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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:12:51 +0000
From: Wesley Felter <wesf@cs.utexas.edu>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Which PowerPC Architectures?
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in article 200006121315.JAA01416@cse.psu.edu, forsyth@vitanuova.com at
forsyth@vitanuova.com wrote on 6/12/00 8:46 AM:

>>> PowerPC architecture is supported, but I found no more than that. I have a
>>> PowerPC Mac (an 8600 to be exact). Will Plan9 run on this machine?

[snip]

> if the powermac is G3, i suspect you're out of luck.  i didn't think
> hardware details of that had been released.  even if they have,
> or if it's 604 based, you've still got a fair amount of work to do
> for a plan 9 port.

The 8600 is a 604 (unless it has an upgrade in it). But as for G3s, there
are several source-available operating systems available for Macs:

Linux - http://www.linuxppc.org/
NetBSD - http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/
Darwin - http://www.publicsource.apple.com/projects/darwin/

Between those three source trees there must be enough information to do a
Mac Plan 9 port.

Wesley Felter - wesf@cs.utexas.edu