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Increasing numbers of embedded developers are turning to Linux as the preferred software platform to support compute-intensive applications in networking, wireless infrastructure, storage and imaging.

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SuSE Linux 7.3 PowerPC Edition is now in circulation. The Linux operating system has been developed to run on Macs equipped with PowerPC processors. The collection includes 8 CDs that contain both the ...

I've tried asking this in the Linux forum, but no answers (!). I just took possession of 2 7100/80s and a 7600/120. I want to set up the 7600 as a server running Linux so I can learn the nuts and ...

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Open source Java will be brought to the PowerPC architecture for Linux and IBM’s AIX OS under a proposal floated this week that could eventually benefit the different Linux distributors. The project ...

French Linux seller MandrakeSoft has announced version 8 of its software for PowerPC-based computers, the company plans to announce Monday at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. The ...

The folks at SuSE Linux, a solutions provider in open source operating system software, say that SuSE Linux 7.1 PowerPC Edition will be available in early April. They’ll be supplying the latest Linux ...

Increasing numbers of embedded developers are turning to Linux as the preferred software platform to support compute-intensive applications in networking, wireless infrastructure, storage and imaging.