PowerPC Platform
<architecture, standard> (PPCP, PReP - PowerPC Reference Platform, formerly CHRP - Common Hardware Reference Platform) An open system standard, designed by
IBM, intended to ensure compatibility among
PowerPC-based systems built by different companies.
The PReP standard specifies the
PCI bus, but will also support
ISA, MicroChannel and
PCMCIA.
PReP-compliant systems will be able to run the
Macintosh OS,
OS/2, WorkplaceOS,
AIX,
Solaris,
Taligent and
Windows NT.
IBM systems will (of course) be PReP-compliant. Apple's first
PowerPC Macintoshes will not be compliant, but future ones may be.
IBM info (http://fnctsrv0.chips.ibm.com/products/ppc/L3ppcp.html).
(http://billboard.emedia.com.au/chipster/computers/CHRP/whatsCHRP.html).
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