x86の枠を越えた Linux
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非 x86 プラットフォームにとって Linux が魅力的な理由
レベル: 初級
Peter Seebach (dwlinux@plethora.net)
Freelance writer
2005年5月24日
Linux™ が非 x86 プラットフォームにとって魅力的な選択肢になっていることは明白ですが、その理由は何でしょう。非 x86 で Linux を採用すると、仮想化を手頃で簡単に実現できる、信頼性、電力消費、拡張メモリーのサポートが向上する、ローレンジとハイレンジのマシンにも対応するため、ユーザーにミドルレンジ以外の選択肢も提供できる、古いハードウェアを再活用できる、新技術を導入しやすいなどの利点があります。ここでは、これらの利点について検証します。
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-nonx86.html
Linux, outside the (x86) box
What is it about Linux that makes it so attractive for non-x86 platforms?
Level: Introductory
Peter Seebach (dwlinux@plethora.net)
Freelance writer
24 May 2005
It's obvious -- Linux™ has become an attractive option for non-x86 platforms. Why? In this article, the author examines the reasons for this, including the fact that Linux on non-x86 enables affordable, easy-to-do virtualization; provides for better reliability, power consumption, and extended memory support; covers the lower and upper ranges of machines, giving users options outside of the middle range; revitalizes older hardware; and drives innovation.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/pa-migrate/
Migrating from x86 to PowerPC, Part 1: Robots and networked appliances on a shoestring
Low-cost real-time development with Linux on PowerPC
Level: Introductory
Lewin Edwards (sysadm@zws.com)
Design Engineer
04 Jan 2005
This series on embedded development shows you how to migrate a project prototype from x86 to PowerPC. This initial installment explains the realities and rationale of the project: it introduces the robotic submarines that were the start of the project (and where they came from), and describes the Linux/GCC development environment and the bare-bones Kuro Box PowerPC development board.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/articles/es-intel_ppc64.html
Porting Intel applications to 64 bit Linux on POWER
Level: Introductory
Matt Davis (matdavis@us.ibm.com )
Technical Consultant, IBM
06 Jun 2003
Linux PowerPC provides a platform for the development and deployment of 32 bit applications that would benefit from a 64 bit environment. This article addresses porting software from the Intel platform to Linux PowerPC with both of these compiler sets.