- Genesi
as the primary center for research and development.
Genesi used to develop the
MorphOS operating system but a schism between them and the developing team forced development to be put on hold. However, Genesi remains main supporter for the platform and continues to provide development resources.Genesi is a part of
Power.org promoting the use ofPower Architecture technology, and also runs PowerDeveloper - a support site for both Genesi products and Power Architecture solutions from other manufacturers.Products
The primary products of Genesi are the
PowerPC based computers, and anOpen Firmware compliantfirmware for computers based on PowerPC processors fromFreescale andIBM . All products can run a multitude of operating systems, amongLinux ,MorphOS ,OpenSolaris andQNX .Current products include:
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EFIKA – A small Open Firmware basedmotherboard powered by aFreescale MPC5200B SoC processor with 128 MB RAM, a 44 pin ATA connector for a 2.5" hard drive, sound in/out,USB ,Ethernet ,serial port , and a PCI slot.
* Aura – An Open Firmware compliant firmware with a hardware abstraction layer and a x86/BIOS emulator providing boot functionality for standard graphics cards.Discontinued products include:
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Pegasos – An Open FirmwareMicroATX motherboard powered by aPowerPC G3 /G4microprocessor , featuring PCI slots, AGP,Ethernet ,USB , DDR andFireWire .
*Open Desktop Workstation – A Pegasos II based Computer featuring a Freescale PowerPC 7447 processor. Complete specifications for the hardware are available through Genesi's PowerDeveloper.org [http://www.powerdeveloper.org/] website.External links
* [http://www.genesi-usa.com Genesi's homepage]
* [http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/ bplan's homepage]Notes
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