Traumwind - Pegasos: An Interesting & Sexy New Platform

This post is mainly for keyword-bait, and the fact that I'm sure I was linking to this before but coudn't find it any longer. My specific interest in this here is the hardware. Totally silent PPC hardware that can natively run MAc OSX (at leat Darwin)

And there is one other great thing that might drive a number of people on adopting the platform: You can run MacOS or MacOSX via Mac-On-Linux without needing to buy Apple hardware or acquire a BIOS. Yes, MacOSX runs, but don't expect great performance. On this G3 600 Mhz, it would take 1-2 seconds for a MacOSX button to respond after pressing it. Genesi is also preparing their G4-based line of products, so you might want to get one of these if you truly want to run OSX on your Pegasos (and make sure you have >= 384 MB RAM installed to be happy with MacOSX+Debian running at the same time). MacOS 9 is considerably faster via Mac-On-Linux than OSX is, thankfully.

PegasosPPC.com

The Pegasos ships with both the slim MorphOS(tm) and the powerful Debian GNU/Linux(tm) operating systems, providing you with a choice to fit your specific needs. Combining real world performance, a small size, low noise and minimal power consumption, the Pegasos is capable of fitting into a myriad of applications, from embedded kiosks to desktop computers, from set top boxes to network servers with ease.

PegasosPPC.com - Processor

The 750CXe from IBM, also called the G3, is a price-conscious energy-efficient processor from the PowerPC family of processors. Its simple design allows the G3 to achieve comparable performance to budget processors from other families while consuming less electrical power. By not needing active cooling, and running on a few Watts, the G3 allows for very quiet computers to be built for a very low price.

There's also a G4 version with up to 1Ghz, but that will need cooling I guess, so it's out for my application...
the Pegasos II G3/600 Motherboard comes for about 300,- EUR !

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