Terra Soft Unifies Power Ecosystem with YDL v5.0.2: Announcement 14 June 2007

[Jim Baker]

I have a Mac G-4 450 tower with 512 ram and plenty of room on a hard 
drive. I've tried before to get something installed and running w/o 
success. HONESTLY, what is the difficulty level of getting an 
installation up and running? Will it run from a remote external hard 
drive as once touted? If so, what configuration is needed to do that? 
How about from a flash drive?
	Finally, I have a G3 Pismo 400/512; will a current YDL run on it?
	Thank you,
	James


On Jun 14, 2007, at 10:29 AM, Kai Staats wrote:

> Yellow Dog Enthusiasts,
>
> We are pleased to announce the release of Yellow Dog Linux(TM) v5.0.2, 
> a
> single Install DVD with support for the Apple G4 and G5 computers, 
> Sony PS3,
> and IBM 'System p' servers, including the JS20/21, OpenPower, and 
> current
> POWER5 systems.
>
> Terra Soft's Yellow Dog Linux continues to lead the charge with the 
> most
> stable, functional, and thoroughly tested Linux OS for the Power
> architecture. With forthcoming support for additional, existing and 
> new Power
> systems while maintaining enterprise level support for Mercury and IBM 
> Cell
> blades*, Yellow Dog Linux unifies the Power ecosystem.
>
> Seamless code migration from the former Apple PowerPC product line to 
> the
> latest IBM Cell blades reduces complexity in code development. 
> Identical end
> user experience across multiple systems, from installation to 
> application
> reduces total cost of ownership (and generally helps users feel happy).
>
> Yellow Dog Linux v5.0.2 offers:
> 	 - kernel 2.6.22rc4
> 	 - SDK v2.0 for Cell BE
> 	 - more than 70 bug fixes and updates
> 	 - continued support for both 32- and 64-bit systems
> 	 - beta IBM 'System p' support**
>
> The IBM Software Development Toolkit (SDK) for Cell Broadband Engine 
> (Cell BE)
> is a complete package of tools which allows developers to program 
> optimized
> applications for platforms built upon the Cell BE. The SDK is composed 
> of
> development tool chains, software libraries, and sample source.
>
> Yellow Dog Linux v5.0.2 is immediately available via YDL.net Enhanced 
> accounts
> and the Terra Soft Store as shipping DVD product. A printed Guide to
> Installation is included with each package, appropriate for the product
> selected.
>
> 	www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/
>
>
> * The Mercury Cell and IBM QS20 blades are supported by a Yellow Dog 
> Linux
> Board Support Package available from Terra Soft Solutions.
>
> ** IBM JS20, JS21, p5 185, and a quad core OpenPower POWER5 systems 
> have been
> tested in-house at Terra Soft. Additional POWER5 systems built upon 
> the same
> platform and firmware are likely to function without issue.
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