There are a modicum of systems out there that support PowerPC NT: Here are the discontinued PowerSeries Machines that supported PowerPC Machines:
| Name | Model Number |
Processor | Minimum RAM |
Minimum Hard Drive |
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| PowerSeries 440 | 6015 | PowerPC 601 | 24 | 540MB |  |
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| PowerSeries Thinkpad 800 | 6020 | PowerPC 603 | 32 | 540MB | |
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| PowerSeries 830 | 6030 | PowerPC 604 | 32 | 540MB | |
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| PowerSeries 850 | 6050 | PowerPC 604 | 32 | 540MB | |
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| PowerSeries LapTop 820 | 6040 | PowerPC 603e | 32 | 540MB | |
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| PowerSeries Laptop 850 | 6042 | PowerPC 603e | 32 | 540MB | |
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Here are the Loosely Stated Hardware Specification for Computer that can run Windows NT:
*IBM PowerPC Machines come with either a SCSI controller or IDE Controller standard
SCSI Termination is the number 1 headache with any machine that run Windows NT and has SCSI. As an Adaptec representative once told me "It isn't terminated properly till Windows NT boots." Other operating systems have learned to tolerate SCSI Termination Problems, but Windows NT cannot. It is, therefore, imperative that you correctly terminate you SCSI bus. This means that BOTH ends of your SCSI bus are terminated.
Internal: The last device on the internal SCSI bus should be terminated, and NO others. Consult your hardware documentation for more information.
External: By default, the External bus is terminated if nothing is connected to it. Even doing something as harmless as attaching a cable with noting connected to it till UNTERMINATE your SCSI bus. We recommend that if you don't have a device to attach, DON'T attach a cable!
The Good: 3 Com Adapters, Intel 16bit ISA adapters, IBM ISA Token Ring Adapters, Olicom ISA/PCI Token Ring Adapters, IBM LanStreamer Adapters, NE2000 adapters.
The Bad: Intel Pro PCI Cards, or any cards that don't have drivers compiled for the Power-PC. (Remember that if you are using Windows NT 3.51 you code is over 2 years old. That means if your card is newer, you WILL NOT have a driver for it. If you are using Windows NT 4.0, your code is a year old. Vendors may have written drivers, but don't count on it. Basically, I suggest getting either an old IBM Token Ring Card or a cheap NE2000 compatible ISA card. You'll have your best luck with those. If you want officially supported/sold cards, contact RS/6000.
The Ugly: Basically, any card under a year old. (Drivers don't exist, and most manufacturers don't even know what PowerPC is. They will most likely this you mean PowerMac, and send you something you can't use.
A Power-PC behaves like a x86 computer when it comes to IRQs and such.
PowerPC Workstation IRQ Assignments
Interval Timer 0 Keyboard 1 Cascade from controller 2 2 Serial Port 2 3 Serial Port 1 4 Parallel Port 2 5 Diskette Drive 6 Parallel Port 1 7 Real Time Clock 8 Unassigned 9 Business Audio 10 Unassigned 11 Mouse 12 SCSI Controller 13 Unassigned 14 PCI Adapters 15
Note: IRQs 9,11, and 14 are available for ISA adapters. The default for the Token Ring adapter is 9, and for Ethernet is 11.
