PowerPC Platform

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
PowerPC Platform
CHRP
Common Hardware Reference Platform
PowerPC Reference Platform
PPCP

   <architecture, standard> (PPCP, PReP - PowerPC Reference
   Platform, formerly CHRP - Common Hardware Reference Platform)
   An open system standard, designed by {IBM}, intended to ensure
   compatibility among {PowerPC}-based systems built by different
   companies.  The PReP standard specifies the {PCI} bus, but
   will also support {ISA}, {MicroChannel} and {PCMCIA}.

   PReP-compliant systems will be able to run the {Macintosh} OS,
   {OS/2}, {WorkplaceOS}, {AIX}, {Solaris}, {Taligent} and
   {Windows NT}.  IBM systems will (of course) be PReP-compliant.
   Apple's first {PowerPC} {Macintosh}es will not be compliant,
   but future ones may be.

   IBM info
   (http://fnctsrv0.chips.ibm.com/products/ppc/L3ppcp.html).

   
(http://billboard.emedia.com.au/chipster/computers/CHRP/whatsCHRP.html).

   [Current OS statuses?]

   (1997-03-23)