[wplug] Linux and laptops, archatechure

[Logan]

> With regard to the different architectures: Linux has been ported to the
> PowerPC chip, which allows it to run natively, whereas VPC (I'm assuming)
> has to emulate an entire x86 system, because Windows hasn't been ported to
> the PowerPC.

according to operatingsystems.net, Windows NT Server v4 was ported to the
Power PC, as well as SGI and Alpha hardware.
not that you'd want to shell out the thousand dollars for Windows on Mac.

-Logan