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LinuxPR: Black Lab Linux for Apple PowerPC Parallel Computing

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 8, 1999

“Terra Soft Solutions’ is pleased to announce Black Lab Linux
parallel computing systems built upon Apple PowerPCs for education,
research, and development facilities. Black Lab offers robust, low
cost and low power consumption, hi-performance advanced computing
solutions.”

“‘This is something we have been working toward since the
inception of Yellow Dog. There are some amazing research projects
being conducted in the United States and Apple’s PowerPC hardware
offers a very real solution where the need for ‘computing power’ is
challenged by the need to consume less power,’ states Kai Staats,
CEO Terra Soft Solutions.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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