Google fishing trip photos and ...
a little rootin around found some of the following...
http://ssadler.phy.bnl.gov/adler/sc2k/sc2kpg0.html
(scroll 1/2 way down.)
intersting quote from 2000:
"IBM is show off their power4 architecture.
They are developing either a dual or quad PPC system
on a single chip. The IBM'er here is hold up a model
of the CPU chip. He told me that a group of engineers
worked on the system for a week to get Linux up
and running"
and a whole website for
http://linuxppc64.org/
A little Power4 light reading, note title of page 2.
http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101600000000
Now for a little apparent-fact that Motorola ISN'T dropping out
of the high-performance computing market. They aren't focusing
*entirely* on the small embedded processor market.
(no direct url)
http://www.motorolacareers.com/
>> semiconductor
>> search jobs
>> Location: USA-Southwest , City: Austin TX
>> search jobs button
_PowerPC Microprocessor Designer_
_______Austin, TX, USA -Southwest_
Scope of Responsibilities/Expectations:
Design and development of **high-performance microprocessors**.
Will be responsible for circuit design portions of microprocessors.
Specific Knowledge: Should have good knowlede & experience in
circuit design skills. Logic design skills and knowlege of
microprocessor skills is a plus.
Motorola is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
We welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce.
and immediately above it...
_Logic Designer_
_______Austin, TX, USA -Southwest_
Scope of Responsibilities/Expectations:
Logic Designer - Responsibilities will include logic design
of **high-performance microprocessors**. Specific Knowledge:
Knowledge in microprocessor architecture. VHDL experience.
Understanding of system-level operations is desirable.
Experience in PowerPC architecture is desirable.
Motorola is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
We welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce.
(my **'s)
Does that **high-performance microprocessors** mean what
I think it means? I'm not thinking faster cell phones.
Now for a little rumor swirl. A buddy who works there told
me a few months ago that ~"Moto was going to step back for a
little while, Let IBM take the Apple reigns for a little while,
then Moto is coming back with the G7,"~ which they apparently are
starting on now with the above job positions.. .?. (This was
before the current IBM-Power4Lite-GPUL-PPC rumors started.)
In that same conversation he talked of their last chip for
a while. He called it the "Apollo7" and said it was just
taped out. Now I doubt this is the "fabled" MotoG5, and is rather
either the currently shipping 1.25's, or the next round of
7470's to hold us over til we can get our hands on the
wipe-drool-from-face IBM PPC-64's.
), upgraded it, and in general spent about 12 years waiting w/ increasing frustration for something to actually happen to move the platform forward.
