IBM releasing a PowerPC laptop soon?

Posted Jun 7, 2005 23:42 UTC (Tue) by jcm (subscriber, #18262) [Link]

> IBM tried PowerPC laptops in 1995-1997, before their Linux plunge.

They didn't hire a load of Power/PowerPC hackers over the last 18 months for no reason. Whether they will actually decide to take the plunge remains to be seen but with Apple out of the way, it might create an opportunity. In any case, this unfortunate state of affairs will now end the AIM alliance[0].

I'm just venting steam. I got serious annoyed with Apple yesterday (although their decision makes great business sense) and am trying to calm down. It's difficult though, since as a die-hard Apple hardware fan, I'm now having to seriously consider what options I'll have left :-)

Jon.

[0] The work down on PowerPC between the three companies at Summerset house - take a look at archive.org for some great video footage. This was around the 1995 timeframe back when even Microsoft were working on a Windows NT port to PowerPC (which they ultimately dropped after the only good NT died - 3.51), although the PowerPC IEEE1275 binding was specially modifed for Microsoft's NT (allowing for 2/2GB split). Proving even at that stage that they weren't happy to just go along with a standard.