On 1/29/2010 9:25 AM, Tatsh wrote:
Where can I find parts to build a PC based on PPC64? Really, I'd like to build something similar to the Xbox 360 for development purposes and for fun. It seems like it's impossible to find the parts though (at least with Google). Anyone know suppliers? If it's way out of price range I'll step out but I'd like to at least see where to get this stuff.
This is the hardware, generically: http://www.free60.org/Main_Page
<SNIP> It's probably a lot cheaper to just find a used Intellistation Power machine. You can get them in multiproc configuration. I see them on ebay for a few hundred every now and then and I've seen them at the MIT flea for even cheaper, likely stripped though. Starting from scratch would be rough these days. I think the only other place to get 'inexpensive' boards for such a beast would be the amigaone crowd and there's no way it's going to be super cheap. They were trying to sell G3 and G4-based machines for ridiculous money a few years ago.
Thanks
Good hunting! soup