MorphOS, Pegasos, PPC Operating Systems and other Platforms

[anarchic_teapot]

This OpenFirmware is a well known standard (IEEE1275) and is used worldwide by companies like SUN Microsystems, Apple, Cisco, IBM, Motorola and others.

So unless the graphics cards are specifically initalised by the OF, you can only use Apple-compatible (read: rare and expensive) graphics cards with the Pegasos? At least PPCBoot doesn't have that problem.

Quite honestly, if you've got an AmigaOne, you'd have to be a bit simple to run MOS as the primary OS, anyway. It's a bit like having a Mac and only using MOL to run Mac software.

[anarchic_teapot]

Lindows and Wine have nothing to do with it. The OF/BIOS/whatever you want to call it has one job: initialise the hardware so the OS can boot.

OF is in Forth. PPCBoot is in C. We know that the implementation of PPCBoot on the A1 includes a x86 emulator. We know nothing much about the Pegasos OF, which is why I keep asking. I haven't seen a straight answer yet (maybe that's the Thindick influence) and I don't think this excessive secrecy about the mobo  bodes well at all.

[anarchic_teapot]

The fact that Pegasos has the x86 emulation for the card initilization is *so frigging obvious* that it doesn't need to be advertised separately.

If it were frigging obvious, we wouldn't be asking the question. And the question becomes even more pertinent when someone says 'Like Apple'. Apple firmware doesn't have this function, hence the need for special self-initialising graphics cards.

Limiting your system to PPC-only cards would be more than stupid [oh, wasn't this one reason for the PPCBoot, too?].

Compatibility problems were one reason PPCBoot was chosen over the Softex OF, and this is public knowledge. Nice try at a snide remark; pity it's so wide of the mark it just makes you look ridiculous.

[anarchic_teapot]

t's funny to see everyone jumping around just because Pegasos and MorphOS hit KDH and the
other dealers.

No, what's funny is Gizzabuck's lame attempt to imply that they have their own dealer network which they'd kindly let others have access to. You can hardly blame the dealers for wanting to generate a bit of revenue right now. They have to eat, same as everyone else.

[anarchic_teapot]

Does this mean MorphOS is dependant upon the firmwear from bplan? If so, then it wont be able to run on A1 right?

I shouldn't think it's beyond the MOS bunch to produce a version of MOS that runs on the A1, but they'll need to buy a board first and it's not yet available commercially.

[anarchic_teapot]

@Sebastien aka Jedi

Have you not more arguments than that insults to enjoy your assembly ?...

Yes, but obviously you've missed quite a few episodes so you're going to have trouble following the plot.  :-D