Joined: 3-Feb-2004 Posts: 584
From: Lincoln, England
@HMK
Looks a good read, I've read a bit of it (only just got up so I'm in no condition for anything remotly technical) there are a few inacuraseys and common mistakes but hey no-one's perfect, not even the Freidens
Here's an article on PPC on Linux which could be relevant to the discussion. It focuses mostly on how to run Linux on PPC, but also indicates a growing trend in running Linux on PPC platforms.
Some of Dan Burcaw statements are questionable e.g. His RISC vs CISC e.g. _Modern X86 doesn't directly execute CISC instructions (variable length), they execute RISC (fix length) like instructions. _His claims on cooling is another questionable issue... One could write debunking article against Dan Burcaw 's Outside Intel book.