[SunRescue] Solaris 2.5.1/PPC

Tue Feb 1 14:54:44 CST 2000

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I know CHRP was "Common Hardware Reference Platform" , but I forget what
PReP stands for. 

It was a set of standards for hardware that would allow OS makers to develop
OS's that would run across hardware from many manufacturers. 

Another attempt at standards that died the death of everybody wanting to
differentiate themselves from the competition.

I understand this- it makes it much harder to sell hardware if it is
"generic". It erodes whatever is your real or perceived advantage in the
marketplace. Would make it nice for us admin/user folks, however <grin>.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Leblanc [mailto:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 2:47 PM
To: 'rescue at sunhelp.org'
Subject: RE: [SunRescue] Solaris 2.5.1/PPC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Lockwood [mailto:james at foonly.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 12:38 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Solaris 2.5.1/PPC
> 
> 
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Paul Khoury wrote:
> 
> > Maybe it's coincidence, but it seems that OS/2 and Windows 
> NT for PPC
> > was killed as well.
> > 
> > I wonder what that all adds up to?
> 
> It adds up to the fact that Apple, the largest manufacturer of PowerPC
> based systems at the time, dragged their feet on the promise 
> of releasing
> a cheap CHRP/PReP system.

Wazzat?  CHRP/PReP?
	Greg

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I know CHRP was "Common Hardware Reference =
Platform" , but I forget what PReP stands for.

It was a set of standards for hardware that would =
allow OS makers to develop OS's that would run across hardware from =
many manufacturers.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Another attempt at standards that died the death of =
everybody wanting to differentiate themselves from the =
competition.</FONT>
</P>

I understand this- it makes it much harder to sell =
hardware if it is "generic". It erodes whatever is your real =
or perceived advantage in the marketplace. Would make it nice for us =
admin/user folks, however <grin>.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Steve</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Gregory Leblanc [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu">mailto:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu=
</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 2:47 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: 'rescue at sunhelp.org'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: RE: [SunRescue] Solaris 2.5.1/PPC</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: James Lockwood [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:james at foonly.com">mailto:james at foonly.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 12:38 =
PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To: rescue at sunhelp.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Solaris =
2.5.1/PPC</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Paul Khoury wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > Maybe it's coincidence, but it seems that =
OS/2 and Windows </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> NT for PPC</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > was killed as well.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > I wonder what that all adds up to?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> It adds up to the fact that Apple, the largest =
manufacturer of PowerPC</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> based systems at the time, dragged their feet =
on the promise </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> of releasing</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> a cheap CHRP/PReP system.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Wazzat?  CHRP/PReP?</FONT>
<BR>        <FONT =
SIZE=3D2>Greg</FONT>
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