RS/6000 Model 170 Boots Linux

[Donald Cowart]

What are the 604e PowerPC chips, 32bit or 64bit?

--Donald

Donald Cowart  (dcowart at acld.lib.fl.us)
Network Manager
Alachua County Library District
Gainesville, FL

On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 tom_gall at vnet.ibm.com wrote:

>
> bob at kunk.jriver.com wrote:
> >
> > I'm curious about a few things...
> >
> > The Power 3 in the 170 is running in 32 bit mode I assume?
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> That's correct. The 64 bit PowerPC Kernel is a work in progress at the moment.
>
> > Also with reference to the PPC linux system running on the Beta Power 4
> > is this also in 32 bit mode?
>
> That is also correct.
>
> > The Power 3,  RS6000-III and Power 4 are all 64 bit chips from what I
> > understand and IBM's literature makes me think that AIX is indeed running
> > in 64 bit mode with the ability to run 32 bit apps.
>
> Actually the AIX kernel runs in 32 bit mode, however it has the ability to run
> 64 bit apps.
>
> > >From what I have heard, NT running on the Alpha is in 32 bit mode. Is
> > Linux running on the Alpha also 32 bit? I would assume Tru64 Unix is
> > running in 64 bit mode on the Alpha....
>
> Alpha Linux is 64 bit.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom
>
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