Genesi
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Genesi is computer company focused on building Power Architecture computers. The organization is split into two units, Genesi USA, Inc. working out of Texas, USA, operating as the primary front-end for sales, customers and developers, and bplan GmbH based in Germany 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 of Power Architecture technology, and also runs PowerDeveloper - a support site for both Genesi products and Power Architecture solutions from other manufacturers.
[edit] Products
The primary products of Genesi are the PowerPC based computers, and an Open Firmware compliant firmware for computers based on PowerPC processors from Freescale and IBM. All products can run a multitude of operating systems, among Linux, MorphOS, OpenSolaris and QNX.
Current products include:
- EFIKA – A small Open Firmware based motherboard powered by a Freescale 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:
- Pegasos – An Open Firmware MicroATX motherboard powered by a PowerPC G3/G4 microprocessor, featuring PCI slots, AGP, Ethernet, USB, DDR and FireWire.
- 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[1] website.
