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  From: Daniel Cumming <danielc@statetech.com.au>
  To  : Anthony Symons <ant@sa.pracom.com.au>
  Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 14:43:29 +0930

RE: Linux on Xbox

Well it has a DVD reader in it so there is no reason you couldnt just burn a
cd or DVD full of your favorite tunes in mp3 format, play them straight off
the disc and have some kind of funky 3D visualisation on the TV. Then just
use the remote to change songs and volume.

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Symons [mailto:ant@sa.pracom.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 28 May 2002 2:36 PM
To: Daniel Cumming
Cc: linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
Subject: RE: Linux on Xbox


mp3s..... played from your network server in the next room. Now my
current dvd player cant do that! (nor divx) :)

Ant

On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 14:28, Daniel Cumming wrote:
> 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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