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Efika now at $99
  • Yokemate of Keyboards
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    Zylesea
    Posts: 2057 from 2003/6/4
    Wow! That's cool!

    Hope to see MOS 2.0 for it soon.

    Just seen that the next Efika will probably powered by a MPC 512x. Nice one! Integrated gfx at least!

    [ Edited by Zylesea on 2007/5/21 13:56 ]
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  • »21.05.07 - 12:50
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
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    magnetic
    Posts: 2129 from 2003/3/1
    From: Los Angeles
    MOS 2.0 is coming out REALLY SOON

    only two more weeks!

    magnetic

    ps.. Keep on waiting....
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  • »21.05.07 - 14:43
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    kriz
    Posts: 309 from 2005/10/18
    From: No(R)way
    Hmm nice :) I will buy one when i get my vacation money ..

    Lovely. Now bring on MOS2.0
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  • »21.05.07 - 14:47
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
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    takemehomegrandma
    Posts: 2720 from 2003/2/24
    @Zylesea

    The MPC5121e seems to be a killer! :-)

    One must suppose that Freescale will supply full GFX driver sources and documentation and everything needed in order to utilize this chip to its fullest potential?
    MorphOS is Amiga done right! :-)
    MorphOS NG will be AROS done right! :-)
  • »21.05.07 - 14:53
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    SoundSquare
    Posts: 1213 from 2004/12/1
    From: Paris, France
    Quote:

    The MPC5121e seems to be a killer!


    mmm.... the gfx part is only up to 1024x768, nice for embedded systems, but not much.
    I still prefer to have a XGI chip on board.
  • »21.05.07 - 15:28
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    Genesi
    Posts: 239 from 2005/1/7
    From: Earth
    You will (read the PR), but that is still some time away and we have some market development to do with the EFIKA we have now. We are hoping this will be a solid foundation we can build on. We will have some more good news for the future in the next few weeks.

    R&B 8-)
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  • »21.05.07 - 16:35
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  • Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
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    warface
    Posts: 653 from 2003/2/24
    From: Hungary
    I will definitely get one the moment MorphOS is out for it.
  • »21.05.07 - 18:12
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    merko
    Posts: 328 from 2003/5/19
    Wow, at $99 this is definitely interesting hardware. I'll get one.
    Didn't really expect this to happen, I must admit!
  • »21.05.07 - 19:10
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  • Cocoon
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    srbin
    Posts: 44 from 2006/11/23
    From: Serbia
    Lucky for us, there is genesi keeping their promises, unlike the dark side of amiga inc 8-)

    Question for BBRV:

    can efika+mos use flash mem instead of hd, so the whole system would be totally silent?

    I have adsl connection to internet via usb cable. Can this connection be used in mos? (connexant drivers)
    May the force be with you. Don't let the dark side of PC take over you.
  • »21.05.07 - 22:49
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    SoundSquare
    Posts: 1213 from 2004/12/1
    From: Paris, France
    Quote:

    can efika+mos use flash mem instead of hd, so the whole system would be totally silent?


    sure, you can use a CompactFlash IDE adapter or even a flash 2,5" solid state disk (SDD).
  • »22.05.07 - 06:04
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    jacadcaps
    Posts: 3120 from 2003/3/5
    From: Canada
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    in order to utilize this chip to its fullest potential?


    I have a feeling MorphOS would have to be really crippled when using this gfx chip. I'd prefer an ATI core on the board.
  • »22.05.07 - 07:11
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    jacadcaps
    Posts: 3120 from 2003/3/5
    From: Canada
    Quote:

    Can this connection be used in mos? (connexant drivers)


    No, there are no connexant drivers. Afair the linux drivers for that usb junk are all closed source (x86 only), so better start looking for an adsl router.
  • »22.05.07 - 07:29
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  • Cocoon
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    srbin
    Posts: 44 from 2006/11/23
    From: Serbia
    Quote:


    jacadcaps wrote:
    Quote:

    Can this connection be used in mos? (connexant drivers)


    No, there are no connexant drivers. Afair the linux drivers for that usb junk are all closed source (x86 only), so better start looking for an adsl router.


