Re: Porting to IBM Risc 6000

[Matt Thomas <matt%3am-software.com@localhost>]

At 02:13 PM 4/24/2002, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> On April 24, 2002 03:16 am, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> > On Friday, 19 April 2002 at 11:22:12 -0400, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> > > Is there any chance of getting some activity going here?  I have a few
> > > machines that I need to make work and AIX is not doing it for us.  I see
> > > that Greg Lehey <grog%au1.ibm.com@localhost> from IBM has already offered 
> help and
> > > I can offer a test machine, some help porting and testing and perhaps
> > > even some cold hard cash if that can help.
> >
> > *sigh*  There doesn't seem to be much activity, does there?
> >
> > My offer stands.  If anybody needs information, I'll do what I can to
> > get it.  I also have a machine here, but I can't guarantee that I can
> > make it available to non-IBMers.
>
> I have three systems, 2 in a cluster and one smaller system.  The clustered
> ones are pSeries 660-6H1 with 4-Way RS64 IV 600 Mhz processors and the other
> unit is a 44P Model 270 with 2 375 Mhz Power 3 II processors.  Will these
> actually be two porting efforts or are they close enough to run the same
> software?

A single effort.  All would be considered powerpc64 machines.  I'd settle for
a dual power3 system. :)


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