That’s from an IBM Power 720.
Really nice system.
It uses the POWER 7 architecture which has a lot of nice features including LPARs (logical partitions) (basically virtualisation without any performance penalty).
It’s from 2010 so it’s quite a bit newer than the G5.
Wait, so is that a good thing? I mean, you get to choose right?
I’m using PPC64, which isn’t even an officially supported architecture anymore, so it’s always good reminding the Debian team that we exists.
Ooh what hardware? A G5 mac or something more exotic?
That’s from an IBM Power 720. Really nice system. It uses the POWER 7 architecture which has a lot of nice features including LPARs (logical partitions) (basically virtualisation without any performance penalty). It’s from 2010 so it’s quite a bit newer than the G5.
yes as far as i can remember debian has always had this option.
I think it mattered more in the days of install cds, limited space on the disc and slow internet.
Maybe it also helps them prioritise maintenance of the repositories in line with user needs.