Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: Simon Thorpe <thorpe@cerco.ups-tlse.fr>
Subject: PVM on PowerPC chips?
Organization: CNRS
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 17:05:04 +0000
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Given the remarkably good performance of PowerPC chips in novembers
Byte, I was wondering if there was any way of getting PVM to run on
PowerPC based machines. As far as I can see there are various options.

1) Does the recent Windows NT version of PVM run on PowerPC based
machines like Motorola's new PowerStack II series? These new machines
include one with Dual 604e processors at 200 MHz - looks promising.

2) Does anyone have plans to implement PVM under BeOS? This too would
potentially be a powerful and cheap way of getting efficient
multiprocessing going.

3) How about MacOS? Apple and Daystar now have a Multiprocessing API
(available with CodeWarrior 10), which in principle could provide yet
another way of getting PVM running with PowerPC chips.

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Simon Thorpe

