- BriQ
briQ is a small
PowerPC mainboard made byTotal Impact . It includes a case which is sized to fit in a 5.25-inchdrive bay and has avacuum fluorescent display text display on the front.Onboard components include either a PowerPC 750FX or 7400 CPU, an
Ethernet port, an IDE connector, a PCI slot, and a serial port. It does not include a keyboard port or a video chipset; a PCI video card can be added, but these generally are too tall to fit in the case.The included firmware is
Open Firmware .It is capable of running the
Linux kernel. The manufacturer's preferred distribution isYellow Dog Linux .External links
* [http://www.macworld.com/2001/07/bc/19expo_reporter/ Report from 2001 Macworld Expo] (search for "A Tiny, Functional G4")
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