    What is adsl router? And how much does it cost?

    What is other way i could connect efika and adsl? If amiga-like-systems shop appear in serbia (as announced), i will buy that $99 efika but i should first ask my ISP about other way of adsl connection. And i am just plain user, i don't know much about h/w stuff.
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  • »22.05.07 - 10:35
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  • MorphOS Developer
    jacadcaps
    Posts: 3120 from 2003/3/5
    From: Canada
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    What is adsl router?


    Just type "adsl router" in google. It's usually a small router box with a built-in adsl modem, 4 ethernet ports (you'd use one to connect the efika) and some with wireless.
  • »22.05.07 - 11:17
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  • Cocoon
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    Snuffy
    Posts: 58 from 2005/12/4
    From: Michigan USA
    warface wrote:
    I will definitely get one the moment MorphOS is out for it.


    Mee too !
  • »22.05.07 - 19:50
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    • Order of the Butterfly
      Order of the Butterfly
      Posts: 157 from 2003/3/3
      Genesi: Efika looks good, the price is now in right ballpark, Linux and Morphos are (apparenltly) becoming real good now.
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    • Yokemate of Keyboards
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      takemehomegrandma
      Posts: 2720 from 2003/2/24
      Quote:


      JoannaK wrote:
      Genesi: Efika looks good, the price is now in right ballpark, Linux and Morphos are (apparently) becoming real good now.




      I agree! It has its limitations for sure, but the main strength is its price! :-)

      BTW - always nice to see you post here on Morphzone.org! :-) Keep coming back! :-)

      [ Edited by takemehomegrandma on 2007/5/23 23:26 ]
      MorphOS is Amiga done right! :-)
      MorphOS NG will be AROS done right! :-)
    • »23.05.07 - 22:25
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    • Butterfly
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      Condor
      Posts: 99 from 2005/9/1
      From: Zagreb/Croatia
      Well, Efika have 2 USB ports, one for keyboard and second for mouse. But what If I want to connect and usb printer or stick???

      From pictures I can't see PS2 type of keyboard/mouse conector.

      Thanks for answers.
    • »06.08.07 - 11:48
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    • Paladin of the Pegasos
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      Jupp3
      Posts: 1193 from 2003/2/24
      From: Helsinki, Finland
      Quote:

      Well, Efika have 2 USB ports, one for keyboard and second for mouse. But what If I want to connect and usb printer or stick???

      You can use mouse+keyboard compo, that will use only one USB connector. Additionally, you can (and probably should with 2 connectors and no PS2) buy a external or internal (3.5" bay) USB HUB. That will theoretically allow you to connect as many devices as you need. You can get hubs with any number of ports, and I think you can even chain them. I guess you can buy the cheapest ones with 4 ports (from one port) for around $10.
    • »06.08.07 - 12:17
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    • Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
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      ausPPC
      Posts: 543 from 2007/8/6
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      A USB hub will make it much easier to deal with multiple devices - some people recommend powered hubs for the Efika too. I tried a neat looking little USB cable that split out into PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors but it seems that it only plays nice with windows - it comes up as a HID (human interface device). Actually, making that thing work on Efika could be a not-too-vast a programming challenge for me...
      PPC assembly ain't so bad... ;)
    • »06.08.07 - 22:50
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    • Butterfly
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      Condor
      Posts: 99 from 2005/9/1
      From: Zagreb/Croatia
      Cool!!!

      Thanks, now I can't wait MorphOS 2.0 for Efika board. ;-)
    • »07.08.07 - 05:25
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    • Acolyte of the Butterfly
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      DethKnight
      Posts: 139 from 2003/6/24
      From: Central USA
      MPC 5121e......
      Why not 5200b
      or the PID7t 603e


      [ Edited by DethKnight on 2007/8/7 9:15 ]

      [ Edited by DethKnight on 2007/8/7 9:27 ]

      [ Edited by DethKnight on 2007/8/7 9:36 ]
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    • »07.08.07 - 15:11
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