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In article <adtDDo9qp.G16@netcom.com> adt@netcom.com (Anthony D. Tribelli) writes:
>William Taylor (wwtaylor@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: >... May I remind You that PPC is not mac-only ...
>
>: Fun, the only problem is that MS and Intel will be supporting only x86
>: systems with the newest and best software releases. MIPS, Alpha, and PPC
>: code always take a backseat at MS.
>
>My ancient WinNT 3.1 beta CD has both Intel and MIPS binaries.
>
>I thought Microsoft and DEC just got into bed and MS announced that Alpha
>now has the same priority level as Intel. 
>
>If PPC has such lousy support why do I have an advertisement for a DUAL
>PPC 604-133 running WinNT? 

From Ziff's Web page.

PowerPC/NT combination targets the enterprise
By Stephanie LaPolla
...
"The combination of PowerPC and NT is unlikely to succeed," said Scott Winkler,
vice president of operating system research at Gartner Group Inc., in Stamford,
Conn. "But if there is to be a RISC success, it will be on Alpha. There will be
a lack of NT/Alpha software for a long time. Users who want a broad base of
software will go with the Intel platform."
...
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-- Dr. J.C.Coughlan, jcoughlan@gaia.arc.nasa.gov