Windows Vista gets a bad rap for its hefty hardware requirements, but it's not alone. Apple's MacOS X platform has left a lot of Macs with PowerPC G3, G4 and G5 chips out in the cold. However, Linux ...

MandrakeSoft has released Mandrake Linux 9.1 for PowerPC processors. Codenamed “Bamboo,” this release adds all the features found in Mandrake Linux 9.1 available for other processors, including Apache ...

Although Intel provides the greatest user base for Linux, many other architectures are supported. These include ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, Alpha, SPARC and Hitachi. The availability of cheap x86 hardware ...

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 ...

Also in today's open source roundup: 8 Linux file managers to try, and Pokemon GO has lost millions of players Apple is known for its planned obsolescence strategy that encourages customers to upgrade ...

Two 1-GHz G4 MPC7455 processors, comprehensive hardware features, and PPC Boot and Linux—that's what comes with the A7400-PCI dual PowerPC PCI card. The A7400-PCI features 8 Mbytes of flash ROM, two ...

Three notable events in the high-tech industry so far this year have particularly influenced the status of the PowerPC CPU in embedded-system applications and the broader electronics market. Beginning ...