[iSN-Citizens] Psssst... ... A little secret, PLEASE don't PASS IT AROUND...; -D

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

"Xbox to Switch to PowerPC"
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,61065,00.html

"In a cryptic press release issued on Monday"
(http://www.ibm.com/news/us/2003/11/031.html)...

"The release studiously avoids naming the chip architecture, referring only
to 'IBM's family of state-of-the-art processors.'

However, IBM spokesman Scott Brooks said IBM's 'family of processors' are
all PowerPCs. He declined to name the architecture specifically, saying IBM
had promised Microsoft it would not do so."

Hmmm.  ...;-D

"Doherty ["research director of Envisioneering Group"] said the PowerPC is
very secure and boasts great graphics. 'Intel doesn't have the security IBM
does,' he said."

"'The new Microsoft is hardware-agnostic,' he said. 'I think we will see
Microsoft decided on chips on their merits now, rather than an aging bias.'"

...;-)  'Course, I'm just guessing at a lotta this, but I believe there are
an awful LOTTA people up in "Fortress Rochester", not to mention Somers,
that have a LOT to be proud of!!  Icbw...  but may have something to do with
this:

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6836723%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,
00.html

or mebbe even this:
http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200106/msg01110.html

Of course, we'll see what comes out in the future, outta all this...!  But
congratulations to whoEVER (Dr. FRank and others) accomplished this and got
it (apparently) a done deal!!