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NetBSD Now Supports Dual Power PC Processors

Posted by timothy on from the shiny-boxes dept.

djcdplaya writes: "DaemonNews is reporting that the good guys over at NetBSD have gotten dual PowerPC processors working on dual-G4 Apples. The NetBSD mailing can be found here."

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  1. To all the ppl saying BSD is dead by t0qer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I see like 12 or so totally offtopic comments saying BSD is dead. Here is what I have to say about it.

    In the last month, as a hobbyist i've set up 3 BSD systems.

    I like BSD, the install isn't bloated, the system boots up REALLY fast, and it really is a better place to start than Linux if you want to learn UNIX standards.

    This message is coming to you through a transparent squid proxy :)

    Now for some on topic stuff.

    SMP on PPC? Cool beans!

    --toq

    1. Re:To all the ppl saying BSD is dead by BitGeek · · Score: 5, Insightful


      How can BSD be dead when Apple ships more BSD systems every year than Linux has in its entire history??

      Really, though, these comparitive unix arguments are just silly.

      Above the kernel, everyone has vi, emacs, gcc, curl, et al. Inside the kernel everyone has access to the open source kernels and so anything competitively advantageous will eventually make it to the other kernels.

      Sure, there's a difference in the kernels, some being better than others at some tasks-- but really, to users, its unix, unix, unix, unix.

      *UNIX* in all its flavors, is taking over the world... one Mac, one PC, one Workstation, one Server at a time.

      When microsoft is the alternative, why squabble over kernel flavors?

      --
      Yeah, and you guys panned the ipod too: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23/ 1816257
  2. Re:MOTOROLA-Power PC is a deprecated Processor. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I don't quite see why this was modded as a troll. This AC has brought up a good point: Apple's marketting arm has been blabbing about increased performance with Motorola's G4s, when the truth is, the CPU doesn't shine in real-world applications, using compilers that are available on the market, and programs that *real* people use. Sure you don't need 2Ghz to browse pr0n, but still, if the company's claiming to be better, the least it could do is back it's claims with some hard facts.

    I love Apple's UNIX push with MacOS X, but sometimes the truth hurts... x86s are simply cheaper and faster (Note: I didn't say "Better"; You make your own conclusions).