X

OFW meaning in Softwares ?

( 5 )  .  1 Rating
1930 views   .  0 comments  .   . 

Download Solution PDF

Answer: What is Open Firmware mean?

Open Firmware is a standard defining the interfaces of a computer firmware system, formerly endorsed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It originated at Sun Microsystems, where it was known as OpenBoot, and has been used by vendors including Sun, Apple, IBM and ARM. Open Firmware allows the system to load platform-independent drivers directly from a PCI device, improving compatibility.

Open Firmware may be accessed through its command line interface, which uses the Forth programming language.

Open Firmware is described by IEEE standard IEEE 1275-1994, which was not reaffirmed by the Open Firmware Working Group (OFWG) since 1998 and has therefore been officially withdrawn by IEEE.

Several commercial implementations of Open Firmware have been released to the Open Source community in 2006, including Sun OpenBoot, Firmworks OpenFirmware and Codegen SmartFirmware. The source code is available from the OpenBIOS project. Sun's implementation is available under a BSD license.

reference

Take Quiz To Earn Credits!

Turn Your Knowledge into Earnings.




Give Rating
Report
Write Your Comments or Explanations to Help Others
Comments(0)





Miscellaneous in Softwares
Miscellaneous in Softwares

Ever curious about what that abbreviation stands for? fullforms has got them all listed out for you to explore. Simply,Choose a subject/topic and get started on a self-paced learning journey in a world of fullforms.

Explore Other Libraries

X

Important Softwares Links





Copyright (c) 2021 TuteeHUB

OPEN APP
Channel Join Group Join