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Encyclopedia > EFIKA
The EFIKA is really small which this picture shows, including the AGP riser slot.
The EFIKA is really small which this picture shows, including the AGP riser slot.

EFIKA is a small single board Power Architecture based computer manufactured by Genesi. Image File history File links EFIKA.jpg‎ Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links EFIKA.jpg‎ Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The Power Architecture logo Power Architecture is a broad term to describe similar instruction sets for RISC microprocessors developed and manufactured by such companies as IBM, Freescale, AMCC, Tundra and P.A. Semi. ... Genesi is computer company focused on building Power Architecture computers. ...


It is based on a 400 MHz Freescale MPC5200B SoC-processor and adds 44-pin 2.5" IDE, USB, serial port, stereo audio in/out, 100 Mbps Ethernet, 33/66 MHz PCI port and 128 MB DDR RAM. It's using a Open Firmware based CHRP compliant firmware with a special x86/BIOS emulator providing support for standard graphics cards on a AGP riser slot. The motherboard has a non-standard form factor, 118 mm x 153 mm x 38 mm small. American corporation Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. ... System-on-a-chip (SoC or SOC) is an idea of integrating all components of a computer system into a single chip. ... AT Attachment (ATA) is a standard interface for connecting storage devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM drives inside personal computers, maintained by X3/INCITS committee T13. ... Note: USB may also mean upper sideband in radio. ... RS-232 (also referred to as EIA RS-232C or V.24) is a standard for serial binary data interchange between a DTE (Data terminal equipment) and a DCE (Data communication equipment). ... Ethernet is a large and diverse family of frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs). ... For other meanings of PCI, see PCI (disambiguation). ... Look up RAM, Ram, ram in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Open Firmware (also, OpenBoot) is a hardware-independent firmware (computer software which loads the operating system), developed by Sun Microsystems, and used in post-NuBus PowerPC-based Apple Macintosh computers, Sun Microsystems SPARC based workstations and servers, IBM POWER systems, and PegasosPPC systems, among others. ... Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP) was an early PowerPC hardware reference design. ... In computing, firmware is software that is embedded in a hardware device. ... x86 or 80x86 is the generic name of a microprocessor architecture first developed and manufactured by Intel. ... BIOS, in computing, stands for Basic Input/Output System also incorrectly known as Basic Integrated Operating System. ... An emulator reproducing a console games playable atmosphere on a Windows computer. ... A video card, (also referred to as a graphics accelerator card, display adapter, graphics card, and numerous other terms), is an item of personal computer hardware whose function is to generate and output images to a display. ... The Accelerated Graphics Port (also called Advanced Graphics Port) is a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a graphics card to a computers motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The ABIT KT7, an ATX format motherboard A motherboard is a printed circuit board used in a personal computer. ...


Due to its small size, RoHS compliance and energy efficient nature (drawing less than 20W with a harddrive and a graphics card), the EFIKA is considered very environmentally friendly. See the Wikipedia:Legal disclaimer. ...


An EFIKA computer can run a variety of operating systems among Linux (Gentoo, openSUSE, Debian and CRUX PPC), MorphOS, OpenSolaris and QNX. It is sometimes called "EFIKA 5K2", since it uses the MPC5200B processor. An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system family that uses the Linux kernel. ... For other uses, see: Gentoo (disambiguation) Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution. ... Screenshot of SUSE Linux 10. ... Debian is a project based around the development of a free, complete operating system based on the work of the GNU Project through the collaboration of volunteers from around the world. ... CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users. ... MorphOS is a mixed proprietary and open source operating system produced for the PegasosPPC hardware platform by a core development team and contributors. ... OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around the Solaris Operating System technology. ... QNX (pronounced either Q-N-X or Q-nix) is a commercial POSIX-compliant Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded systems market. ...


"Efika" is a word in Esperanto meaning "efficient". Look up Esperanto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


See also

The Power Architecture logo Power Architecture is a broad term to describe similar instruction sets for RISC microprocessors developed and manufactured by such companies as IBM, Freescale, AMCC, Tundra and P.A. Semi. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Open Desktop Workstation, also refered to as ODW is a PowerPC based computer, by Austin-based Genesi. ...

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