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(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 13:59, archived)
# and that probably runs on
some form of windows
probably
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:00, archived)
# It has
DirectX. And a Green Screen of Death
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:01, archived)
# But you can hack it
and run Unix on it.
Not that I have the ability to.
Or the inclination
Or an Xbox
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:03, archived)
# Oooh!
Triple-mindpiss!
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:03, archived)
# Another
one.
Argh, perhaps B3ta is tooo predictable
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:06, archived)
# can anyone
point out to me what the use of this would be?
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:04, archived)
# Fuck knows
but hey, geeks can be rather odd.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:05, archived)
# you must be
up at kings buildings aye? someone there will know i'm sure.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:06, archived)
# Look
I do a real science. The only one where lab classes can combine vast quantities of hideously dangerous substances with loss of the will to live.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:08, archived)
# if only
i was one of those physics students who spend hours debating which science is the best.

making drugs. that's what chemistry's for.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:11, archived)
# And can
be modified to run Linux! 100% UNTESTED FACT!
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:03, archived)
# Triple Miiiiiind pissssss
Argh, mi heeeeeed, mi heeeeeed.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:05, archived)
# I've heard of
and seen PS2's crash, but never heard of this "green screen of death" anyway other than internet rumours from a screenshot which was posted, which was from a development kit, which is designed to be able to handle untested bug ridden software.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:15, archived)
# iirc
you can get linux for it
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:03, archived)
# I think two groups of people
have managed to modify the hardware to run linux on it. There's another challenge still on (sponsored by the bloke behind Lindows I think) to get linux running on an unmodifed X box, which is apparently considerably harder
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:06, archived)
# that all
sounds like terribly good fun.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:07, archived)
# to some it is
I think the main benefit of that project, and the (successful) dreamcast ones was that gmaes consoles are sold at a loss, so if there's a way to use them as PC, it could be a dead cheap way to get one. But I think a lot of it it just that they like that kind of challenge and want to annoy microsoft!
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:12, archived)
# i'm ashamed to say
i considered buying one to mod it into a little interweb pc type thing
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:07, archived)
# I
already have one. It's the most ace thing I could have imagined.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:14, archived)
# I fear
we may be using up all the year's quota of hummus in this competition.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:01, archived)
# 20 bloody entries
so far from me this weekend
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:02, archived)
# Jesus H Christ
I though my 8 or so was over the top.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:04, archived)
# Are you the guy who used to be a roadie for SLF?
If so, woo to that. My youngest son is really into them now he's listened to my old vinyl.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:05, archived)
# I dunno
but he is trapped in Cumbria.
Poor man. I lived there for 9 years and it bored the tits off me.
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:09, archived)
# yeah that's me
my kids are now iinto the stiffs as well
they played whitehaven(local shithole) recently bt the only original one left is singer Jake Burns, he always was a wanker
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:22, archived)
# A fact
I took into account before buying a console...
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:01, archived)
# is that
100% of FACT?
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:04, archived)
# Before you buy
remeber at least we arent closet linux addicts
(, Sun 12 Jan 2003, 14:09, archived)