PowerPC Platform
CHRP
Common Hardware Reference Platform
PowerPC Reference Platform
PPCP

    (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 Macintoshes will not be compliant,
   but future ones may be.

   <IBM info>.

   
<http://billboard.emedia.com.au/chipster/computers/CHRP/whatsCHRP.html>.

   [Current OS statuses?]

   (1997-03-23)