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Open Firmware (O-F) is processor and system independent boot code (firmware), IEEE 1275-1994 standard, written in Forth, field proven.
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CodeGen, Inc.
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Makes SmartFirmware, a portable, easily customized ANSI C implementation of IEEE-1275 Open Firmware standard. Designed to be very easy and fast to port. Demonstration version download.
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FirmWorks
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O-F products, services, documentation, training. The industry champion and leading provider. Invented the technology, and lead development of the IEEE 1275-1994 standard. Field proven, written in Forth.
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Open Firmware Working Group
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O-F is processor and system independent boot code: firmware. Read about O-F, the Working Group; several related documents; several links to mirror sites, Forth, vendors, documentation, news, and proposals.
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OpenBIOS
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To be free, portable BIOS implementation, 100% IEEE 1275-1994. PCs have had BIOSes since the start. Since then, most have been DOS-specific, 16-bit, and real-mode, not something a modern OS such as Linux, BSD, or Hurd can use.
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OpenFirmware.org
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Brief description, links to software and system makers.
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What is Open Firmware?
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O-F is done in Forth.
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