In article <Pine.SGI.3.90.941110170817.537A-100000@mini.sarnoff.com>,
Ron Minnich  <rminnich@mini.sarnoff.com> wrote:
> There's a kit from IBM call PREP (PowerPC R!$# E!$@!# P!$!#$). as i 
> understand it tells all you need to know about the box. Anybody got one 
> of these yet? anybody try? Could be a useful path.

Here's what you need. I got one and it looks pretty detailed, though I've
only gotten a little ways into it so far.

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From: andyjawlik@aol.com (AndyJawlik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc
Subject: How to Get PowerPC Reference Platform Spec
Date: 16 Sep 1994 07:36:04 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Message-ID: <35bvv4$kp0@newsbf01.news.aol.com>

A couple of recent messages here asked about how to get the PowerPC
Reference Platform spec. (formerly known as PReP, but someone else has
trademarked that acronym, and we don't have a replacement yet)

Send an e-mail to Johntt@ausvm6.vnet.ibm.com

List your 
Name
Company/organization name
Division or dept
Title
Address
Phone
Fax
Internet Address
Type of business
Alternate COntaact
Alternate phone
Reason for request
Please mention you heard about this on this forum

or call 512-838-2992 with the info.

Andy Jawlik, IBM Power Personal Systems


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Also: Charles, both IBM and Moto are shipping prep systems today.  There
may be others. I'd suggest browsing comp.sys.powerpc for more
information. The Moto system(s) are the PowerStack series. IBM's is the
RS/6000 40P or somesuch.

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