Alternative CPU's

[KernelPanic]

What alternatives to x86 do we have? On the desktop very very few alternatives.

All I can think of is x86 and PPC really.

There aren't even many on the server side, we have Sun's Sparc range, HP has finally done what Compaq started and killed the Alpha, and we have various PPC's.

There isnt much choice I want an alternative to x86 that is good and not wildy expensive. With that and Linux I would be happy.
Wonder when this chinese thing is gonna get good?

ps. I know this post makes little sense.

[TheQuirk]

Why not just get one of the cheaper x86?

[Master of Reality]

i use to know the URL of a site that listed almost every architecture but i lost by bookmarks when i did something...

[cloudstrife]

you would need to port the linux kernel to the architecture if u wanted to run linux

[KernelPanic]

quote:Originally posted by cloudstrife:
you would need to port the linux kernel to the architecture if u wanted to run linux

Linux has been ported to nearly every architecture already.

[Master of Reality]

NetBSD has already been ported to quite a few architectures:
acorn26   acorn32   algor     alpha     amiga     amigappc  arc       arm32     atari     bebox     cats     cesfic   cobalt    dreamcast  evbarm   evbmips   evbppc    evbsh3    evbsh5    hp300     hp700     hpcarm    hpcmips   hpcsh     i386      luna68k   mac68k    macppc    mipsco    mmeye     mvme68k   mvmeppc   netwinder  news68k   newsmips  next68k   ofppc     pc532     playstation2  pmax      pmppc     prep      sandpoint  sbmips    sgimips   shark    sparc     sparc64   sun2      sun3      vax       x68k      x86_64

[SpeeDFreaK]

There is the Xscale if you want to use RISC 4 or 5.