Difference between revisions of "Hardware Platforms"
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| − | [[File:Hardware_tn.gif|left]]MorphOS runs exclusively on PowerPC processors. Four specific hardware platforms have been supported so far: the PowerPC accelerator boards for Commodore's Amiga line of computers (developed by the former company Phase5 in the1990s and known as [http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=225 CyberStormPPC] and [http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=154 BlizzardPPC]), which were supported until MorphOS 1.4.5, the [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/output.php?PAGE_ID=125 Pegasos I & II] and [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/output.php?PAGE_ID=124 Efika] mainboards (developed by [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/ bplan] and distributed by [http://www.genesi-usa.com/ Genesi]) and also selected PowerPC based Apple computers, particularly the [http://support.apple.com/kb/SP65 Mac mini G4], [http://www.apple.com/support/powermac/g4/ PowerMac G4] and [http://www.apple.com/support/emac/ eMac G4 1.25 and 1.42 GHz]. Pegasos and Efika boards are initialised by an HAL/OF (Hardware Abstraction Layer / Open Firmware) called [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/output.php?PAGE_ID=127&LANG_ID=2 SmartFirmware], a BIOS-like software created and maintained by bplan for its PowerPC products (and available under license for every designer/manufacturer of PowerPC-based products). | + | [[File:Hardware_tn.gif|left]]MorphOS runs exclusively on PowerPC processors. Four specific hardware platforms have been supported so far: the PowerPC accelerator boards for Commodore's Amiga line of computers (developed by the former company Phase5 in the1990s and known as [http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=225 CyberStormPPC] and [http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=154 BlizzardPPC]), which were supported until MorphOS 1.4.5, the [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/output.php?PAGE_ID=125 Pegasos I & II] and [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/output.php?PAGE_ID=124 Efika] mainboards (developed by [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/ bplan] and distributed by [http://www.genesi-usa.com/ Genesi]) and also selected PowerPC based Apple computers, particularly the [http://support.apple.com/kb/SP65 Mac mini G4], [http://www.apple.com/support/powermac/g4/ PowerMac G4] and [http://www.apple.com/support/emac/ eMac G4 1.25 and 1.42 GHz]. An up-to-date list can be found [[Supported_Computers|here]]. Pegasos and Efika boards are initialised by an HAL/OF (Hardware Abstraction Layer / Open Firmware) called [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/output.php?PAGE_ID=127&LANG_ID=2 SmartFirmware], a BIOS-like software created and maintained by bplan for its PowerPC products (and available under license for every designer/manufacturer of PowerPC-based products). |
Latest revision as of 15:12, 7 February 2018
