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From: Andreas Jarzemski<andreas.jarzemski@f...>
Date: Tue Mar 9 19:37:09 CET 2004
Subject: [openppc] Re: OpenPPC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 3
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 02:23:18 -0800
>From: "darth" <darth_x0@h...>
>Subject: Re: [openppc] Terra Soft Statement
>To: "Discussion about open,Linux-based motherboards"
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sven Luther" <sven.luther@w...>
>To: "Discussion about open, Linux-based motherboards"
><openppc@o...>
>Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [openppc] Terra Soft Statement
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>>On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:34:26PM +0100, bright.communication@f...
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>wrote:
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>>>"Many of you have enthusiastically and patiently awaited the delivery of
>>>MAI Logic's Teron motherboards on which Terra Soft's Boxer ATX systems
>>>
>>>
>>Huh, i thouht tha Boxer was a vaporware product designed by some UK guy,
>>and absolutely separate from anything MAI/Teron/whatever related. Do
>>TerraSoft have the rights to use that name/trademark ?
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>The "Boxer" was the name originally for a custom designed Amiga clone
>motherboard developed by Mick Tinker, 1996 era.
>(There is a whole story to this)
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>Later, Terrasoft used the name 'boxer' to describe their Teron-based PPC
>system, 2002 era.
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>>>will be built. We have removed the Teron-based systems from our online
>>>Store until further notice in order to reduce further confusion and
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>>>
>false
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>>>expectations. We promise to bring this product to market as soon as
>>>possible." -- Terra Soft Team
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>>>
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>http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/boxer/
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>It appears that Terrasoft was disappointed with the performance of the Teron
>motherboards and trying to support this, while most of their customers were
>asking for
>systems like Apple's G5 anyways. Terrasoft have an agreement
>with Apple to sell installed Linux/MacOSX dual boot system.
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>
Apple G5 have a very good processor 970 from IBM, but the CPU is only a
hearth of a system and if you want to get a good solution
you need a chipset - you know a free on market chipset for ppc970 ? I don't
on the other side if you get this chipset - you can do only a Apple
clone and this shall be 100% expensive like Apple and our idea is not to
design a Apple clone
>Besides, with the new PowerPC and PCI Express chipsets being released (later
>this year) and several companies coming along with an increased interest in
>PowerPC (including Microsoft for their next XBOX), its going to be a great
>year for new companies developing for PowerPC. Freescale is going to be a
>company to watch.
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>
a new ppc chipset with PCI-Ex need also a 970 CPU - do you know how cost
this ? I know and when you can't get a commitment for
xxx.000 per year forgot this idea .
I think a design with ppc750/fx/gx , maybe a dual system as option is
for more people good enough
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