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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 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. It also features an ATI certification and a "Ready for IBM Technology" certification.

It supports a variety of operating systems such as MorphOS, Linux, QNX and OpenSolaris. Manufacturing of the ODW was discontinued in favor of the EFIKA architecture.

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

References

  1. "Freescale Technology Forum Best of Show winner exemplifies cool, innovative technology".
  2. "CERTIFIED BY ATI - Product List".
  3. "IBM - Open Desktop Workstation".
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