Open Desktop Workstation
The Open Desktop Workstation, also referred to as ODW is a PowerPC based computer, by San Antonio-based Genesi. The ODW has an interchangeable CPU card allowing for a wide range of PowerPC microprocessors from IBM and Freescale Semiconductor.
It is a standardized version of the Pegasos II. It was the first open source based PowerPC computer and gave PowerPC a host/target development environment. Genesi have released the complete specification (design and component listing) free of charge. The ODW-derived Home Media Center won the Best in Show award at the Freescale Technology Forum in 2005.[1] It also features an ATI certification[2] and a "Ready for IBM Technology" certification.[3]
It supports a variety of operating systems such as MorphOS, Linux, QNX and OpenSolaris. Manufacturing of the ODW have been discontinued in favour for EFIKA.
Specification
- Freescale 1.0 GHz MPC7447 processor
- 512 MB DDR RAM (two slots, up to 2 GB)
- 80 GB ATA100 hard disk
- Dual-Layer DVD±RW Drive
- Floppy disk support
- 3× PCI slots
- AGP based ATI Radeon 9250 graphics (DVI, VGA and S-Video out)
- 4× USB
- PS/2 mouse and keyboard support
- 3× FireWire 400 (two external)
- 2× Ethernet ports, 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit
- AC'97 sound - in/out, analog and digital (S/PDIF)
- PC game/MIDI-port
- Parallel and serial ports (supporting IrDA)
- MicroATX motherboard (236×172 mm)
- Small Footprint Case - (92×310×400 mm)
References
- ^ "Freescale Technology Forum Best of Show winner exemplifies cool, innovative technology". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "CERTIFIED BY ATI - Product List". Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ "IBM - Open Desktop Workstation". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-15.