>> SP010GM2NR reference board now available from Tyan as complete system
>> (Palmetto GN70-BP010)

> Would that computer be even remotely useful in a MorphOS context, hypothetically?
> [...] all components must nevertheless be port friendly to be useful to us.

Apart from the POWER8 "Turismo" and accompanying Centaur chip from IBM, according to http://www.tyan.com/manuals/SP010_QIG_v1%200.pdf the major on-board peripheral controllers are these:

- SATA3: Marvell 88SE9235
- USB3: TI TUSB7340
- GbE: Broadcom BCM5718

Given that Ubuntu Linux is the recommended OS for this board/system, there should be open source drivers.