[Oberon] Re (2): UEFI
peter at easthope.ca
peter at easthope.ca
Thu Nov 26 00:18:44 CET 2020
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:29:05 +0100
> I have read that it is possible to write small apps that run directly
> in UEFI, ...
The OLPC XO machines have a Forth PROM, similar to the early Sparc
stations and a few IBM machines. wiki.laptop.org/go/Open_Firmware
The author of the firmware also wrote a series of lessons.
wiki.laptop.org/go/Forth_Lessons
> ... ported the native x86 version of Oberon to run entirely
> from UEFI.
An XO can be used as a Forth machine but the main processor, memory
and etc. are more powerful than the small Forth system.
... P.
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