Talk:PowerPC 600

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I started this page as a replacement for the individual PowerPC 601, 603, 604 and 620 pages since they sorely lacked attention and was of very poor quality. I've incorporated everything from those pages into this one. Though they differ technically, they could be grouped together in a historic perspective, just as I've done with the PowerPC 400 family. Since these processors are of yeasteryear, I don't think that the technical similarities or differences are the main thing, but the historical similarities. Even though one might fill long articles with intricate details about either chip, I'm not the one who's prepared to write those articles, and this is the best I can do.. If I don't do something, I'd be surprised if anyone did anything to freshen up the old ones. As it stands now, the separate articles are in a pitiful state. Time is not our friend here, and soon there will be hard to find any information about these processors. And besides that.. they do share the name for some reason. -- Henriok 20:25, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A bit daunting

Wow, this article covers a lot of ground. I took a look at the old ones, and you've added a lot of details. The sections in this article have more depth than the old articles they replaced. But there's still room to grow, and it's hard to make this page even longer. I wonder if some of these should be split back to their own articles? In particular the 603 series. Also projects in the "extended family" section really don't belong so much.

Since there wasn't a specific "PowerPC 600" product, maybe we should move this to "PowerPC 600 series"? Essentially it covers every processor introduced 1993-1996, which is a lot of architectural differences. Potatoswatter 07:17, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I recognize your points, but I obviously don't agree that much if one can't fill sub pages significantly. For now, the historical perspective is so much greater than he focus on the individual parts. You are, however, more than welcome to be bold as I was. I will support any attempts to enhance articles about Power Architecture. -- Henriok 08:24, 15 February 2007 (UTC)