* Al Boldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070503 05:51]:
> > Instead of implementing a VSA-free version of LinuxBIOS, all machine
> > setup is done in Open Firmware now, in a forth based assembler dialect.
>
> I'm a bit confused. Can you elaborate how OFW can replace/differs from a
> normal/Linux-BIOS?
It is an implementation of IEEE 1275-1994 and it's extensions, written
in the programming language Forth. It's the firmware you might know from
the PPC Apples or SUN Sparc machines.
See more information on www.openbios.org
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