On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 04:46:50PM +0000, paubert wrote: > Not exactly since there are several claims that this is an Apple design, > but the 970 bus "was designed exclusively for Apple" according to IBM. > I'm speculating, but I would not be surprised if in exchange IBM had > the right to use the northbridge in its own designs (they > also manufacture it in the same process as the 970).
It's an apple design manufactured by IBM and IBM will use it in their new PPC970based blades, too.