Re: [linux-fbdev] Re: atyfb with 2.3.30 ond x86

Peter Samuelson (peter@wire.cadcamlab.org)
10 Dec 1999 11:55:13 -0600

[Jim Nance <jnance@nortelnetworks.com>]
> I think there is some sort of spec that wants the init code to be
> written in forth so you can make a PCI card that will work on both
> the Mac and the PC. I have not heard much about it lately so I don't
> know if anyone does this or not.

Sounds like Open Firmware. It was designed for *exactly* this problem:
initializing a peripheral at boot time on multiple platforms. I don't
know who all jumped on that bandwagon but a lot of PowerPC people did
(I know of PowerMacs and some RS/6000s). Intel platforms (surprise!)
never bothered....

Peter

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