> there is probably a warehouse full of old Efika boards they can't unload.

From the horse's mouth:

"The EFIKA Open Client was quietly retired last month (discontinued products). The last three units were shipped to buyers in Italy, Japan and the Netherlands. The very last Open Client we shipped is now here."


> There isn't even a mention of Quark on the official MorphOS web site.

"Q: After the installation finished, the boot process stops right after the quark message. Why might this happen?"
http://www.morphos-team.net/faq.html

;-)