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What would a g5 port entail?=20

On 5/29/05, Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov> wrote:
> Actually, I learned a good bit more about the whole Cell situation this
> morning, from the chipset level on up to the 'when will systems get out'
> level. The situation is, to say the least, murky, and will be for a while=
.
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> However: If we were to put effort into a G5 port, which is cheap to do
> (buy a mac!), we'd be ready to rock and roll on the Cell when systems
> become more generally available.
>=20
> So, Plan 9 is getting fixed for 64-bit mode, we have a K8 compiler now as
> a template. What do we name the compiler?
>=20
> Cell C (or cc)? Just joking!
>=20
> G5 C or gc? I'll stop now.
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> ron
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>