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- In article <199604220516.BAA10641@styx.ios.com>, Ian Viemeister
- <vmeister@ios.com> wrote:
-
- > Gee, the last time I checked, MacOs for PPC included an emulator for the
- > 68xxx series, in fact I remember noticing in a review of an upgrade to
- > it that Apple was using the same kind of tricks that SynPaper talks
- > about. Now if I recall correctly, they *were* considering putting in a
- > hardware translation layer for _Intel x86_ code, in order to compete in
- > the "mainstream" market.
- >
- > I would be very interested in finding out if the PPC group has decided
- > to work on hardware level emulation of any other platforms.
-
- You are referring to the PPC 615 chip. I've heard from a reliable
- source at IBM that these chips are is testing right now, and that IBM, and
- the other two PPC partners I'd asume, are very committed to completing
- this project. I wouldn't put any bets on it, but I personally think we'll
- see a PPC 615 before we see Copland.
-
- Cheers,
-
- Ben
-
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