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  From: Daniel Cumming <danielc@statetech.com.au>
  To  : <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 14:28:20 +0930

RE: Linux on Xbox

It could be a good way to get a machine that will play dvd's and when linux
is running you could use it as a DivX player. I think you can get a remote
for it also. $400 is a good price for something capable of dvd, divx, mp3,
vcd and it could be multi-region and also has decent audio out.

-----Original Message-----
From: john@jessica.netcraft.com.au
[mailto:john@jessica.netcraft.com.au]On Behalf Of John Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, 28 May 2002 2:10 PM
To: Anthony Symons
Cc: Evan Bourlotos; linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
Subject: Re: Linux on Xbox


Anthony Symons wrote:

> > In English, that means there's a strong possibility that it will be able
> > to run Linux, despite all the crypto requirements for booting the OS.
>
> Hmm. Paying microsoft for hardware to run linux on? Even if it does save
> you money Im not sure if I like that idea :(

Paying Microsoft money isn't very palatable, but the rumour is that
they're losing ~$100 on every box sold to compete with the PS2, and
making it back on games, licencing and a future online gaming service.

So if you buy one and put linux on it, you get a 700mhz system with a
neat tv-out interface and dvd player, and MS loses money :)

The biggest downside to linux-on-xbox is that it only has 64Mb of ram,
and even that's shared with the graphics card. Also, if you share your
home with less faithful linux users, there's always the risk that
they'll go out and rent or buy xbox games anyway ..

John Edwards

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