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From: Christian Zigotzky <chzigotzky@××××××××.de>
To: Luca Barbato <lu_zero@g.o>, A-EON Technology <contact@×××××.com>, gentoo-ppc-dev@l.g.o, gentoo-ppc-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-ppc-dev] We're looking for Linux beta testers for our new PowerPC board
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:15:10
Message-Id: 52AB246E.3010805@xenosoft.de
1 Am 13.12.13 14:18, schrieb Luca Barbato:
2 > On 13/12/13 13:59, Christian Zigotzky wrote:
3 >> Hi all,
4 >>
5 >> We're looking for Linux beta testers for our new PowerPC board. The new
6 >> board, codenamed Cyrus Plus, will be an replacement for the Nemo board
7 >> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne_X1000). The revision 2.0
8 >> prototype contains a Freescale P5020 CPU which is a 2 GHz, 64-bit
9 >> dual-core PowerPC SoC. The Cyrus Plus board will also accept the new
10 >> P5040 when it becomes commercially available in greater volume. This is
11 >> a 64-bit quad-core PowerPC Freescale CPU which operates up to 2.4 GHz.
12 >> As with Nemo, the Cyrus Plus motherboard has been custom designed to run
13 >> the latest version of AmigaOS 4 and will support multiple PowerPC Linux
14 >> distributions.
15 >> The deadline for applications is at the end of December. Successful beta
16 >> test applicants also have the option of having their name or nickname
17 >> added to the Cyrus Plus motherboard silkscreen. However, the deadline
18 >> for this option is earlier and is set the 15th of December. If you have
19 >> registered your interest in joining the Cyrus Plus beta team and have
20 >> not yet had a response from A-EON please send an email to
21 >> contact(at)a-eon.com.
22 > You did not provide a link to register for the beta test, I'm sure at
23 > least one or two guys from Libav would like to join or even just have
24 > remote access to a box.
25 >
26 > Personally I'd love to as well.
27 >
28 > lu
29 >
30 Hi lu,
31
32 You're right. I have forgotten the link. Thanks for the hint. :)
33
34 @All: Please send an email to contact@×××××.com to register your interest.
35
36 Rgds,
37
38 Christian