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Linux for the PlayStation2:It\'s Official
« on: April 26, 2001, 06:57:53 AM »
Linux for the PlayStation2:It\'s Official
 
Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday April 26, @09:25AM
from the do-you-speak-japanese? dept.
Oliver writes "Sony officially announced their port of Linux to the PlayStaion2 game console. In the press release they mention that they were moved by demand the community petition (see this story) demonstrated with over 6000 signers. The PS2 Linux Kit page is currently only in Japanese and there\'s not much info thre yet other than some pictures. But according to it, a Beta version is going to be sold to 1000 members of the community in June for about $200. The Kit is going to consist of an external HDD/Ethernet unit connected to the PCMCIA slot, found on early Japanese PS2 models, a VGA adapterplus USB Mouse and Keyboard. Kits for oversee models are supposedly in planning. The kit will include a complete Linux/X11 environment with all sources, technical hardware manuals for the EE, GS and vectorunits plus a low-level API and Mesa drivers for graphics. " Won\'t work for us unfortunate american PS2 junkies. But its a sweet step.
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Whooo hooo, this should be cool...  I found this article on slashdot, I know there are some linux/unix people on here...  So check this article out
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/04/26/1340202.shtml



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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2001, 07:15:17 AM »
well this is interesting, very interesting indeed, were just making th PS2 soemthing everyone said it wasn\'t... a PC
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Well kinda no
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2001, 07:44:51 AM »
People port linux over to everything they possibly can...  Andything that could possibly run LINUX some geek out there has found a way to do it....

So its kinda a PC in sorts but does not have the same functionality....
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2001, 08:07:59 AM »
It\'s geeky so I like it :D
Soon we will have Microwave ovens with Tux the penguin on them,open source microwaves :p
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2001, 08:59:04 AM »
THIS is the killer-app that will push the HDD into people\'s homes...but, i\'m talking about japan of course...dammit sony...bring it to the states:D
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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2001, 09:07:34 AM »
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THIS is the killer-app that will push the HDD into people\'s homes...but, i\'m talking about japan of course...dammit sony...bring it to the states:D
But I thought you hated Xbox because it\'s a mini-PC? Seems PS2 is more a PC nowadays... :p
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« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2001, 09:07:36 AM »
OH...MY....GOD

i did not even catch that last part...those lucky japanese gamers will be able to program the EE and GS....bedroom development anyone? ;)
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2001, 09:09:22 AM »
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But I thought you hated Xbox because it\'s a mini-PC? Seems PS2 is more a PC nowadays... :p


i never said that...prove it.

PS: can you leave me alone dude? go and "hate" someone eles..go "moderate" a thread or something...just leave me alone.
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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2001, 09:10:54 AM »
I carnt see this catching on,i dont know what it is about it,i bet it doesnt get released in the uk.
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2001, 09:41:15 AM »
Sounds nice.
It shouldn´t take long to have Freeware games "or demos" after the release of linux for ps2... *Sweet* :)
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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2001, 09:51:01 AM »
This is so great, LINUX on the PS2!!
I wounder if a linux based game would run on the PS2?
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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2001, 10:19:56 AM »
Linux will open the gateway to all things bright and beautiful to the ps2.  It will also bring problems with hackers taking advantage of it as well though!  The ps2 was always heading for the PC direction.  It is a multimedia system afterall!  No surprise there!
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« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2001, 10:37:40 AM »
Lol N-Player, I think I speak for all here if I say "leave us all alone and take your hate with you". I\'m not particularly out to get you or anything, you just make it so easy these days. :)
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« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2001, 10:42:13 AM »
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Lol N-Player, I think I speak for all here if I say "leave us all alone and take your hate with you". I\'m not particularly out to get you or anything, you just make it so easy these days. :)


Samwise! Give him a break, he had a hard childhood.
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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2001, 10:45:17 AM »
PS2 is no more a PC then a DC, or Xbox is.

DC has Windows CE, Linux, Keyboard, mouse, browser, internet

Xbox has Windows 2000 ligh version, internet (dont know if it has support for kb or mouse!)

PS2 has, Linux, Keyboard, mouse, printer, browser, internet, DVD, ect.

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