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Need help with figuring out PowerPC build.

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First post, by daibido1123

Posted on 2017-10-19, 12:07

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Hi all, I need help on a curiosity build. I am looking to build a Windows NT PowerPC retro Workstation.

The issue I am running into is finding a mainboard for this build. Namely one like the one in my old Workstation I used back in 2000. It was a dual PowerPC machine running Windows NT 4.0 and used RDRAM. the Board was a ATX form factor, and had SCSI only no IDE, and had Floppy controller. It had an AGP card slot, PCI slots, and one PCIX. I can't remember who made the board, but the workstation was a scratch build. I am looking to build a machine like this, but with specs that are as high as can go.

I know this is an odd post, but after a month of trying to research this build and only finding results that say Mac G4 or G5, I need to call in better help.

Sorry for not having more info to help, but thanks for what help I can get from you all.

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Reply 1 of 4, by lazibayer

Posted on 2017-10-19, 14:18

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I don't know how it's possible to run NT6.0 on powerpc architecture because NT4.0 was the last one that has powerpc port, and NT6.0 came out 7 years after 2000.

Reply 2 of 4, by daibido1123

Posted on 2017-10-19, 14:27

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@lazibayer You are right, I was half asleep when I posted this, and wrote what I misremembered, I was working on my DOS machine that runs MS-DOS 6.0, so got numbers all mixed. Still with that said, does anyone know the Board I am looking for? Also I'll correct the mistype.

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Reply 3 of 4, by yawetaG

Posted on 2017-10-19, 17:46

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IBM?

Reply 4 of 4, by lazibayer

Posted on 2017-10-19, 17:55

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yawetaG wrote:
IBM?

Around that time RS/6000 systems are the only offerings I know from IBM that support NT 4.0, but I couldn't find any model that supports Rambus or AGP.

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