk (1518 words)

	IBM's POP motherboard design (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding the performance or compatibility that may be obtained from the use of the Reference Design or that the Reference Design is adequate for any use.
		The Reference Design may contain errors and may not provide the level of completeness, functionality, support, performance, reliability, or ease of use available with other products, whether or not similar to the Reference Design.
		You assume the risk that IBM may introduce other Reference Design(s) that are somehow better than the Reference Design which is the subject of this Agreement.
	www.openppc.org /pop/download.phtml (464 words)

	PowerPC - netlexikon
		Die PowerPC -Plattform ist eine 1991 durch ein Konsortium aus Apple, IBM und Motorola (auch AIM genannt) spezifizierte Computerarchitektur.
		Der Name PowerPC ist eine AbkÃ¼rzung, wobei Power fÃ¼r P erformance o ptimized w ith e nhanced RISC ( Leistungsoptimiert mit erweitertem RISC) und PC fÃ¼r P erformance C hip ( Leistungs-Chip) steht.
		Gleichzeitig mit der Entwicklung der PowerPC-Prozessoren sollte auch eine Referenzplattform (PReP = PowerPC Reference Platform) geschaffen werden, die zur Konkurrenz gegen die etablierten Intel -basierten PCs werden sollte.
	www.lexikon-definition.de /PowerPC.html (638 words)

	Intrinsyc ships tiny Linux-based PowerPC 405EP reference platform
		The tiny system can be used as is -- or it can serve as a reference design -- for applications including server appliances, data collection devices, scanners, network routers and concentrators, LAN-based video, and wireless access points, and it can also be used to Internet-enable various equipment, the company said.
		Additionally, Intrinsyc said it is collaborating with IBM Microelectronics to market the CerfCube 405EP as a reference platform for IBM's 405EP embedded processor, as part of IBM's overall strategy to drive wide-spread adoption of the 405EP for next generation Internet-based devices.
		The platform supports an open standard software environment, wireless connectivity options, and includes IBM's WebSphere Micro Environment for a feature-rich Java Virtual Machine, and been designated as a "Ready for IBM Technology" solution, Intrinsyc said.
	www.linuxdevices.com /news/NS2595907055.html (355 words)

	NetBSD/sandpoint
		NetBSD/sandpoint is a port of NetBSD to the Motorola Sandpoint reference platform.
		The Sandpoint is a reference platform designed by Motorola to help people develop hardware and software around various PowerPC processors.
		The basic system is an ATX form-factor motherboard with standard PC devices (IDE, floppy, serial, parallel), 4 PCI slots, and a mezzanine slot to which several different processor modules may be attached.
	www.netbsd.org /Ports/sandpoint (192 words)

	EETimes.com - Wind River sends coprocessor reference platform to market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alameda, Calif. - Wind River Systems Inc. last week rolled out a single-board computer to serve as a hardware reference platform for embedded applications using the coprocessing power of a field-programmable gate array and a CPU.
		The platform includes an FPGA daughtercard co-developed with Xilinx Inc. Plugged onto the SBC 405GP motherboard, it provides a high-speed link between the CPU and FPGA, and lets users reconfigure or reprogram the application at any time.
		Powered by IBM's PowerPC 405GP embedded processor, the SBC is designed for use by engineers who are prototyping and developing embedded applications with reconfigurable computing platforms.
	www.eetimes.com /productweek/potw/story/OEG20011213S0041 (484 words)

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