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- =============================<<<POWERPC NEWS>>>=========================
- The Electronic News Magazine for the Internet
- World Wide Web server at http://power.globalnews.com/
- *** May 15th, 1994: Vol. 1, No.5 ***
-
- Most notable points in this edition? our Worldwide Web Server has now
- gone live (see story 1066), for all you Internet point-and-clickers out
- there. Plus the launch of our new online book-store where you will be
- able to browse, order and even post reviews (see story 8500).
- - Chris Rose, Editor: chrisr@power.globalnews.com
-
- _________________________ IN THIS ISSUE ____________________________
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- | 3013) AN IN-DEPTH TRAWL THROUGH THE POWERPC REFERENCE PLATFORM |
- | 1066) POWERPC NEWS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WORLDWIDE WEB |
- | 3014) IS IT WORTH RECOMPILING FOR THE 601, 603 AND 604? |
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- ==== POWERPC NEWS: (use story no. 1999 to retrieve whole section) =====
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- 1051) MOTOROLA ANNOUNCES 603 PRICING - NOTHING FROM IBM YET........(267)
- Motorola has announced availability and very aggressive pricing for
- the PowerPC 603, the processor aimed at the lap-top market.
- 1052) APPLE SET WITH FIRST POWERPC-READY POWERBOOKS............... (193)
- Monday will see Apple Preview its new generation of Powerbooks,
- codenamed Blackbird. They are upgradable to the PowerPC 603.
- 1053) CHINA & IBM SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE POWERPC TECHNOLOGY.....(283)
- The Chinese ministry for the electronics industry has signed
- a memorandum with IBM under which the two will jointly promote
- PowerPC technology in the worlds most populous country.
- 1054) STUDENTS PORTING FREEWARE UNIX TO THE POWER MAC..............(286)
- With Apple seeming determined to quit the desktop Unix market, two US
- computer science students have embarked on a Power Mac port of Linux.
- -o-
- 1055) HYUNDAI SHOWED POWERPC MACHINE AT CEBIT......................(117)
- 1056) IBM SET WITH FIRST POWERPC-READY AS/400s.....................(770)
- 1057) IBM TO INTRODUCE 80MHz 601 RS/6000S ON MAY 24TH - UNIGRAM.X..(300)
- 1058) MOTOROLA TO PORT ITS OPTIMISING COMPILERS TO POWER MACINTOSH.(173)
- 1059) ALDUS CORPORATION FOLLOWS UP NATIVE FREEHAND WITH PAGEMAKER..(170)
- 1060) ONE UP SHOWS 'SMART' OS/2 PORTING TOOL - IBM PONDERS WIN32...(693)
- 1061) IBM REORGANISES PC CO & PC WEEK THINKS IT MAY ADOPT POWERPC..(227)
- 1062) MORE EMBEDDED PROCESSORS TO COME FROM IBM....................(105)
- 1063) GERSTNER MIFFED THAT APPLE BEAT IBM TO POWERPCS..............(359)
- 1064) APPLE TO LICENCE NON-US MAC-CLONERS, SEEKS EWORLD PARTNERS...(343)
- 1065) "FIRST" POWERPC PUBLICATION LAUNCHED..........................(70)
- 1066) POWERPC NEWS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB..............(260)
-
- ===== COMPUTERWIRE:(use story no. 2999 to retrieve whole section) ======
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- 2035) 100MHZ DX4 IN SHORT SUPPLY AS INTEL PRIORITISES PENTIUM......(169)
- 2036) MOSAIC AUTHORS LEAVE NCSA TO PRODUCE COMMERCIAL WEB BROWSER..(258)
- 2037) NOVELL & XEROX TEAM UP TO BATTLE LOTUS NOTES.................(287)
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- 2038) IBM RECASTS SALES - BY SECTOR TO PRESENT ONE FACE TO CLIENT..(292)
- 2039) SUN PLANETS TO BE RE-ABSORBED IN RE-ORGANISATION.............(292)
- 2040) NYNEX NAMES SUPPLIERS FOR US VIDEO-ON-DEMAND TRIAL...........(289)
- 2041) COMPAQ PICKS PICTURETEL AS VIDEOCONFERENCING MATE............(216)
- 2042) US MOTORISTS TO GET INTELLIGENT SUPERHIGHWAY.................(431)
- 2043) COMMODORE THROWS IN TOWELS, SETS ORDERLY LIQUIDATION.........(260)
-
- ==== FEATURE ARTICLES ==================================================
-
- 3013)'FIRST TAKE ONE PROCESSOR...' THE PREP RECIPE................(3113)
- We take an in depth-trawl through IBM's PowerPC Reference, look at its
- structure and highlight some of the most noteworthy parts - without
- giving the plot away, of course.
