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 ** Status
 
-78 test(s) passed. 11 test(s) failed. (same as x86 :-)
+	It passes and compiles the same amount of mono tests as on the x86 architecture.
 
-** To do
+	mcs is self hosting on Linux/PPC.
 
 *** Interpreter
 
-Up to date.
+	Up to date.
 
-*** Jitter
+*** JIT and code precompiled:
 
-Start the port
+	Works on MacOS X 10.2, 10.3 and Linux/PPC, exception handling
+	is currently broken on the JIT.
 
 ** Documentation
 
-<B>PowerPC architecture:</B>
+*** PowerPC architecture:
 
-    <A HREF="http://e-www.motorola.com/brdata/PDFDB/docs/MPCFPE32B.pdf">PowerPC Programming environments manual</A>
+    <A HREF="http://e-www.motorola.com/brdata/PDFDB/docs/MPCFPE32B.pdf">PowerPC Programming environments manual</A><BR>
     <A HREF="http://e-www.motorola.com/brdata/PDFDB/docs/MPC7410UM.pdf">G4 (7410) User's manual</A>
+	
+	There's a very nice introduction to PowerPC assembly language
+	at <a
+	href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-ppc/">http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-ppc/</a>.
 
-<B>Calling conventions:</B>
+*** Calling conventions:
 
-    &lt;add me&gt;
+	Linux on PPC32 uses the <a
+	href="http://refspecs.freestandards.org/elf/elfspec_ppc.pdf">The
+	PowerPC SystemV ABI specification</a>.
+
+	On MacOS X, the conventions are documented in the <a
+	href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/MachORuntime/MachORuntime.pdf">Mach-O
+	Runtime Architecture</a>.