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Re: [News] Linux Supports Even More Architectures, Vendors

__/ [ Linonut ] on Saturday 10 February 2007 18:09 \__

> After takin' a swig o' grog, The Ghost In The Machine belched out this bit
> o' wisdom:
> 
>>> Kernel Comparison for Linux (2.6.18) verses Windows (2003 R2)
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Architectures:  Linux   Windows
>>> |   PC x86        Y       Y
>>> |   PC AMD64      Y       Y
>>> |   PC IA-64      Y       Y
>>> |   Alpha         Y       N
>>> |   PPC           Y       N
>>> |   PPC64         Y       N
>>> |   SPARC32       Y       N
>>> |   SPARC64       Y       N
>>> |   ARM           Y       N
>>> |   HP PA-RISC    Y       N
>>> |   Moto 680x0    Y       N
>>> |   MIPS          Y       N
>>> |   MIPS (DEC)    Y       N
>>> |   PowerPC       Y       N
>>> |   IBM S/390     Y       N
>>> |   Cell          Y       N
>>> |   others        Y       N
>>>
>>> http://widefox.pbwiki.com/Kernel%20Comparison%20Linux%20vs%20Windows
>>
>> I thought Windows NT had PPC at one point...?  But yeah, this is great
>> stuff, especially for the non-desktop markets. :-)
> 
> Windows NT used to run on Alpha and MIPS, too.

And there I was thinking that Windows NT /was/ alpha.

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