svn commit: r52993 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms

Author: linimon
Date: Thu May  9 05:46:52 2019
New Revision: 52993
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/52993

Log:
  Attempt to bring this page into the current decade, part 2: annotate
  which parts are Power-Mac specific; delete more stale information.

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml	Thu May  9 05:18:47 2019	(r52992)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/ppc.xml	Thu May  9 05:46:52 2019	(r52993)
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@
 
   <h4><a name="1">How can I install FreeBSD/ppc?</a></h4>
 
-  <p>ISO images of FreeBSD &rel.current; suitable for New-World Macs are
+  <p>ISO images of FreeBSD &rel.current; are
     available for download, for details on how to obtain these see the
     <a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/announce.html">release announcement.</a></p>
 
   <h4><a name="3">How to use ports on FreeBSD/ppc?</a></h4>
 
-  <p>The easy way to use ports on FreeBSD is to use portsnap.
+  <p>The easiest way to use ports on FreeBSD is to use portsnap.
     Refer to the Handbook if you need assistance to
     <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html">use
     the Ports Collection</a>.</p>
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
   <h4><a name="4">Should I install powerpc or powerpc64?</a></h4>
 
   <p>The powerpc64 port provides a 64-bit kernel and userland, and is supported
-    on all 64-bit CPUs. Users of 32-bit CPUs (G3, G4) must use the 32-bit
+    on all 64-bit CPUs. Users of 32-bit CPUs (Apple G3/G4) must use the 32-bit
     powerpc platform, users of 64-bit CPUs that support 32-bit operating
-    systems (G5) have a choice, and users of 64-bit CPUs that do not (Cell)
+    systems (Apple G5) have a choice, and users of 64-bit CPUs that do not
     must use powerpc64. For those users with a choice, powerpc64 provides
     some additional features (the ability to use more than 2 GB of RAM and
-    ZFS support) while having slightly worse ports support due to being
-    a newer and less common architecture. Like other 64-bit platforms,
+    ZFS support).
+    Like other 64-bit platforms,
     FreeBSD/powerpc64 supports running 32-bit binaries as well as 64-bit ones.
     </p>
 
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@
     <a href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc">on the wiki</a>.</p>
 
   <p>The FreeBSD/ppc port should run on any New-World Apple machine (any Apple
-    machine with a built-in USB port), as well as the Sony Playstation 3. A
-    port to IBM pSeries hardware is in progress. People reported FreeBSD runs
-    on following machines:</p>
+    machine with a built-in USB port), as well as the Sony Playstation 3.</p>
 
+  <p>People have previously reported that FreeBSD runs on the following
+    machines:</p>
+
   <table class="tblbasic">
     <tr class="heading">
       <th>Manufacturer</th>
@@ -204,7 +205,8 @@
   <h3><a name="issues">Known Issues</a></h3>
 
   <ul>
-    <li>There is a known bug in the boot-loader, that prevents you from
+    <li>On New-World Apples,
+      there is a known bug in the boot-loader, that prevents you from
       loading an alternate kernel, so testing your kernel is a bit risky.
       When booting the loader from the Open Firmware prompt, give it a
       partition which is either non-existent, doesn't have a kernel to load,
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ OK load /boot/kernel/kernel.save</pre>
 
   <ul>
     <li><a href="http://www.freescale.com/files/product/doc/MPCFPE32B.pdf">
-      PowerPC chip documentation</a></li>
+      PowerPC 32-bit chip documentation</a></li>
 
     <li><a href="http://www.firmworks.com/QuickRef.html">
       Open Firmware Quick Reference</a></li>
@@ -247,11 +249,6 @@ OK load /boot/kernel/kernel.save</pre>
 
     <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/technotes/tn/tn2001.html">
       "TN2001: Running Files from a Hard Drive in Open Firmware"</a></li>
-
-    <li><a href="http://sourceware.org/psim/">psim</a> - A PowerPC
-      simulator, available as a FreeBSD port at
-      <a href="https://www.freshports.org/?package=psim-freebsd">
-      emulators/psim-freebsd</a></li>
   </ul>
 
   <h3><a name="links">Other Links of Interest</a></h3>
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