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		chasil on Jan 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Keeping POWER relevant in the open source world This is starting to feel a lot like the DEC Alpha, at least from the perspective of the 3rd party motherboards. The ubiquity of x86 and ARM does not leave much room for the Power architecture in the general market.

nix23 on Jan 23, 2022 [–]

Or is it the Power architecture who is not bringing much on the table for the price? (except radiation hardened chips, where money is not important)

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