Instruction Manual

PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform: A System
Architecture Specification.
The AIM Alliance has established the CHRP certification process to accomplish the
following specific goals:
 To establish concrete testing criteria for determining the compliance with the
requirements stated in the document titled, PowerPC Microprocessor Common
Hardware Reference Platform: A System Architecture .
 To ensure multiple operating system interchangeability on certified CHRP
computer systems.
 To establish a clearly defined set of criteria and procedures for the use of the
CHRP logo.
 To make the testing criteria available to the computer industry in an open, fair
and easily accessible manner.
 To encourage broad industry participation in the CHRP program through easy
and fair accessibility to testing requirements and procedures.
Any system being certified as a CHRP system will be certified under one of two
classes. These classes are:
CHRP Certified
Intended for systems that will be general user, major market desktop or
Client systems. For this class, a system must be tested and achieve
four approvals from the CHRP Certification Authority. The approvals are
for CHRP hardware systems, the MacOS, Windows NT, and OS/2
operating systems.
CHRP Server Certified
Intended for those systems that will be sold and operated as servers.
For this class, three approvals must be received from the CHRP
Certification Authority. The approvals are for CHRP hardware systems
and for any two of the six CHRP-ported operating systems (AIX,
MacOS, Netware, OS/2, Solaris, and Windows NT).
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