[rescue] Compaq Proliant 8000

[Phil Stracchino]

On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 08:43:46PM +0000, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> That would limit the useful life of the "computer" to the useful life
> of the last OS ported onto it (assuming each new OS release required a
> new HAL - does WinXP still have a HAL, it is a single platform OS now,
> excepting SNMP-baby boxes ;^)

Since an XP port to PowerPC 970 exists (as the development platform for 
Xbox2), I would have to say XP is not a single-platform OS, and
therefore presumably still has the HAL.


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