-
- 3014) TO OPTIMISE? OR NOT TO OPTIMISE? THAT IS THE QUESTION.......(1278)
- Though all the members of the PowerPC family are binary compatible,
- they are different enough for processor-specific compiler optimisation
- to make a difference. But is it worth producing multiple binaries?
-
- 3015) GUEST FEATURE: WHERE NOW FOR THE PDA?.......................(5100)
- Personal Digital Assistants such as the Newton and the Hobbit really
- haven't lived up to expectations. Tom Foremski, writing for Computer
- Business Review, takes a detailed look at the plans of a number of
- major players.
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- ==== POWERPC RESOURCES =================================================
-
- 4000) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS..................................(4014)
- Derek B Noonburg's wide-ranging FAQ list from comp.sys.powerpc
- Last updated: April 13th
-
- 4001) CLOCK-CHIPPING THE MACINTOSH................................(4846)
- Marc Schrier's fact sheet, from sumex.stanford.edu on how to replace
- your Mac's oscillator for something speedier. Not for the nervous.
-
- ==== POWERPC NATIVE SOFTWARE LIBRARY ====== (In BinHex format) =========
- *** We intend to make a wide selection of shareware and public domain
- software available in this section - but we need your help to find it!
- If you know of good examples please mail Chris Rose with its location
-
- and exact retrieval details - many thanks.***
-
- 4401) ADOBE PHOTOSHOP NATIVE POWERPC PLUG-IN.(1.0.1)..............(190k)
- Note: this an updated Version, which cures a few minor bugs in
- in the previous version. Worth an upgrade.(freeware)
- 4402) JPEGVIEW 3.2................................................(440k)
- Fast, flexible, JPEG, PICT, GIF, TIFF, BMP, MacPaint viewer for PowerPC
- Macintoshes. (postcardware/shareware)
- 4403) GOPHER SURFER 1.0b7.........................................(735k)
- Fat Binary - turn your Macintosh into a Gopher Server. Beta package
- that supports the full Gopher+ protocol suite (freeware)
- 4404) FETCH 2.1.2.................................................(399k)
- Fat Binary version of the excellent FTP client. Makes downloading as
- easy as falling off a log. (freeware/shareware)
- 4405) MACHTTP 1.2.4...............................................(161k)
-
- Fat Binary - turn your Macintosh into a HyperText Transport Protocol
- daemon and become a Web server (freeware)
-
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- 4011) PowerPC White Paper.......................................(3239)
- 4012) PowerOpen Environment White Paper.........................(2214)
- 4013) PowerOpen Newsletter......................................(4626)
- 4014) Association Membership list: *last update 13th May 1994*...(535)
- 4015) Benefits of membership....................................(1828)
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- INFORMATION ABOUT FREE TRIALS TO LEADING PUBLICATIONS
- 5000) Computergram international - the world's leading computer daily
- 5001) Unigram/X - the weekly newsletter for the Unix community
- 5002) Network Week - the weekly datacoms and telecoms bulletin
- 5003) Computer Finance - analysing the real cost of computing
- 5004) Software Futures - exploring software development
- 5005) Computer Business Review - the global business analysis title
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- 5020) IBM System User - the UK'S leading IBM magazine
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- SPECIAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
- 5100) In-depth reports on the Economics of Client Server Computing,
- Economics of PC Networking and Economics of Outsourcing.
- 5101) New report from Xephon on future directions in PC market
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- COMPUTER BOOKSTORE
- 8500) Introduction
- 8501) Extract from THE WHOLE INTERNET USERS GUIDE & CATALOG
- 8502) Information on selected additional titles
- 8503) To receive all of the above in one file
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- | 1043) PowerPC 604: a look under the hood & the future |
- | 1043) 145,000 Power Macs ship, but Apple figures disappoint |
- | 3010) Workplace OS: A machine with multiple personalities |
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