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November 1, 2007 Official Discussion Forum Launch! |
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Power PC, Cell processor, Open source and You A pattern is emerging here.It looks like you can go to this IBM web page and obtain enough technical information to design and build a complete PowerPC 750. It seems you could use that info to build your own PPC motherboard, build it, have enough software from IBM to boot up your new system and get a c++ compiler running under linux. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/power/ppc750gxfx/?S_TACT=105AGX16&S_CM P=DWPA This is more or less the same thing IBM did with the original IBM PC. They published a book with enough info for anyone to build their own PC. And many did, which created the PC industry. You can go here to get specs on a similar Power PC system built by IBM. http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/openpower/hardware/710.html If you want buy one of these babies all you have to do is fill out a customer infomation form that looks like you are filling out your income taxes. I figure that even if you had $10,000 burning a hole in your pocket and you just had to have one of these, it would take you 6 months to actually get one. On the other hand, you can go to TigerDirect and with your credit card, have an X86 PC on the way in under 10 minutes. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=6 Nobody at IBM wants to handle the messy business of dealing with the public. IBM along with a dozen other companies (no really well known companies) have put up this very simple web site with the apparent purpose of open sourcing the Power PC technology. This web site went up in late 2004. In the last few days (from Feb 20, 2005) power.org has grown to include very complete information about the Cell Processor. http://www.power.org/ The pattern is...IBM is going to open source the Cell Processor! This means:
What will this Cell Based system look like? - Our Speculation
Our Predictions Intel will be building Cell Chips within 12 months with cooperation from IBM. Microsoft will first try to port windows to the cell, but Linux will be ahead of windows. Microsoft will fall appart. Apple will make ICells whatever that is. This will be a very disruptive but very exciting time as technology produces magic in every area - entertainment, energy, transportation, manufacturing, health care, military, banking, retail, everything. The breakthroughs will be front page news for 3 years. The stock market will tripple in value by 2009. How does IBM benefit? The fortune 500 will grow faster than ever - based on IBM IT.
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