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[News] Microcode Solutions seeks software developers and beta testers for PowerPC plug-in card.ANN.lu
Posted on 10-Jun-2001 19:28 GMT by Christophe Decanini5 comments
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Click on details to have more information. From Microcode Solutions website. June 9th, 2001

- Today, Microcode Solutions received our first working prototype PowerPC board. This concludes nearly 4 months worth of design and negotiations.

The board plugs into your PC, Amiga, or any other PCI based machine, and uses a high speed PowerPC processor with two RAM sockets, allowing up to 1GB of RAM to be placed on the board!

Microcode Solutions has numerous projects in development for this board, and is seeking software developers to complete some of these projects. We also have a business plan for the development of many products for this board, by 3rd party developers, as their own products. Basically, Microcode Solutions would be handing out product ideas that will be huge successes, at no charge. There are just so many things that this hardware is capable of doing, that Microcode Solutions doesn't have the time to write all of the software AND handle developer technical support, at the same time. Microcode Solutions plans to make their money in the sales of the hardware, and will be offering boards and direct technical support for free (to those developers and companies that qualify).

Microcode Solutions is looking for qualified beta testers for this board. Beta testers must be in the U.S.A. (no exceptions), and must sign a multi-page confidentiality agreement. Microcode Solutions is looking for beta testers with extensive experience in Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and MacOS. Experience with BeOS and Linux is a plus.

If you are interested in developer information, please contact Jim Drew via email: jimdrew@microcode-solutions.com

If you are interested in becoming a beta tester, please send a summary of your computer experience, what system(s) you have, and how much time you can devote to beta testing to: tech@microcode-solutions.com

Microcode Solutions seeks software developers and beta testers for PowerPC plug-in card. : Comment 1 of 5ANN.lu
Posted by Christophe Decanini on 09-Jun-2001 22:00 GMT
Details meant Read More ;)
Microcode Solutions seeks software developers and beta testers for PowerPC plug-in card. : Comment 2 of 5ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 09-Jun-2001 22:00 GMT
Hey, Drew, how about finishing your existing products first, before conning people with MORE vapor, huh?
But then again, why should you change the habits of a lifetime :-(
(And to think, people will be stupid enough to fall for his bull all over again :-(( )
Microcode Solutions seeks software developers and beta testers for PowerPC plug-in card. : Comment 3 of 5ANN.lu
Posted by priest on 10-Jun-2001 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (Anonymous):
Your flame lacks details.
(Microcode Solutions has delivered many products.)
Microcode Solutions seeks software developers and beta testers for PowerPC plug-in card. : Comment 4 of 5ANN.lu
Posted by Johan Forsberg on 10-Jun-2001 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 3 (priest):
...and failed to deliver even more. Remember the quad CPU turbo card? Remember
the NeXT-Step Amiga emulator? Remember the Emplant AppleII emulation (which
sort of arrived by repackaging a free A2 emulator with Emplant).
Granted, Jim Drew has explained that he was under a great deal of pressure back then from his inverstors/owners to in effect say ANYTHING to stall those waiting
for the PC emulator. Now Jim's no longer an owned man and has promised to lay off the old mythomania, but I for one will reserve the right to remain sceptical...
Microcode Solutions seeks software developers and beta testers for PowerPC plug-in card. : Comment 5 of 5ANN.lu
Posted by Ji Yong on 11-Jun-2001 22:00 GMT
Sorry if I had missed it, but why would we need a(nother) PPC on a PCI card?
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