[ Thanks to Rajiv
for this link. ]
“Techies at the Linux World conference got their first
detailed look at Linux running on Intel Corp.’s IA-64 platform this
week. Gathered in a dimlylit room, a handful of programmers
watched patiently as a Merced simulator booted the Linux kernel in
single- and dual-processor modes.
“While there wasn’t much to look at, the boot-up represented
quite an accomplishment. Unlike applications software, kernel code
has to be nearly perfect or it won’t operate at all,…”
“Intel’s keynote speech at Linux World on Tuesday (Aug. 10)
included a glimpse of Linux running on the Merced simulator, and
developers were invited to get a closer look at an informal session
run by Trillian members later that day.”