Terra Soft Teaming up with Themis on Single-Board Computer
http://www.osnews.com/story.php/17101/T ... d-Computer
"Linux distributor Terra Soft, makers of the Fedora-based Yellow Dog Linux distribution for the PPC platform, recently announced plans to provide a complete Linux distribution for the TPPC64, a single-board computer developed by Themis. Terra Soft, which once specialized in Linux support for Apple computers, has found several new PPC Linux niches since Apple's unexpected transition to Intel processors."

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070129-8721.html

http://www.themis.com/prod/hardware/tppc64.htm
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Themis' TPPC64™ is the industry's first family of 6U VMEbus computer boards based on the IBM® PowerPC® 970FX processor. Two TPPC64 configurations are available; a single- processor, and a dual-processor, symmetric multiprocessing solution. The PowerPC 970FX processor provides maximum performance for existing 32-bit applications and new 64-bit applications.


The 1.8 GHz TPPC64, in a single-processor configuration, can be configured with up to 4 GBytes of DDR400 memory and includes two Gigabit Ethernet ports and support for a Single Ultra320 SCSI channel. The single-processor TPPC64 also includes a high performance Universe II VME64x interface, two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, two USB ports, AC97 audio, and two serial ports.

A second processor may be added, in a second VME slot, communicating with the baseboard via a processor-flexible interface.

Higher levels of I/O integration can be achieved by adding a PMC carrier card, hosting up to additional three PMC slots.


• Single 1.8 GHz IBM PowerPC 970FX processor
• Dual processor configuration occupies two VMEbus slots
• Up to 4 GB of DDR400 SDRAM memory
• Power - Single-CPU configuration:
12V power: 10.0A typical
5V power: 2.5A typical
• Power - Dual-CPU configuration (with PMC slot on CPU1 board)
12V power: 14.0A typical
5V power: 3.5A typical
• Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Optional Carrier board PCI I/O expansion supports up to 3 PMC slots
• Additional VME-backplane access
• Support for Linux
• Rugged design for reliability in harsh operating environments—up to 30G shock"
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perhaps someone should really try and bring out a Cell based board that can take 1 gig+ of ram and all the basic trimings to take advantage of the UK/EU ps3 launch but at a better price.....

That is a good combination. Best wishes to both Themis and TSS.

R&B :)

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indeed, the more the better, perhaps we can see them bring their devs and users here, after all thats the purpose of this (post phinixi) power developer site is it not 8)

did anyone ask them to pop over here or mention about our growing PPC markets initative (i didnt yet)?.