PowerStack

Power Stack is Motorola's implementation of the of Apple , IBM developed and Motorola (AIM alliance) reference platform for the then-new PowerPC - CPUs . The PowerStack consists of a compact black basic housing that contains a workstation computer with a 3.5 " floppy disk drive , CD-ROM drive , hard disk and multimedia capabilities. Expansion housings (e.g. for additional hard disks) can be stacked on the computer housing (stack = engl . for stacks).

Motorola Powerstack II (Openfirmware, PReP, 300 MHz)

Motorola Powerstack II (Openfirmware, PReP, 300 MHz)

PowerStacks were available in different versions. The first models were equipped with a PPC601 processor at 66 MHz and corresponded to the Prep standard. Later models with a PPC604e with up to 300 MHz deviate from this standard in that they contain OpenFirmware , but are still Prep and not CHRP compatible. Furthermore, a more common case was used for these models. These have slots for a 1.44 "floppy disk drive and three optical drives and are kept in a classic light color.

Powerstacks were delivered with IBM's AIX or Microsoft's Windows NT as the operating system. Linux has supported Powerstack PreP and CHRP variants since the mid-1990s.

Web links

• Motorola PPC Link and PDF Collection

credentials

1. ↑ http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/prep
2. ↑ http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/2391/motorola-powerstack-risc-pc.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ IBM and Motorola stop NT for PowerPC
4. ↑ http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/history
5. ↑ http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/05/Linux_on_PowerPCs.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Linux on Motorola Powerstack Instructions