Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 3rd Dec 2002 07:17 UTC
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. will announce tomorrow world's first consumer priced ATX form-factor PowerPC motherboard with full Linux support. Terra Soft, also creators of Yellow Dog Linux, will be selling both the PPC motherboard and a fully equipped computer that will be capable of running YDL 2.3. This will give a new face to the consumer Linux landscape, as Linux effectivelly gets its own platform rather than getting installed side by side with other OSes. Check inside for two pages with pictures of the hardware, information and an interview with TerraSoft's co-founder, Kai Staats.
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You're looking at the AmigaOne without the infamous SW "dongle" that let's you run AmigaOS 4.0. Noticed the PPCBoot FirmWare? It's been developed by Hyperion Entertainment - the samy guys behind OS4.0 (they were contracted by MAI). What they've done is to squeesh a x86 emulator into the BIOS so the Teron is likely to at least be able to run the initialization code found on many expansion boards these days.
The A1 comes with YDL so it'd be a bit silly to say that this is the first 100% Linux compliant board (not that it bothers me *THAT' much so I'll drop it. Words, words, words as dear ol'Shakespeare said/wrote).
Basically, if you only want to run Linux - get a board from Terrasoft. If you want to be able to run AmigaOS too get a board from Eyetech (www.eyetech.co.uk) or other Amniga retailers.
Really, without Eyetech contacting MAI there wouldn't have been any consumer mobos for quite some time. Do note that Eyetech et al (MAI really) already got a socketed G3@700 MHz and a socketed G4@800 MHz in the pipelines so Terra Soft should be able to announce the "Wrold's first Linux G4 mobo"...isn't it neat when others do the work for you?
<humor>
Now all you Linux-geeks can you say Thank you Amiga for making this happen in the first place?</humor>
:-D
Cheers all!
/Lennart - Only Amiga makes it possible