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> They promised him a high clock, air cooled G5 but couldn't deliver.

Then how were IBM processors cooled ? IBM used also PowerPC

If you've never been around an AIX Power server: they're extraordinarily loud. Usually these 3/4U rack servers that sound like a plane taking off.

IBM version of G5, POWER4 and POWER5, was clocked a bit lower than G5, and their servers and workstations had extremely loud fans.