Amazing Efika demo at Power developer site!
  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    jcmarcos
    Posts: 1178 from 2003/3/13
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    I'm a bit surprised that nobody here has realized about this amazing Efika demo, available since yesterday on power developer site. I got to know about it from a BBRV's blog post (which contains photos of yet another cool custom chassis for the Efika, dubbed "Genesi", no less).
    MorphOS has its share of glory in this four minute video, with a breakneck speed blast of Wipeout 2097. The demo also comprises Linux, OpenGL demos and QNX! In all, there's a feel that a humble Efika can behave very well as a general purpose computer (its MPC5200 inside is very clever).
    The video is shown inside a Flash player object (FlowPlayer), embedded on the page, but thankfully, it's also available in MPEG 4 form (with much higher quality).
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  • Acolyte of the Butterfly
    Acolyte of the Butterfly
    Posts: 108 from 2005/4/3
    From: Netherlands
    Hi all,

    Already ordered my Efika by blastwave. I?m curious about the coming Efikabox, which is very small and blue colored ! I want to use MorphOS on the Efika.

    Grts, Amigaharry
    http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/ex
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    ThePlayer
    Posts: 1069 from 2003/3/24
    From: Hamburg/Germany
    I like the Video but the quality is bad, too bad.
    PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 running UWQHD Resolution
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    SoundSquare
    Posts: 1213 from 2004/12/1
    From: Paris, France
    QNX looks fast on the Efika, fast enough.
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    amiades
    Posts: 231 from 2005/6/2
    From: Asturies, Spain
    I like the case, but couldn't it perhaps be about 1 or 2 cm shorter (less tall)? It seems there is a lot of space under the efika... perhaps is destined for something or so, I don't know.

    Oh, and another thing xD. I supose, this is a prototype, but how is going the graphic card slot problem solved? I mean, I use pfor instance an ATI radeon 7500 with just a normal VGA and a tv out, and it wouldn't fit there xD... Interchangeable panels or something?

    [ Edited by amiades on 2007/2/1 23:20 ]
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    jcmarcos
    Posts: 1178 from 2003/3/13
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    Quote:

    amiades wrote:
    I like the case, but couldn't it perhaps be about 1 or 2 cm shorter (less tall)? It seems there is a lot of space under the efika.

    I have anothwe question, after seeing the third photo: How is the motherboard fixed to the case? There are no evident screws in the backplate, which would need "L" pieces to the motherboard anyway... It's a very clever design. Also, couldn't see a power connector.

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    but how is going the graphic card slot problem solved? I mean, I use pfor instance an ATI radeon 7500 with just a normal VGA and a tv out, and it wouldn't fit there xD... Interchangeable panels or something?

    Good point. The case is copmletely tailor made for this motherboard and that graphics card. Very fine if it's for a closed product with no provision for a different card.
    Funny thing is that it's more complicated to make individual drills for each VGA connector than drill a single big slot for any PCI card backplane (like every normal chassis has, a row of them).
  • »02.02.07 - 07:09
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    jcmarcos
    Posts: 1178 from 2003/3/13
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    Quote:

    ThePlayer wrote:
    I like the Video but the quality is bad, too bad.

    Of course, it's a Flash embedded object. In my original message (and on the page itself) there's a sweet MPEG 4 version, worth taking a look indeed.
  • »02.02.07 - 07:15
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