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Maybe you mean Open Firmware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware > “It originated at Sun Microsystems, whe
by AlbertoGP 4y ago
Maybe you mean Open Firmware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware
> “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.”
As I had written a few Forth programs on the Commodore 64, when I got an aluminium PowerBook G4 years ago (2003) I tried it out, and yes, it was Forth.
More recently, I used it for real when setting up a Sun Blade 150.
Here is a quick reference page listing the commands available: http://firmworks.com/QuickRef.html http://firmworks.com/QuickRef.html
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoNo, they mean internet recovery mode: https://mackeeper.com/blog/mac-internet-recovery-mode/ https://mackeeper.com/blog/mac-internet-recovery-mode/ Although yes, the fact that open firmware let you boot to a FORTH prompt is very relevant to this general discussion:)