I remember the AIM and PowerOpen. The key word is 'alliance'. Apple never had anything to do with the actual design of PPC. Their only role was to help specify processing requirements and to agree to purchase the chip. IBM owns most if not all the patents to PPC and Power chips. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stewart Stremler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Rumor Mill: Apple explores use of Intel chips Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 07:30:08 -0700
> > begin quoting Randall Shimizu as of Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 11:57:41PM -0800: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: DJA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Lousy quote mechanism. :( > > > > Remember, PPC is a joint (and open-spec'ed) Apple-IBM design > > > > What......??? Do you have a url.....?? As I understand it PPC is > > developed by IBM and they own the patents to it..... > > Apple-IBM-Motorola partnership, IIRC. > > http://www.biography.ms/PowerPC.html > > IBM had the POWER architecture, but needed a single-chipc design. > > -Stewart "Can't get away from the gorillas anymore." Stremler << 1.2.dat >> > > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
