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BingoBoingo: The talos this is a bit on the expensive side and how far do you REALLY trust IBM to have not molested their POWER architecture?
asciilifeform: derived orig from ibm's 'power'
a111: 4 results for "ibm power", http://btcbase.org/log-search?q=ibm%20power
Framedragger: !#s ibm power
Framedragger: re. "non-backdoored" CPUs, i wonder if someone considered ibm power systems (powerpc, linux can run baremetal now): https://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/s821lc/index.html
asciilifeform: 'The world's first ATX-compatible, workstation-class mainboard for the new, free-software friendly IBM POWER8 processor. Includes one heatsink and 92 mm fan, one ATX-compatible I/O shield, and a live rescue DVD with factory reset utilities, source code for firmware and FPGA components, mainboard schematics, user manual, and Ubuntu installation media. CPU, RAM, power supply, storage drives, and chassis sold separately.'
asciilifeform: (i am deliberately not counting exotica made by other usg muppets, e.g., the (former) ibm's old 'power' chips, etc.)
BingoBoingo: AMDCeleron: I'm talking beautiful stuff like IBM Power, Motorola 68k, Sun Sparc/Sparc64
asciilifeform: mike_c: 'ibm model m' is indestructible, short of power tools