[RLUG] Power PC vs. x86

[Brandon Mitchell]

Blades will probably always be a popular place to use PPC. Intel is just too
power hungry, and the AMD options really haven't matured enough, yet. Then
there is the floating point performance...

On 3/27/06, Josh Scilacci <yuckymucky at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I was thinking about that but I just haven't seen any new PPC servers
> comming out and being used. Just a lot of AMD and Intel. I suppose as long
> as IBM is around though PPC will always be around.
>
>
> Josh
>
>
>
> On 3/27/06, James Washer <washer at trlp.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Well, it is in fact expanding, but in the server world, not the
> > desktop/laptop space.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:25:58 -0800
> > "Josh Scilacci" <yuckymucky at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > > If anything mainstream PPC is going to be slumping off significantaly
> > I
> > > believe. There are still huge user bases for it and the G5 will keep
> > it
> > > alive, but I just don't see it expanding anytime soon. Unless for some
> > weird
> > > reason Dell started selling PPC machines.
> > >
> > > Like James said as long as you are making no system calls that are
> > > architecture specific or writing in ASM you should have no issues at
> > all
> > > crossing between PPC and Intel. I have built a lot of stuff on PPC and
> > Intel
> > > and had no issues, but it was very basic stuff.
> > >
> > > Josh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/27/06, James Washer <washer at trlp.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Interesting subject, though I doubt there will be much interest from
> > the
> > > > group. Very few folks be interested in PPC.
> > > >
> > > > I'll take a stab at answering things here.. No, you shouldn't have
> > to
> > > > rewrite you apps, UNLESS you are using assembly, or you are making
> > > > architecture specific system calls, like modify_LDT, or you've been
> > "fancy"
> > > > with structure packing, etc, relying on 32bit ints, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Power PC ONLY in the future? Wow.. I wish. Somehow I doubt Intel is
> > going
> > > > out of business anytime soon.
> > > >
> > > > Are you currently running 64bit?
> > > >
> > > > - jim
> > > >
> > > > p.s. you didn't mention what language your apps were written in, so
> > I'm
> > > > assuming "C".
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:49:51 -0500 (EST)
> > > > "" <jennifertf at excite.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Folks, if someone needs a suggestion for the next meeting topic,
> > may I
> > > > suggest Power PC vs. x86 architecture.  This is one subject I'm
> > interested
> > > > in -- in particular, will I have to rewrite my programs?  Will
> > upgrading my
> > > > hardware force me to upgrade my software?  Will only Power PC
> > systems be
> > > > available in the future?
> > > > >
> > > > > Please, when replying to this e-mail reply to the list OR reply to
> > me
> > > > directly.  Don't reply to both; that way I don't have to read the
> > reply
> > > > twice.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jennifer
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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