Re: Re: Call for platforms

Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu> writes:
>> "PPC750"? What's that? "PPC G3" might be more likely to mean something
>> to onlookers ...

> Actually "G3" means nothing outside of Apple afaict. The 750 series is a
> follow-on to the 60x series, and there is a 7xxx series also. From my
> pov, using an accepted label, rather than a marketing (re)label, better
> indicates *what* this actually can run on. I'm not sure that I have it
> labeled correctly yet, but "G3" is not a step in the right direction.

I found an apparently current "PowerPC CPU Summary" at
http://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps/technology/tech_tutorial.jsp?catId=M943030621280

If accurate, the chip in this PowerBook is *not* a 750, since that tops
out at 400 MHz. Apple offered this model in 400 and 500 MHz speeds,
which makes it either a 7400 or 7410 chip ...

> Should I put "Mac G3" in the comment section?

Yes, if you won't put it where it should be ;-). I'm still of the
opinion that "G3" will mean something to a vastly larger population
than "750" or "7400" would. The latter are "marketing relabels" too
you know; Motorola's internal designation would probably be something
else entirely.

regards, tom lane