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Next G5 Multitasks Operating Systems

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the little-bit-of-this-a-little-bit-of-that dept.

squiggleslash writes "IBM has big plans for the 970, Apple's so-called "G5". The CPU will support partitioning, similar to IBM's mainframe systems, allowing multiple operating systems to run at the same time on a single CPU. A Mac built around this chip could theoretically run OS X, GNU/Linux, Mac OS 9, and the PowerPC version of Windows NT, all simultaneously and independently."

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  1. great by jrl87 · · Score: 5, Funny

    so now I can crash at least five systems at the same time?

  2. PowerPC version of Windows NT? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is this, 1994?

  3. Sounds great... by iamzack · · Score: 5, Funny

    But will it come in a stylish case with a 4-figure price tag?

  4. OMG! by Chief+Typist · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to need more than one mouse button!

    -ch

    1. Re:OMG! by Otter · · Score: 5, Funny
      ...in Linux it will be command-click...

      Actually, that's only in KDE. It'll be ctrl-click in GNOME, option-click in Motif, :-click in vi and hitting every key simultaneously in emacs.

      --
      What I'm listening to now on Pandora...