PPC (was Re: Openoffice update)

[PeterH5322]

>I'm not sure however how many people will take 
>advantage of the new form it will take without Apple.  The published 
>documentation and news highlights the work of IBM and Sony in their Cell 
>product which essentially is a PowerPC chip.

Certain of our National Laboratories must believe in the Power 
architecture, as they have committed to a 131,072 processor (128 Kp) 
"cluster", using their own "open" clustering software.

I believe in the Power architecture, as well.

Intel is NOT inside, here.






AMD, perhaps, one day ... but, not today, and probably not tomorrow.