[yellowdog-announce] Terra Soft Provides Linux on POWER Developer Workstation: Press Release 2004 08/03

Offering Provides Low-cost System Exceptionally Outfitted for Open Source 
Developers Interested in Porting to or Developing for Linux on the POWER(R) 
Architecture

Loveland, Colorado -- 03 August 2004 -- Terra Soft Solutions(R), Inc., the 
leading developer of integrated PowerPC(R) Linux solutions, provides a 
Developer Workstation for Linux on POWER(R), preloaded with popular tools for 
open source developers.

Terra Soft Solutions' Linux on POWER Developer Workstation is a dual-processor 
Apple(R) Power Mac(R) G5, preloaded with Y-HPC(TM), Terra Soft's 64-bit OS, 
and Mac OS(R) X. The Linux image includes pre-installed open source developer 
tools providing the general Linux developer a complete development 
environment. Dual boot capability with Mac OS/X provides the user the ability 
to run all Mac OS X applications as well as those for Linux. Offered at under 
$2500 US, this powerful workstation is designed to be the developers' primary 
computer for Linux development, personal productivity applications, desktop 
publishing, and pure fun.

"Terra Soft is excited to offer this development environment to extend the use 
of Linux on POWER(R) through the open source community," said Kai Staats, CEO 
of Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. "As a value-added Business Partner of IBM(R) 
and Apple(R), and the developer of the renowned Yellow Dog Linux, Terra Soft 
is uniquely positioned to provide developers the comprehensive hardware and 
software solution they need - and with screaming performance."

Linux on POWER refers to the operating environment of running Linux and 
applications on POWER processor-based systems such as the IBM eServer(TM) 
pSeries(R), iSeries(R) and BladeCenter(R) JS20, and also other products like 
the Apple Power Mac G5. For the general Linux developer, the Apple Power Mac 
G5 provides a dual-processor workstation that is based on the same Power 
architecture that provides binary compatibility with other IBM POWER4(R) and 
POWER5(R) processor-based servers.

Developers can make their Workstation developed applications available to IBM 
eServer(TM) customers by utilizing the University of Portland's remote access 
service for testing on server-side environments and posting the applications 
to the Linux on POWER repository. For more information, see 
http://www.egr.up.edu/powerlinux


About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Terra Soft is a leading Integrated Solutions Provider with proven expertise in 
the PowerPC architecture and Linux OS platform. As an Apple Authorized 
Proprietary Solutions Provider and IBM Business Partner, Terra Soft provides 
turnkey and build-to-order portables, desktop workstations, application and 
network servers, and HPC clusters. Terra Soft offers both 32-bit and 64-bit 
distributions to the Linux on POWER developer community. 

For more information, visit www.terrasoftsolutions.com

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